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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bm-    x24432
 G-     320033
 D-     xx0232
 A-     x02220
 Em-    022000
 F#m-   244222
 F#-    244322
 A/C#-  x476xx
 F#/Bb- x143xx
Verse 1:
  BmWrap me in linen
And Gshow me to my
tomb  BmFashioned from
And Gthings I’ve yet
to prove And the Bmglue
my Gseat or myself or
Would Bmbe made good
got the Gtime
Chorus 1:
  DIt’s not as
it Gsounds Just
preDpared I’m
end it But Glook
at it from Amy
Verse 2:
  BmI’ve messed with
confidence and Gnever
understood  BmIf you’re
not Gdoing all you could
And I Bmknow that there’s
Gdamned if I don’t move
Bmnever felt so much
that I’d arGrived
Chorus 2:
  DIt’s not A/C#as
DdepDressing A/C#as
Dit Gsounds Just
preDpared I’m
A/C#in   Dno Drush to
A/C#end  Dit But Glook
at it from Amy
D A/C# D
  DWe want a A/C#hap--Dpy
Ghome We want to
die with DfriendsA/C#  D  
  DWe want to sA/C#mile
Din Glife ASmile
Bridge:
  GAnd I’ve been F#mhoping
For clearer Bmvision
and open Deyes I want
to sEmtop wasting all
my Gtime keeping sF#core
  GAnd stop eF#xisting for
all this Bmwishing and
asking Dfor What I
don’t Emhave when I’ve
got so Gmuch that
I F#/Bbjust igBmnore itA  Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm  
GChF#morus G3F#m:G  F#m  Em  F#m  G  A  
  DIt’s not A/C#as
DdepDressing A/C#as
Dit Gsounds Just
preDpared I’m
A/C#in   Dno Drush to
A/C#end  Dit But Glook
at it from Amy
D A/C# D
  DWe want a A/C#hap--Dpy
Ghome We want to
die with DfriendsA/C#  D  
  DWe want to sA/C#mile
Din Glife ASmile
in the DendA/C#  D  D  A/C#  D  
  GIt’s not as
it DsoundsA/C#  D  D  A/C#  D  
  GIt’s not as
depAressing as
it BmsoundsA  Bm  A  Bm  A  Bm  
G F#m G F#m G F#m Em F#m G A

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Its Not As Depressing As It Sounds

by Bayside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

F#/Bb

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24432

- 320033

- xx0232

- x02220

- 022000

F#m

- 244222

- 244322

A/C#

- x476xx

F#/Bb

- x143xx

Verse 1:

Wrap me in linen

And show me to my

tomb Fashioned from

And things I’ve yet

to prove And the glue

my seat or myself or

Would be made good

got the time

Chorus 1:

It’s not as

it sounds Just

prepared I’m

end it But look

at it from my

Verse 2:

I’ve messed with

confidence and never

understood If you’re

not doing all you could

And I know that there’s

damned if I don’t move

never felt so much

that I’d arrived

Chorus 2:

D A/C#

It’s not as

D D A/C#

depressing as

D G

it sounds Just

prepared I’m

A/C# D D

in no rush to

A/C# D G

end it But look

at it from my

D A/C# D

We want a hap--py

home We want to

D A/C# D

die with friends

D A/C#

We want to smile

D G A

in life Smile

Bridge:

G F#m

And I’ve been hoping

For clearer vision

and open eyes I want

to stop wasting all

G F#

my time keeping score

G F#

And stop existing for

all this wishing and

asking for What I

don’t have when I’ve

got so much that

F#/Bb Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm

I just ignore it

G F#m G F#m G F#m Em F#m G A

Chorus 3:

D A/C#

It’s not as

D D A/C#

depressing as

D G

it sounds Just

prepared I’m

A/C# D D

in no rush to

A/C# D G

end it But look

at it from my

D A/C# D

We want a hap--py

home We want to

D A/C# D

die with friends

D A/C#

We want to smile

D G A

in life Smile

D A/C# D D A/C# D

in the end

It’s not as

D A/C# D D A/C# D

it sounds

It’s not as

depressing as

Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm

it sounds

G F#m G F#m G F#m Em F#m G A

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