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The Flinch

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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
CMaybe next year is the line that you hear
In the Amcity I got stuck wGaitFing
For sComething to give, so tentative
That mAmantra I just kept GsayiFng
Whoa-oh-oh C  Am  G  F  
Whoa-oh-ohC  Am  G  F  
[Verse]
CEveryone around this cold hard town
Has a dAmream that they can't seem to qGuite run dFown
Your cCar gets towed or you run out of road
You lAmearn how to fight but The FlGinch just grFows
[Chorus]
AmBut I don't wanna look Gback now
CRegret is like a sFtreet beat downAm  
It kCeeps you on your knFeesG  
AmThe ringing of tGhat broken bell
CIt always seems to cFast a spellAm  
I kCnow I flinched befFore
I ain't fGlinching anymore
[Interlude]
C Am G F
[Verse]
CShe came along like one of those songs
That you hAmear and you can't stop sGingiFng
The FClinch started in like a phantom limb
That bAmroken bell's always rGingFing
[Chorus]
AmBut I don't want to lGook back now
COr waste a lyric abFout leaving townAm  
Her fCace is all I sFee, she's Gwaiting by the sAmea
The ringing of tGhat broken bellC  
It always seems to cFast a spellAm  
I was yCoung and I flinched befFore
I ain't fGlinching anymore
[Bridge]
DmAlways stuck in my own wFay
Always fCalling dGown
DmHer song's the home I want to sFtay
It's like a bCrand new sGound
[Outro]
AmI don't want to lGook back nCowF  Am  C  F  
She's Gwaiting by the Amsea
The ringing of tGhat broken bell
CIt always seems to cFast its spell
AmI was yCoung and I flinched befFore
I ain't Gflinching anymCoreDm  F  
I ain't Gflinching anymCoreDm  F  
I ain't Gflinching anymCoreDm  F  
I don't want to Glook back nCowDm  F  
I ain't fGlinching anymCore

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The Flinch

by Dave Hause

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[Intro]

[Verse]

Maybe next year is the line that you hear

Am G F

In the city I got stuck waiting

For something to give, so tentative

Am G F

That mantra I just kept saying

C Am G F

Whoa-oh-oh

C Am G F

Whoa-oh-oh

[Verse]

Everyone around this cold hard town

Am G F

Has a dream that they can't seem to quite run down

Your car gets towed or you run out of road

Am G F

You learn how to fight but The Flinch just grows

[Chorus]

Am G

But I don't wanna look back now

C F Am

Regret is like a street beat down

C F G

It keeps you on your knees

Am G

The ringing of that broken bell

C F Am

It always seems to cast a spell

C F

I know I flinched before

I ain't flinching anymore

[Interlude]

C Am G F

[Verse]

She came along like one of those songs

Am G F

That you hear and you can't stop singing

The Flinch started in like a phantom limb

Am G F

That broken bell's always ringing

[Chorus]

Am G

But I don't want to look back now

C F Am

Or waste a lyric about leaving town

C F G Am

Her face is all I see, she's waiting by the sea

G C

The ringing of that broken bell

F Am

It always seems to cast a spell

C F

I was young and I flinched before

I ain't flinching anymore

[Bridge]

Dm F

Always stuck in my own way

C G

Always falling down

Dm F

Her song's the home I want to stay

C G

It's like a brand new sound

[Outro]

Am G C F Am C F

I don't want to look back now

G Am

She's waiting by the sea

The ringing of that broken bell

C F

It always seems to cast its spell

Am C F

I was young and I flinched before

G C Dm F

I ain't flinching anymore

G C Dm F

I ain't flinching anymore

G C Dm F

I ain't flinching anymore

G C Dm F

I don't want to look back now

G C

I ain't flinching anymore

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