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Supposed To Be

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Capo 1
[Intro]
Tell me who I’m supposed to Embe now
DMake me better
I Ccan’t stay halfway Amdead forever
Em   D   C   Am
[Verse]
EmCan you fix this, am I too far gone?
CI’ve never done this beDfore
EmDon’t know if I’m ready but I wanna move on
CAnd I’ve never said that beDfore
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t Cwanna be stuck, I don’t Dwanna be crazy
EmThis is the way that my Dsadness made me
CBetter come quick, yeah Dbetter come save meEm  D  
Tell me, tell me
[Chorus]
Tell me who I’m supposed to Embe now
DMake me better
I Ccan’t stay halfway Amdead forever
I Emfear now
There’s Dnot much left of me
CWhen you take the sick away
AmWho am I supposed to Embe?D  C  
AmWho am I supposed to Embe?D  C  Am  
[Verse]
EmRecovery time, a condition like mine
CWhat are we talking Dhere?
EmGetting so close, I can taste the hope
CBut I still feel the Dfear
[Pre-Chorus] x2
I don’t Cwanna be stuck, I don’t Dwanna be crazy
EmThis is the way that my Dsadness made me
CBetter come quick, yeah Dbetter come save meEm  D  
[Chorus]
Tell me who I’m supposed to Embe now
DMake me better
I Ccan’t stay halfway Amdead forever
I Emfear now
There’s Dnot much left of me
CWhen you take the sick away
AmWho am I supposed to Embe?D  C  
AmWho am I supposed to Embe?D  C  Am  
[Bridge] x2
For Cyears, this is all I’ve Amknown, this has had my Emheart, this has been my Ghome
And Cnow I’m scared to lose Ammyself, scared of letting Emgo
[Chorus]
Tell me who I’m supposed to Embe now
DMake me better
I Ccan’t stay halfway Amdead forever
I Emfear now
There’s Dnot much left of me
CWhen you take the sick away
AmWho am I supposed to Embe?D  C  
AmTell me who I'm supposed to EmbeD  C  
AmTell me who I'm supposed to-

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Supposed To Be

by Icon For Hire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

Tell me who I’m supposed to be now

Make me better

C Am

I can’t stay halfway dead forever

Em D C Am

[Verse]

Can you fix this, am I too far gone?

C D

I’ve never done this before

Don’t know if I’m ready but I wanna move on

C D

And I’ve never said that before

[Pre-Chorus]

C D

I don’t wanna be stuck, I don’t wanna be crazy

Em D

This is the way that my sadness made me

C D Em D

Better come quick, yeah better come save me

Tell me, tell me

[Chorus]

Tell me who I’m supposed to be now

Make me better

C Am

I can’t stay halfway dead forever

I fear now

There’s not much left of me

When you take the sick away

Am Em D C

Who am I supposed to be?

Am Em D C Am

Who am I supposed to be?

[Verse]

Recovery time, a condition like mine

C D

What are we talking here?

Getting so close, I can taste the hope

C D

But I still feel the fear

[Pre-Chorus] x2

C D

I don’t wanna be stuck, I don’t wanna be crazy

Em D

This is the way that my sadness made me

C D Em D

Better come quick, yeah better come save me

[Chorus]

Tell me who I’m supposed to be now

Make me better

C Am

I can’t stay halfway dead forever

I fear now

There’s not much left of me

When you take the sick away

Am Em D C

Who am I supposed to be?

Am Em D C Am

Who am I supposed to be?

[Bridge] x2

C Am Em G

For years, this is all I’ve known, this has had my heart, this has been my home

C Am Em

And now I’m scared to lose myself, scared of letting go

[Chorus]

Tell me who I’m supposed to be now

Make me better

C Am

I can’t stay halfway dead forever

I fear now

There’s not much left of me

When you take the sick away

Am Em D C

Who am I supposed to be?

Am Em D C

Tell me who I'm supposed to be

Tell me who I'm supposed to-

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