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Intro:
D
DWe could be pirates or go Asomewhere private
I don't wanna mGake a scene I just wanna DleavAe
And head back to your Dplace cause I got a roAommate 
And he don't wanna hGear or see what you're doing to mDe
AOh oh oh oh oh
GI'll keep coming bacBmk 
You doGn't make me better but you doDn't make me worAse
I'll kGeep coming bacBmk
NumbG's no good 
But it sBmure beats the huDrt
Beats the huArt, Beats the hurEmtG  
Beats the huBmrt, Beats the huDrt
Beats the hurAtG  
Whoa oh oh Aoh
Can't Dsay what's inside me or when you might Afind me
Lying with my fGace down in the dirt like I never learned DhoAw
DTo stand on my own feet or make a recovAery 
If there is a riGght time darling well it's never been DnowA  
GI'll keep coming bacBmk 
You doGn't make me better but you doDn't make me worAse
I'll kGeep coming bacBmk
NumbG's no good 
But it sBmure beats the huDrt
Beats the huArt, Beats the hurEmtG  
Beats the huBmrt, Beats the huDrt
Beats the hurAtG  
Whoa oh oh Aoh
What you doBmn't know canA't do no damagGe
What you caBmn't see won'At be the thingG  
That Gdigs its teeth in
So pull to the shoDulder tell me it's oAver
Saying that you're oGh so glad we met 
but you'd rather just sDtop now than regreAt
Said you can't be the Done now to clean all my wouAnds out
Bandages and nGice neat bows? Hell no - you have to just DgoA  
GI'll keep coming bacBmk 
You doGn't make me better but you doDn't make me worAse
I'll kGeep coming bacBmk
NumbG's no good 
But it sBmure beats the huDrt
Beats the huArt, Beats the hurEmtG  
Beats the huBmrt, Beats the huDrt
Beats the hurAtG  
Whoa oh oh Aoh
Oh oh Doh

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Pirates

by Jenny Owen Youngs

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Intro:

D A

We could be pirates or go somewhere private

G D A

I don't wanna make a scene I just wanna leave

D A

And head back to your place cause I got a roommate

G D

And he don't wanna hear or see what you're doing to me

Oh oh oh oh oh

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

G D A

You don't make me better but you don't make me worse

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

Numb's no good

Bm D

But it sure beats the hurt

A Em G

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

Bm D

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

A G

Beats the hurt

Whoa oh oh oh

D A

Can't say what's inside me or when you might find me

G D A

Lying with my face down in the dirt like I never learned how

D A

To stand on my own feet or make a recovery

G D A

If there is a right time darling well it's never been now

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

G D A

You don't make me better but you don't make me worse

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

Numb's no good

Bm D

But it sure beats the hurt

A Em G

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

Bm D

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

A G

Beats the hurt

Whoa oh oh oh

Bm A G

What you don't know can't do no damage

Bm A G

What you can't see won't be the thing

That digs its teeth in

D A

So pull to the shoulder tell me it's over

Saying that you're oh so glad we met

D A

but you'd rather just stop now than regret

D A

Said you can't be the one now to clean all my wounds out

G D A

Bandages and nice neat bows? Hell no - you have to just go

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

G D A

You don't make me better but you don't make me worse

G Bm

I'll keep coming back

Numb's no good

Bm D

But it sure beats the hurt

A Em G

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

Bm D

Beats the hurt, Beats the hurt

A G

Beats the hurt

Whoa oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

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