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Bleak December

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[Verse]
Gimme, gimme, gimme the Amtruth nowC  F  
DmI promise I can handle it if Amyou canC  F  
Cause Dmyou've been running from youAmrself for wCay too loFng
DmSo give me any reason not to Amcut you oCut
You're far too gFone, Dmyeah
AmWatch you pretend you knCow it all
FShift any blame asDmide
AmVending the victim wChen it sells
How do you eFven sleep at niDmght?
As I drDmive and drive
[Chorus]
In that bAmleak DecFember, yoCu're just too cGold
But I nAmeed the anFswer, beCfore you fGold
You would hoFld your cards inGside your chest
I tEhink I drove too Amfar for that bleak DecFemberE  
And how full of shit you arAme,C  F  
Dmhow full of shit you areAm  C  F  Dm  
[Verse]
I really really really wanna Amknow youC  F  
DmAnd not the fifty fucking personalities inside Amyour skullC  F  
If yDmou'd stop trying to steal the Amspotlight Cand steal tFhe show
DmThen maybe you would have a Ambetter chance of not dCying alone
FSo I hit the road
[Chorus]
In that Ambleak DeFcember, Cyou're just too cGold
But I nAmeed the anFswer, beCfore you fGold
You would hoFld your cards insGide your chest
I tEhink I drove too Amfar for that bleak DeFcemberE  
And how full of shit you arAmeC  F  
[Bridge]
Now wFhat are yGou to Amme
BCut a fly inside a Fweb of lGies you weAmave
YCou're not fooling anFyone, not yGou, not Amme
CSo I wonder how you stFay alive
EWhen all I do is freeze
[Chorus]
In that bAmleak DeFcember, Cyou're just too cGold
But I nAmeed the anFswer, beCfore you foGld
You would hoFld your cards inGside your chest
I thEink I drove too fAmar for that bleak DecFemberE  
In that bAmleak DeFcember, yoCu're just too cGold
But I nAmeed the anFswer, befCore you fGold
You would hFold your cards inGside your chest
I tEhink I drove too fAmar for that bleak DecFemberE  
And how full of shit you Amare

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Bleak December

by Set It Off

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[Verse]

Am C F

Gimme, gimme, gimme the truth now

Dm Am C F

I promise I can handle it if you can

Dm Am C F

Cause you've been running from yourself for way too long

Dm Am C

So give me any reason not to cut you out

F Dm

You're far too gone, yeah

Am C

Watch you pretend you know it all

F Dm

Shift any blame aside

Am C

Vending the victim when it sells

F Dm

How do you even sleep at night?

As I drive and drive

[Chorus]

Am F C G

In that bleak December, you're just too cold

Am F C G

But I need the answer, before you fold

F G

You would hold your cards inside your chest

E Am F E

I think I drove too far for that bleak December

Am C F

And how full of shit you are,

Dm Am C F Dm

how full of shit you are

[Verse]

Am C F

I really really really wanna know you

Dm Am C F

And not the fifty fucking personalities inside your skull

Dm Am C F

If you'd stop trying to steal the spotlight and steal the show

Dm Am C

Then maybe you would have a better chance of not dying alone

So I hit the road

[Chorus]

Am F C G

In that bleak December, you're just too cold

Am F C G

But I need the answer, before you fold

F G

You would hold your cards inside your chest

E Am F E

I think I drove too far for that bleak December

Am C F

And how full of shit you are

[Bridge]

F G Am

Now what are you to me

C F G Am

But a fly inside a web of lies you weave

C F G Am

You're not fooling anyone, not you, not me

C F

So I wonder how you stay alive

When all I do is freeze

[Chorus]

Am F C G

In that bleak December, you're just too cold

Am F C G

But I need the answer, before you fold

F G

You would hold your cards inside your chest

E Am F E

I think I drove too far for that bleak December

Am F C G

In that bleak December, you're just too cold

Am F C G

But I need the answer, before you fold

F G

You would hold your cards inside your chest

E Am F E

I think I drove too far for that bleak December

And how full of shit you are

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