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Primetime

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[Intro]
A D F#m E
[Verse]
AThis is the dying you aDre the disease
And I F#msmile like Ritalin - the rEazor and me
AThis is the falling, you aDre the underground
This F#mis the deep end, you aEre the drowning
[Chorus]
DOne more hAit and you'll F#mget bEetter
DTinfoil, cAigarettes - you'll F#mbe oEkay
DThis is noAt an after scF#mhool Especial
This is pDrimetime, rAeload, and F#mheroEinD  
A D F#m E
[Verse]
AThis is the final you aDre the failing
This F#mis the retro, you aEre the out of style
AThis is the grinding, you aDre the decay
This F#mis the funeral, you aEre the casket
[Chorus]
DOne more hAit and you'll F#mget bEetter
DTinfoil, cAigarettes - you'll F#mbe oEkay
DThis is noAt an after scF#mhool Especial
This is pDrimetime, rAeload, and F#mheroEinD  
And F#mheroEinD  
[Bridge]
AThis is the once was, you aDre the has-been
F#mYou keep saying
EI'm in over my head
A D F#m E
[Chorus]
DOne more hAit and you'll F#mget bEetter
DTinfoil, cAigarettes, but it's F#mnot oEkay
DThis is noAt an after scF#mhool Especial
This is pDrimetime, rAeload, and F#mheroiEnD  
And F#mheroEinD  

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Primetime

by Marianas Trench

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A D F#m E

[Verse]

A D

This is the dying you are the disease

F#m E

And I smile like Ritalin - the razor and me

A D

This is the falling, you are the underground

F#m E

This is the deep end, you are the drowning

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

One more hit and you'll get better

D A F#m E

Tinfoil, cigarettes - you'll be okay

D A F#m E

This is not an after school special

D A F#m E D

This is primetime, reload, and heroin

A D F#m E

[Verse]

A D

This is the final you are the failing

F#m E

This is the retro, you are the out of style

A D

This is the grinding, you are the decay

F#m E

This is the funeral, you are the casket

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

One more hit and you'll get better

D A F#m E

Tinfoil, cigarettes - you'll be okay

D A F#m E

This is not an after school special

D A F#m E D

This is primetime, reload, and heroin

F#m E D

And heroin

[Bridge]

A D

This is the once was, you are the has-been

F#m

You keep saying

I'm in over my head

A D F#m E

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

One more hit and you'll get better

D A F#m E

Tinfoil, cigarettes, but it's not okay

D A F#m E

This is not an after school special

D A F#m E D

This is primetime, reload, and heroin

F#m E D

And heroin

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