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    Cx3201x
    F1332xx
   Em0220xx
   D5x0023x
   Amx0221x
Capo 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
I seen Cpain, I felt the losses
Attended Ffunerals and seen coffins
Twenty-one years Emold, an angel was lost here
Wings D5clipped by the grip of 80 milligram sniffs of
COxycontin everyday through the nostrils
FNever went away, never does it stop there
EmDeath a line or two away and a couple tall cans
  D5Cause you never know when God is gonna call, man
CPrecious, what we all share
FI said peace at 5:30, the next time that I saw him 
Was in the Emhands of the pallbearer
What if I would've never D5gone and dropped him off there?
Blaming myself, in hysterics, Cscreaming "It's not fair!"
Twenty-one years old with a Fbook of rhymes he was gonna recite to the globe
Only Emthing to numb the pain besides that shit in his nose
He was D5gonna quit tomorrow, we're all gonna quit tomorrow
N.C.
Just get us through the weekend, and then Monday follows
N.C.
Then it's Wednesday, then it's "fuck it, I'm already feeling hollow"
N.C.
Might as well go crack a seal and might as well go chug a bottle
N.C.
Might as well go pop a pill and go and band-aid that problem
And eCscape this world, vacate this world
Cause FI hate myself
No praying's gonna cure this EmpainD5  
[Chorus 1]
Doctor Cplease, Fgive me a dose of the AEmmerican DreamD5  
Put Cdown the pen and look in my Feyes
  EmWe're in the waiting room D5and something ain't right
      C        F     EmAll this is on youD5, we're overprescribed
[Verse 2]
  CFor me and Kev
He Fwent up in jail, institutions are dead
And with Emour lives, we play Russian Roulette
And try to D5find a life where we could be content
Cause for Cus, we're just trying to minimize
The Ffear of being alive
And now my Emlittle brother is in the sky
From a D5pill that a doctor prescribed
That a drug dealing Cbillion dollar industry supplied
And the cops Fnever go and profile at night
Yeah, the, the, Emthe orange plastic with the white top they sell to you
D5Has us looking for the answers and that instead of you
CQuick fix, whatever'll do, we just gonna neglect the truth
FBecause a doctor with a license played God and said it's cool
N.C.
Played God and said it's cool
N.C.
But me? I don't blame Kev or his mom freebasing while pregnant with him
N.C.
I blame the pharmacy companies
N.C.
And country that spends trillions fighting the war they supplying themselves
N.C.
Politicians and business and jail
N.C.
Public defenders and judges who fail
N.C.
Look at Kevin, look at Kevin
N.C.
Now he's wrapped in plastic
N.C.
First dealer was his mom's medicine cabinet
N.C.
Got anxiety, better go and give him a Xanax
N.C.
Focus, give him Adderall, sleep, give him Ambien
N.C.
'Til he's walking 'round the city looking like a mannequin
N.C.
Ups and downs, shooting up prescriptions you're handing him
N.C.
So America, is it really worth it? I'm asking you
[Chorus 2]
Doctor Cplease,  Emgive me a dose of the AAmmerican DreamF  
Put Cdown the pen and look in my Emeyes
  AmWe're in the waiting room Fand something ain't right
      C        Em     AmAll this is on you, Fwe're overprescribed
C  Am  C  F
[Outro]
  CDoctor, your medicine Amand your methods
  CCan't cure my disease Fwithout killing me
  CYou're killing meAm, you're killing me
  CYou're killing me, Fyou're killing me
  CDoctor, your medicine Amand your methods
  CCan't cure my disease Fwithout killing me
  CYou're killing me, Fyou're killing me
  EmYou're killing me, Fyou're killing me

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Kevin

by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

x3201x

1332xx

0220xx

x0023x

x0221x

Capo 3rd fret

[Verse 1]

I seen pain, I felt the losses

Attended funerals and seen coffins

Twenty-one years old, an angel was lost here

Wings clipped by the grip of 80 milligram sniffs of

Oxycontin everyday through the nostrils

Never went away, never does it stop there

Death a line or two away and a couple tall cans

Cause you never know when God is gonna call, man

Precious, what we all share

I said peace at 5:30, the next time that I saw him

Was in the hands of the pallbearer

What if I would've never gone and dropped him off there?

Blaming myself, in hysterics, screaming "It's not fair!"

Twenty-one years old with a book of rhymes he was gonna recite to the globe

Only thing to numb the pain besides that shit in his nose

He was gonna quit tomorrow, we're all gonna quit tomorrow

N.C.

Just get us through the weekend, and then Monday follows

N.C.

Then it's Wednesday, then it's "fuck it, I'm already feeling hollow"

N.C.

Might as well go crack a seal and might as well go chug a bottle

N.C.

Might as well go pop a pill and go and band-aid that problem

And escape this world, vacate this world

Cause I hate myself

Em D5

No praying's gonna cure this pain

[Chorus 1]

C F Em D5

Doctor please, give me a dose of the American Dream

C F

Put down the pen and look in my eyes

Em D5

We're in the waiting room and something ain't right

C F Em D5

All this is on you, we're overprescribed

[Verse 2]

For me and Kev

He went up in jail, institutions are dead

And with our lives, we play Russian Roulette

And try to find a life where we could be content

Cause for us, we're just trying to minimize

The fear of being alive

And now my little brother is in the sky

From a pill that a doctor prescribed

That a drug dealing billion dollar industry supplied

And the cops never go and profile at night

Yeah, the, the, the orange plastic with the white top they sell to you

Has us looking for the answers and that instead of you

Quick fix, whatever'll do, we just gonna neglect the truth

Because a doctor with a license played God and said it's cool

N.C.

Played God and said it's cool

N.C.

But me? I don't blame Kev or his mom freebasing while pregnant with him

N.C.

I blame the pharmacy companies

N.C.

And country that spends trillions fighting the war they supplying themselves

N.C.

Politicians and business and jail

N.C.

Public defenders and judges who fail

N.C.

Look at Kevin, look at Kevin

N.C.

Now he's wrapped in plastic

N.C.

First dealer was his mom's medicine cabinet

N.C.

Got anxiety, better go and give him a Xanax

N.C.

Focus, give him Adderall, sleep, give him Ambien

N.C.

'Til he's walking 'round the city looking like a mannequin

N.C.

Ups and downs, shooting up prescriptions you're handing him

N.C.

So America, is it really worth it? I'm asking you

[Chorus 2]

C Em Am F

Doctor please, give me a dose of the American Dream

C Em

Put down the pen and look in my eyes

Am F

We're in the waiting room and something ain't right

C Em Am F

All this is on you, we're overprescribed

C Am C F

[Outro]

C Am

Doctor, your medicine and your methods

C F

Can't cure my disease without killing me

C Am

You're killing me, you're killing me

C F

You're killing me, you're killing me

C Am

Doctor, your medicine and your methods

C F

Can't cure my disease without killing me

C F

You're killing me, you're killing me

Em F

You're killing me, you're killing me

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