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Half A Million

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[Verse 1]
I make myself a EmpromFiseG  
Then break it Cevery nDight
I'm Emfeeling loose and Clife don't make no Emsense
I use my Cbrains to build a fence
G'Round the claim I sDtake
I take the Cdrugs but the drugs won't EmtakeF  
[Verse 2]
GI took a Cpledge to gEmrow FupG  
GThen drank Cenough to make me tDhrow up
On Emall my dearly dCisappointed Emfriends
I'm just too Clazy to make amends
GWith you anywDay
That's why the pCattern still reEmmains F  
[Chorus]
GThere's a half a million tAmhings that I'm supposed to Embe
EmA shelter in the nDighttime
A punk running fGree
GAnd if it gets too Amdeep I reach for my guiEmtar
And if I tDry hard 
I find sComething I can really drop iGnto
And Emeverything that was is just a thDing that I can sing
'Cause Ceverything is something next to nGothing
As Emcrazy as it seems, you give it Dup and you are freeG  
[Verse 3]
GAnother Ccandle to Emblow oFutG  
GNew set of Cdark thoughts to Dshut out
EmAnd everybody's gCot their remeEmdies
But nothing Cworks like chemistry
GSo raise a tDoast
No more sCipping from the fire hEmoseF  
[Chorus]
GThere's a half a million tAmhings that I'm supposed to Embe
EmA shelter in the nDighttime
A punk running fGree
GAnd if it gets too Amdeep I reach for my guiEmtar
And if I tDry hard 
I find sComething I can really drop iGnto
And Emeverything that was is just a thDing that I can sing
'Cause Ceverything is something next to nGothing
As Emcrazy as it seems, you give it Dup and you are free
[Break]
GOoh ooh Amooh, la la Emla, Dla la la la la
GOoh ooh Amooh, la la Emla, Dla la la la la
[Chorus]
GThere's half a million Amthings that you're supposed to Embe
EmA virgin in the mDoonlight
A freak on the sGcene 
GAnd when it gets too Amdeep you reach for your Emguitar
And if you tDry hard 
GThere's a half a million tAmhings that I'm supposed to Embe
EmA shelter in the nDighttime
A punk running fGree
GAnd if it gets too Amdeep I reach for my guiEmtar
And if I tDry hard 
GThere's a half a million tAmhings that I'm supposed to Embe
EmA shelter in the nDighttime
A punk running fGree
GAnd if it gets too Amdeep I reach for my guiEmtar
And if I tDry hard 

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E minor

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Half A Million

by The Shins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Em F G

I make myself a promise

C D

Then break it every night

Em C Em

I'm feeling loose and life don't make no sense

I use my brains to build a fence

G D

'Round the claim I stake

C Em F

I take the drugs but the drugs won't take

[Verse 2]

G C Em F G

I took a pledge to grow up

G C D

Then drank enough to make me throw up

Em C Em

On all my dearly disappointed friends

I'm just too lazy to make amends

G D

With you anyway

C Em F

That's why the pattern still remains

[Chorus]

G Am Em

There's a half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Em D

A shelter in the nighttime

A punk running free

G Am Em

And if it gets too deep I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

C G

I find something I can really drop into

Em D

And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing

C G

'Cause everything is something next to nothing

Em D G

As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free

[Verse 3]

G C Em F G

Another candle to blow out

G C D

New set of dark thoughts to shut out

Em C Em

And everybody's got their remedies

But nothing works like chemistry

G D

So raise a toast

C Em F

No more sipping from the fire hose

[Chorus]

G Am Em

There's a half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Em D

A shelter in the nighttime

A punk running free

G Am Em

And if it gets too deep I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

C G

I find something I can really drop into

Em D

And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing

C G

'Cause everything is something next to nothing

Em D

As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free

[Break]

G Am Em D

Ooh ooh ooh, la la la, la la la la la

G Am Em D

Ooh ooh ooh, la la la, la la la la la

[Chorus]

G Am Em

There's half a million things that you're supposed to be

Em D

A virgin in the moonlight

A freak on the scene

G Am Em

And when it gets too deep you reach for your guitar

And if you try hard

G Am Em

There's a half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Em D

A shelter in the nighttime

A punk running free

G Am Em

And if it gets too deep I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

G Am Em

There's a half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Em D

A shelter in the nighttime

A punk running free

G Am Em

And if it gets too deep I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

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