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Passiona

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[Intro]
 C   Am   Fx2
[Verse 1]
                                       C       Am     F                           C        Am           F[stop]
The people in the apartments across the street,    literally and metaphorically look down on me
CTangled in tenderness
Why Amdo I have to Flive like this?
I was Ctempted by your company
And Amyou've already Fnoticed me
I'm Csorry for what I say when I Amdon't know what I'm Fsaying
And Cyou don't have to play this cat and Ammouse game I am Fplaying
I'm just a Cpretty sad person in a Amquite surreal plFace
And I don't Clook up from my phone because AmI know I won't see your Fface
                 C           Am                   F   C[stop]
And it's pathetic, it's also not a competition
[Chorus]
And I'm Cabsolutely Finfinitely Ammore scared of you than Gyou are of me
                        C                   F     Am[stop]
And I've always been the one who cares too much
[Verse 2]
And I Chope you're happy, I Fhope you've Fslept
I'll try not Amwrite another record about Gthe pain in my chest
                               C                     F     Am[stop]
I'm just so glad I could be someone that you wanted
And I don't Crecognise these stars, I'm unfamilAmiar with this Fskyline
I was Cborn and bred in bars, now nothing mAman-made is in my Feyeline
Turn and Cwalk back to the house that they Amsaved after the Fwar
And I am Cquestioned once again
Get asked what AmI would do that Ffor
And our Chost tells me I'm sick
TentativeAmly hands me a Fspliff
And I know Che's forgotten my name
But I Amdon't remember hisF  
[Chorus]
And I'm Cabsolutely Finfinitely Ammore scared of you than Gyou are of me
                        C                   F     Am[stop]
And I've always been the one who cares too much
[Hook]
And oh Fgod if only it Cwas that easy Amto run
From what I've achGieved, I've let it define meF  
I'm having panic aCttacks on German TAmV
This is not work Gethic, it's survival techFnique
And there's nothing I can rCeally do
So AmI sit in the band room, start Gfights to get attention from youF  
There is nothing I am qualiCfied or smart enough to doAm  
Sit in the band room and start Gfights to get attention from youF  G  F  
[Verse 3]
I walk Coff into the corn field, every Amcut's a new relFief
I might stop Ctalking altogether if you Amstop talking to Fme
And if I'm Creally supposed to be here
Why has no one Amcome to that conFclusion
I'm out of Cplace amongst the band boys
I can't Amsuspend disiFllusion
And Cmusic industry professionals yeah Amthey can all go and Ffuck themselves
And Cit's just me and Chris,   Ambut he's stoned as Fshit and passing outC  
That was okay once, for Amsome reason it's Fsad nCow
For Amsome reason it's Fsad Cnow, for Amsome reason it's FsadC  

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Passiona

by The Smith Street Band

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am F

[Verse 1]

C Am F C Am F

[stop]

The people in the apartments across the street, literally and metaphorically look down on me

Tangled in tenderness

Am F

Why do I have to live like this?

I was tempted by your company

Am F

And you've already noticed me

C Am F

I'm sorry for what I say when I don't know what I'm saying

C Am F

And you don't have to play this cat and mouse game I am playing

C Am F

I'm just a pretty sad person in a quite surreal place

C Am F

And I don't look up from my phone because I know I won't see your face

C Am F C

[stop]

And it's pathetic, it's also not a competition

[Chorus]

C F Am G

And I'm absolutely infinitely more scared of you than you are of me

C F Am

[stop]

And I've always been the one who cares too much

[Verse 2]

C F F

And I hope you're happy, I hope you've slept

Am G

I'll try not write another record about the pain in my chest

C F Am

[stop]

I'm just so glad I could be someone that you wanted

C Am F

And I don't recognise these stars, I'm unfamiliar with this skyline

C Am F

I was born and bred in bars, now nothing man-made is in my eyeline

C Am F

Turn and walk back to the house that they saved after the war

And I am questioned once again

Am F

Get asked what I would do that for

And our host tells me I'm sick

Am F

Tentatively hands me a spliff

And I know he's forgotten my name

Am F

But I don't remember his

[Chorus]

C F Am G

And I'm absolutely infinitely more scared of you than you are of me

C F Am

[stop]

And I've always been the one who cares too much

[Hook]

F C Am

And oh god if only it was that easy to run

G F

From what I've achieved, I've let it define me

C Am

I'm having panic attacks on German TV

G F

This is not work ethic, it's survival technique

And there's nothing I can really do

Am G F

So I sit in the band room, start fights to get attention from you

C Am

There is nothing I am qualified or smart enough to do

G F G F

Sit in the band room and start fights to get attention from you

[Verse 3]

C Am F

I walk off into the corn field, every cut's a new relief

C Am F

I might stop talking altogether if you stop talking to me

And if I'm really supposed to be here

Am F

Why has no one come to that conclusion

I'm out of place amongst the band boys

Am F

I can't suspend disillusion

C Am F

And music industry professionals yeah they can all go and fuck themselves

C Am F C

And it's just me and Chris, but he's stoned as shit and passing out

Am F C

That was okay once, for some reason it's sad now

Am F C Am F C

For some reason it's sad now, for some reason it's sad

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