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Defeatist

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TUNING: STANDARD, NO CAPO
[Verse]
    AmI may have faltered A#in my life
    FBut not with you, I Fcouldn't make this up
    AmI've had trouble A#disengaging my heart
    Fbut I'll bite the greFnade pin out
[Chorus]
DmYou know I want you, A#you know I will fight, 
CDown in the trenches, Cholding your hand tight
DmI will not make it A#out without you, 
CI'll bite the bullet, CI'll fall right through you
[Verse]
FSweet, sweet baby of mine, 
DmYou will be the one I call on for all tCime. Your weird mind, your bright eyes. 
  FI've wasted so much time Dmon all the things that don't turn me Con, so let's fight on
[Chorus 2]
DmYou know I want you, A#you know I will fight, 
CDown in the trenches, Cholding your hand tight
DmI will not make it A#out without you, 
CI'll bite the bullet, CI'll fall right through you
[Solo]
Dm        A#       C        C
Dm        A#       C        C
e|---8~~~~~~~~~--------------------------8~~~~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~~~|
B|--------8~~~~6~~~~~~---------------------------------~13~~~~~~~~|
G|10~~~10~~~10~~~10~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---8~~~~~~~~~--------------------------8~~~~~~~~~~~~---12~12~------13~13~13~|
B|--------8~~~~6~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
G|10~~~10~~~10~~~10~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~\/10~~~~~~~10/14~~~~~~~~~~|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
And as the A#dust falls down, I usuaFlly give up so Dmeasily
I let my Fhead hang down before I even A#see
A truth that's Fplain as day, staring Dmback at me
I'm a Fdefeatist but I don't 
A#Have to be. I usuaFlly give up so Dmeasily
I let my Fhead hang down before I even A#see a truth that's
FPlain as day, staring Dmback at me
I'm a Fdefeatist but I don't                     
DmHave to be. I usuaA#lly give up so Ceasily.
I let my head hang down before I Dmeven see
A truth that A#plain as day, staring Cback at me - I'm a defeatist but I don't
FHave to be.

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Defeatist

by Eisley

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TUNING: STANDARD, NO CAPO

[Verse]

Am A#

I may have faltered in my life

F F

But not with you, I couldn't make this up

Am A#

I've had trouble disengaging my heart

F F

but I'll bite the grenade pin out

[Chorus]

Dm A#

You know I want you, you know I will fight,

C C

Down in the trenches, holding your hand tight

Dm A#

I will not make it out without you,

C C

I'll bite the bullet, I'll fall right through you

[Verse]

Sweet, sweet baby of mine,

Dm C

You will be the one I call on for all time. Your weird mind, your bright eyes.

F Dm C

I've wasted so much time on all the things that don't turn me on, so let's fight on

[Chorus 2]

Dm A#

You know I want you, you know I will fight,

C C

Down in the trenches, holding your hand tight

Dm A#

I will not make it out without you,

C C

I'll bite the bullet, I'll fall right through you

[Solo]

Dm A# C C

e|---8~~~~~~~~~--------------------------8~~~~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~~~|

B|--------8~~~~6~~~~~~---------------------------------~13~~~~~~~~|

G|10~~~10~~~10~~~10~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---8~~~~~~~~~--------------------------8~~~~~~~~~~~~---12~12~------13~13~13~|

B|--------8~~~~6~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|

G|10~~~10~~~10~~~10~9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~~\/10~~~~~~~10/14~~~~~~~~~~|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

A# F Dm

And as the dust falls down, I usually give up so easily

F A#

I let my head hang down before I even see

F Dm

A truth that's plain as day, staring back at me

I'm a defeatist but I don't

A# F Dm

Have to be. I usually give up so easily

F A#

I let my head hang down before I even see a truth that's

F Dm

Plain as day, staring back at me

I'm a defeatist but I don't

Dm A# C

Have to be. I usually give up so easily.

I let my head hang down before I even see

A# C

A truth that plain as day, staring back at me - I'm a defeatist but I don't

Have to be.

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