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[Intro]
Dmaj7
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7You're stuck in Cadd9a town of mirrorsEm/G  
Showing the half of G/Dyou
Dmaj7Every corner you turn Cadd9the void grows biggerEm/G  
Waiting for you to give G/DinD  
And there's no structure Cadd6nowhere to be safeEm  
You gotta take care when the Gtrouble begins
[Chorus]
Get Emout of there you're Ain a big city lots of people around you
SDuch a lonely place to bGe
Where you're cEmornered friend 
in a stAolen black hearse storming through the city 
RDunning out of places to gGo get Emout of there and come hGome
[Interlude]
Dmaj7
Dmaj7You're falling in line Cadd9in a practical bubbleEm/G  
Defending your mG/Dind
  DIts gonna take courCadd6age and its gonna take strEmength
hope you know where to turn when the imGage clears
[Chorus]
Get Emout of there you're Ain a big city lots of people around you
SDuch a lonely place to bGe
Where you're cEmornered friend 
in a stAolen black hearse storming through the city 
RDunning out of places to gGo get Emout of there and come hGome
  GmIn over your head and the water's so Bbcold
Finds every gEbap     Gm/Dfills every hColeEb  
   GmStanding alone at the end of your Bbrope
                                   Eb(F) Gm  
Through a far fall that you couldn't stop
draining all that wCaters gonna take a lAot
[Interlude]
D   G     Em   A
D   G
[Chorus]
Get Emout of there you're Ain a big city lots of people around you
SDuch a lonely place to bGe
Where you're cEmornered friend 
in a stAolen black hearse storming through the city 
RDunning out of places to gGo get Emout of there and come hGome
[Outro]
Dmaj7

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Big City Dropout

by Asger Techau

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Cadd9

Em/G

G/D

Cadd6

Gm/D

[Intro]

Dmaj7

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7 Cadd9 Em/G

You're stuck in a town of mirrors

G/D

Showing the half of you

Dmaj7 Cadd9 Em/G

Every corner you turn the void grows bigger

G/D D

Waiting for you to give in

Cadd6 Em

And there's no structure nowhere to be safe

You gotta take care when the trouble begins

[Chorus]

Em A

Get out of there you're in a big city lots of people around you

D G

Such a lonely place to be

Where you're cornered friend

in a stolen black hearse storming through the city

D G Em G

Running out of places to go get out of there and come home

[Interlude]

Dmaj7

Dmaj7 Cadd9 Em/G

You're falling in line in a practical bubble

G/D

Defending your mind

D Cadd6 Em

Its gonna take courage and its gonna take strength

hope you know where to turn when the image clears

[Chorus]

Em A

Get out of there you're in a big city lots of people around you

D G

Such a lonely place to be

Where you're cornered friend

in a stolen black hearse storming through the city

D G Em G

Running out of places to go get out of there and come home

Gm Bb

In over your head and the water's so cold

Eb Gm/D C Eb

Finds every gap fills every hole

Gm Bb

Standing alone at the end of your rope

Eb Gm

(F)

Through a far fall that you couldn't stop

C A

draining all that waters gonna take a lot

[Interlude]

D G Em A

D G

[Chorus]

Em A

Get out of there you're in a big city lots of people around you

D G

Such a lonely place to be

Where you're cornered friend

in a stolen black hearse storming through the city

D G Em G

Running out of places to go get out of there and come home

[Outro]

Dmaj7

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