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True Contrite

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Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-  x46664
 G#-  466544
 Bbm- x13321
 F#-  244322
 Ebm- x68876
 Fm-  133111
[Intro]
 F#    Ebmx8
[Verse 1]
  F#You learn a lot about
EbmhonesFmty from the F#dried
out leaves of the Bbmfallen
G#trees in your F#life
Forgiving paEbmthetic exFmcuses
for F#long term abuse is 
something BbmI could never
G#justify with F#God You live
in a lonely sEbmtate  F#of denial 
and Bbmself deG#cay  F#A living 
rEbmeminder of Fmburied
F#weight you never Bbmshed
in the G#first place F#  G#  
[Chorus 1]
   BbmDisguise your F#memory
with pictures on the
Bbmwalls Am I F#good enough?
  C#Am I good enough?
   BbmReplace my F#every flaw
the ones you never even
Bbmsaw As if you F#tried to
  C#you never tried to BbmWe
dream in F#color but see
in black and BbmwhiteF#  C#  
   BbmBetween the F#covers
we sleep on beds of Bbmlies
  F#Someday your C#true
contrite will find you
Bbm F# C#
Bbm F# C#
Bbm F# C#
Bbm F# G#
[Interlude]
 F#   C#   Ebm    Fmx2
[Verse 2]
  F#Your world is what
you've made itEbm  Fm  
Is this F#all you
bartered for?Ebm  Fm  
  F#Your world is what
you've made itEbm  Fm  
Is this F#all you
bartered for?    Ebm     Fm   F#you live
in a lonely sEbmtate  F#of denial 
and Bbmself deG#cay  F#A living 
rEbmeminder of Fmburied
F#weight you never Bbmshed
in the G#first place F#  G#  
[Chorus 2]
   BbmDisguise your F#memory
with pictures on the
Bbmwalls Am I F#good enough?
  C#Am I good enough?
   BbmReplace my F#every flaw
the ones you never even
Bbmsaw As if you F#tried to
  C#you never tried to BbmWe
dream in F#color but see
in black and BbmwhiteF#  C#  
   BbmBetween the F#covers
we sleep on beds of Bbmlies
  F#Someday your C#true
contrite will find you
[Outro]
 F#   Ebm   Fm   F#   Ebm    G#x8
then
F#

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True Contrite

by Knuckle Puck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 244322

Ebm

- x68876

- 133111

[Intro]

F# Ebm

[Verse 1]

You learn a lot about

Ebm Fm F#

honesty from the dried

Bbm

out leaves of the fallen

G# F#

trees in your life

Ebm Fm

Forgiving pathetic excuses

for long term abuse is

Bbm

something I could never

G# F#

justify with God You live

Ebm F#

in a lonely state of denial

Bbm G# F#

and self decay A living

Ebm Fm

reminder of buried

F# Bbm

weight you never shed

G# F# G#

in the first place

[Chorus 1]

Bbm F#

Disguise your memory

with pictures on the

Bbm F#

walls Am I good enough?

Am I good enough?

Bbm F#

Replace my every flaw

the ones you never even

Bbm F#

saw As if you tried to

C# Bbm

you never tried to We

dream in color but see

Bbm F# C#

in black and white

Bbm F#

Between the covers

Bbm

we sleep on beds of lies

F# C#

Someday your true

contrite will find you

Bbm F# C#

Bbm F# G#

[Interlude]

F# C# Ebm Fm

[Verse 2]

Your world is what

Ebm Fm

you've made it

Is this all you

Ebm Fm

bartered for?

Your world is what

Ebm Fm

you've made it

Is this all you

Ebm Fm F#

bartered for? you live

Ebm F#

in a lonely state of denial

Bbm G# F#

and self decay A living

Ebm Fm

reminder of buried

F# Bbm

weight you never shed

G# F# G#

in the first place

[Chorus 2]

Bbm F#

Disguise your memory

with pictures on the

Bbm F#

walls Am I good enough?

Am I good enough?

Bbm F#

Replace my every flaw

the ones you never even

Bbm F#

saw As if you tried to

C# Bbm

you never tried to We

dream in color but see

Bbm F# C#

in black and white

Bbm F#

Between the covers

Bbm

we sleep on beds of lies

F# C#

Someday your true

contrite will find you

[Outro]

F# Ebm Fm F# Ebm G#

then

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