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Lower Your Expectations

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[Verse]
EYou want a guy that's sweet
A guy that's toC#mugh
C#mA feminist who likes to pay for sAtuff
The kinda guy that gets along with your friends
Without beBing attracted to any of them
EA good boy, a bad boy, a good bad C#mboy
A half good half bad half boy
ALoves your brother sensitive but not weak and
BIs a great lover calls your mother on the weekend
EThen you might thiAnk that this guy oBnly existC#ms in yoAur mind
Well guess wEhat
BYou're right
[Chorus]
EIf you want lovC#meA  
BLower your expectatioEns a fewC#m  
Cause Prince CAharming would never sBettle for you
If yEou want C#mloveA  
BJust pick a guy and Elove him
C#mAnd if he's got a thing for Afeet
Say fuck it, Bsweep me off them
[Verse]
EYou want a girl that's nice
A girl that's C#mnot
C#mObsessed with her looks but is insanely Ahot
The kinda girl that you can show to your folks
Loves the mBovies that you like and always laughs at your jokes
EA real girl, a hot girl, a really hot C#mgirl
A brand new really hot real doll
AWants to impress you doesn't care if you notice
And oBnly ever uses you to tickle her throat with
EThen you might Athink that this girl Eonly Bexists in your C#mmindA  
EShe's real
But last Bweek
She died
[Chorus]
EIf you want lovC#meA  
BLower your expectations a loEtC#m  
You might think your Adick is a gift I pBromise it's not
EIf you want lovC#meA  
BJust pick a girl and loEve her
Then whip out your C#mdick and let the
AGirl you love Bdecline the offer
AI don't want a Eneat freak I don't want a Bslob
BOr  somebody with bedhead and a dead-end jAob
Cause I won't setEtle for lessB  
BThan perfect
AWe want perfect Echildren, a perfect Blife
BPerfect husband or a perfect wAife
ABut Edeep down we Bknow
We don't C#mdeserve it
[Mute]
But
We aEll C#mdeserve lAove
BEven on the days when Ewe aren't our bC#mest
Cause we all sucAk
But love can make us suck lesBs
EWe all C#mdeserve loAve
It's the vBery best part of bEeing alC#mive
And AI would know
I'm Balmost twenty Efive

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Lower Your Expectations

by Bo Burnham

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C#m

[Verse]

You want a guy that's sweet

C#m

A guy that's tough

C#m A

A feminist who likes to pay for stuff

The kinda guy that gets along with your friends

Without being attracted to any of them

E C#m

A good boy, a bad boy, a good bad boy

A half good half bad half boy

Loves your brother sensitive but not weak and

Is a great lover calls your mother on the weekend

E A B C#m A

Then you might think that this guy only exists in your mind

Well guess what

You're right

[Chorus]

E C#m A

If you want love

B E C#m

Lower your expectations a few

A B

Cause Prince Charming would never settle for you

E C#m A

If you want love

B E

Just pick a guy and love him

C#m A

And if he's got a thing for feet

Say fuck it, sweep me off them

[Verse]

You want a girl that's nice

C#m

A girl that's not

C#m A

Obsessed with her looks but is insanely hot

The kinda girl that you can show to your folks

Loves the movies that you like and always laughs at your jokes

E C#m

A real girl, a hot girl, a really hot girl

A brand new really hot real doll

Wants to impress you doesn't care if you notice

And only ever uses you to tickle her throat with

E A E B C#m A

Then you might think that this girl only exists in your mind

She's real

But last week

She died

[Chorus]

E C#m A

If you want love

B E C#m

Lower your expectations a lot

A B

You might think your dick is a gift I promise it's not

E C#m A

If you want love

B E

Just pick a girl and love her

C#m

Then whip out your dick and let the

A B

Girl you love decline the offer

A E B

I don't want a neat freak I don't want a slob

B A

Or somebody with bedhead and a dead-end job

E B

Cause I won't settle for less

Than perfect

A E B

We want perfect children, a perfect life

B A

Perfect husband or a perfect wife

A E B

But deep down we know

C#m

We don't deserve it

[Mute]

But

E C#m A

We all deserve love

B E C#m

Even on the days when we aren't our best

Cause we all suck

But love can make us suck less

E C#m A

We all deserve love

B E C#m

It's the very best part of being alive

And I would know

B E

I'm almost twenty five

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