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The Strays

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[Intro]
 Bm    D  G    A  Bm   D  Em  G   Em  D  Bm        G        Bm   D  Em  G  F#m  A
[Overdrive guitar kicks in]
 Bm  A  G  D
 Bm  A  G  A
[Verse]
 BmI still cheer for you
 Ten years down the Gline
 Time
 DStepped away from me
 BmStained with tiger stripes
 DLosing all your lives
 GStray Afrom this boring dream
 BmWhat must it be like
 With your world alight
 GHard to swallow
 But Dhunger's the best spice
 BmCatch a warrior's eye
 AWith an asteroid's sign
 GStrAay
[Chorus]
 BmHow could I stay here and rust
 When I'm set to explDodeA?
 BmYou can outrun everything
 But the debts that you DowAe
 BmYou think I'm vicious
 But you don't know what vicious DisA  
 I'm Bmnumb from the distance
 So stub out the stars on my Dwrist
 AStub out the stars on my Bmwrist
   Bm    A    G   A(x2)
[Verse]
 BmIf it's just the bored
 GAsking this kind of thing
 Where Ddo we fit in?
 BmWatch the star dust rise
 DWith your reddened eyes
 GTake Awhat you want from it
 BmWe're the last ones left
 Left to convalesce
 GGet the others
 And Acut to the next Scene
 BmTo be truly free
 AFreedom comes not from, but through me
 GTakAe
[Chorus]
 BmHow could I stay here and rust
 When I'm set to explDodeA?
 BmYou can outrun everything
 But the debts that you DowAe
 BmYou think I'm vicious
 But you don't know what vicious DisA  
 I'm Bmnumb from the distance
 So stub out the stars on my Dwrist
 AStub out the stars on my Bmwrist
[Bridge]
 A  G  D
 Bm  F#m    G
 Do Dyou remember Awhen the staEmrs
 Were much Ghigher?
 DYou would Gtry to Acount them GallA  
 But you grew Gtired - tired - tired
[Solo]
 Bm  A  G  A
 Bm  A  G  D
 Bm  A  G  A
 Bm  A  G  A
 [Chorus]
 How could I stay here and rust
 When I'm Bmset to explDodeA?
 BmYou can outrun everything
 But the debts that you DowAe
 BmYou think I'm vicious
 But you don't know what vicious DisA  
 I'm Bmnumb from the distance
 So stub out the stars on my Dwrist
 AStub out the stars on my Bmwrist.

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The Strays

by Area 11

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

(When the chords are written 1 space before the text,

they are played on the off-beat before the lyric is sung)

[Intro]

Bm D G A Bm D Em G Em D Bm G Bm D Em G F#m A

[Overdrive guitar kicks in]

Bm A G D

Bm A G A

[Verse]

I still cheer for you

Ten years down the line

Time

Stepped away from me

Stained with tiger stripes

Losing all your lives

G A

Stray from this boring dream

What must it be like

With your world alight

Hard to swallow

But hunger's the best spice

Catch a warrior's eye

With an asteroid's sign

G A

Stray

[Chorus]

How could I stay here and rust

D A

When I'm set to explode?

You can outrun everything

D A

But the debts that you owe

You think I'm vicious

D A

But you don't know what vicious is

I'm numb from the distance

So stub out the stars on my wrist

A Bm

Stub out the stars on my wrist

Bm A G A

(x2)

[Verse]

If it's just the bored

Asking this kind of thing

Where do we fit in?

Watch the star dust rise

With your reddened eyes

G A

Take what you want from it

We're the last ones left

Left to convalesce

Get the others

And cut to the next Scene

To be truly free

Freedom comes not from, but through me

G A

Take

[Chorus]

How could I stay here and rust

D A

When I'm set to explode?

You can outrun everything

D A

But the debts that you owe

You think I'm vicious

D A

But you don't know what vicious is

I'm numb from the distance

So stub out the stars on my wrist

A Bm

Stub out the stars on my wrist

[Bridge]

A G D

Bm F#m G

D A Em

Do you remember when the stars

Were much higher?

D G A G A

You would try to count them all

But you grew tired - tired - tired

[Solo]

Bm A G A

Bm A G D

Bm A G A

[Chorus]

How could I stay here and rust

Bm D A

When I'm set to explode?

You can outrun everything

D A

But the debts that you owe

You think I'm vicious

D A

But you don't know what vicious is

I'm numb from the distance

So stub out the stars on my wrist

A Bm

Stub out the stars on my wrist.

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