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[Verse 1]
EmWho says that CI
I don’t deserve to Gmove on 
DLemme caD#dimtch my breath
EmWho says that Cmy
First love was the lGast one
AmLast one I’d eBver get
EI thought we Chad something worth fGorever
BmWell looks like BI was wrong
EmCause I’m stuck smoking Con the rest of tGogether
I've been gettin hBigh just to get B7by 
[Pre Chorus]           
Ever since you lCeft 
Wrong turnt right for Bme
Now I can see 
CTomorrow chillin across the sBtreet
[Chorus]
Sometimes you got to jEmaywalk
When you can’t wGait to be okay
You got to jAaywalk
If you can’t let Dgo of yBesterday
You better Emjaywalk
You can’t keep wGaiting on a light to change
Strut your sDhit and pound the D#dimpavement 
It’s time to jaEmywalk
[Verse 2]
EmIt took me six Cwhole months worth of bGlunts
To get the taste of yAmou
The tBaste of you off my tEmongue
And it was hard Cto 
Convince myself to stop hoGlding on
And lDet go of mBy first love
EmI’m sorry iCf my pride and I were lGatched on too tightly
BmTo wBhat we were
EmBut you sent me flying, trCippin
When you kicked me to the cGurb
Been here gBettin high just to get B7by
[Pre Chorus]
Ever since you lCeft wrong turnt right for mBe
Now I can see tComorrow chillin across the sBtreet
[Chorus]
Sometimes you got to jEmaywalk
When you can’t wGait to be okay
You got to jaAywalk
If you can’t lDet go of Byesterday
You better jEmaywalk
You can’t keep wGaiting on a light to change
Strut your sDhit and pound the D#dimpavement 
It’s time to jEmaywalk
[Bridge]
If you take tEwo steps forward and oGne step back
Then you’re still moDving forward
No you caBn’t look back
If you take tEwo steps forward and oGne step back
Then you’re still mDoving forward
so you bettBer not look back
[Double Chorus]
You got to jEmaywalk
When you can’t wGait to be okay
You got to jaAywalk
If you can’t Dlet go of yBesterday
You better jEmaywalk
You can’t keep waGiting on a light to change
Strut your sDhit and pound the D#dimpavement 
It’s time to jEmaywalk
When you can’t wGait to be okay
You got to jAaywalk
If you can’t let Dgo of yBesterday
You better jEmaywalk
You can’t keep wGaiting on a light to change
Strut your sDhit and pound the D#dimpavement 
It’s time to jEmaywalk

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Jaywalk

by Brayton Bowman

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Chords in this song · guitar

D#dim

[Verse 1]

Em C

Who says that I

I don’t deserve to move on

D D#dim

Lemme catch my breath

Em C

Who says that my

First love was the last one

Am B

Last one I’d ever get

E C G

I thought we had something worth forever

Bm B

Well looks like I was wrong

Em C G

Cause I’m stuck smoking on the rest of together

B B7

I've been gettin high just to get by

[Pre Chorus]

Ever since you left

Wrong turnt right for me

Now I can see

C B

Tomorrow chillin across the street

[Chorus]

Sometimes you got to jaywalk

When you can’t wait to be okay

You got to jaywalk

D B

If you can’t let go of yesterday

You better jaywalk

You can’t keep waiting on a light to change

D D#dim

Strut your shit and pound the pavement

It’s time to jaywalk

[Verse 2]

Em C G

It took me six whole months worth of blunts

To get the taste of you

B Em

The taste of you off my tongue

And it was hard to

Convince myself to stop holding on

D B

And let go of my first love

Em C G

I’m sorry if my pride and I were latched on too tightly

Bm B

To what we were

Em C

But you sent me flying, trippin

When you kicked me to the curb

B B7

Been here gettin high just to get by

[Pre Chorus]

C B

Ever since you left wrong turnt right for me

C B

Now I can see tomorrow chillin across the street

[Chorus]

Sometimes you got to jaywalk

When you can’t wait to be okay

You got to jaywalk

D B

If you can’t let go of yesterday

You better jaywalk

You can’t keep waiting on a light to change

D D#dim

Strut your shit and pound the pavement

It’s time to jaywalk

[Bridge]

E G

If you take two steps forward and one step back

Then you’re still moving forward

No you can’t look back

E G

If you take two steps forward and one step back

Then you’re still moving forward

so you better not look back

[Double Chorus]

You got to jaywalk

When you can’t wait to be okay

You got to jaywalk

D B

If you can’t let go of yesterday

You better jaywalk

You can’t keep waiting on a light to change

D D#dim

Strut your shit and pound the pavement

It’s time to jaywalk

When you can’t wait to be okay

You got to jaywalk

D B

If you can’t let go of yesterday

You better jaywalk

You can’t keep waiting on a light to change

D D#dim

Strut your shit and pound the pavement

It’s time to jaywalk

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