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West Side Story

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[Intro] 
Em7 Cadd9
[Verse]
Em7Tried to get the audience out from inside my Cadd9head
Em7And the things you say are beautiful, but they don’t make very much Cadd9sense
Em7From the day that I was born, they Dtook me for all that I Cadd9had
Em7And I let them, ‘Cadd9cause they let me in
Em7I'm so weak, I can Dbarely hold this instruCadd9ment
[Chorus]
GI wanna Ddo whatever you wanCadd9na do
GI wanna Dmake fun of cops wiCadd9th you
[Verse]
Em7You went on tour and I went on medicCadd9ation
Em7I’ve been stuck in this waiting room and they’re telling me to stay Cadd9patient
Em7So, I’ll close my eyes and I’ll Dsing this song foCadd9r you
Em7Celebrate with a joint or two, and a Cadd9new backyard tattoo
Em7And think of the time that we spent watching DX-Files in your lCadd9iving room
[Chorus]
GI wanna Ddo whatever you wanCadd9na do
GI wanna Dfind every truth wiCadd9th you
[Verse]
Em7And it all comes down to the knowledge that we’re gonna Cadd9die
Em7Find comfort in that or be scared for the rest of your Cadd9life
Em7So, I sing and I scream and I sDtrum and I try to help Cadd9out
Em7’Til I can build a little house that the Cadd9government doesn’t know about
Em7But I’d rather be right here than Danywhere else, Cadd9right now
[Chorus]
GI wanna Ddo whatever you wanCadd9na do
GI wanna Dwatch the empire faCadd9ll with you
[Outro]
 Em   D   C(x2)
EmAnd it’s fucking with me Dthat you didn’t see that Cit wasn’t them and it was always Emme who Dknew too Cmuch
EmAnd I’m no storyteller the Dway you are, I’m just an angry Ckid who got given a guitar
EmBut how dare you say that DI’m too Cyoung
EmTo know that the ticket prices are Dgoing up and the Ctrains still aren’t on time
EmAnd the thugs that patrol the Dlines are the reason I’ll Cnever pay my fines
EmAnd prescription prices are Dgoing up and weC’re not making any more money
EmTony’s wallet’s getting Dheavy, CGina's stomach is far from empty
EmAnd it’s too many in Dmy mind and now I’m Cliving on the west side
EmYou say “Breathe it in, Dbreathe it out”, Cyou don’t know what you’re talking about
EmAnd it’s eating away at my Dinsides and now I’m Cliving on the west side
EmAnd my mother sDays I’ve gotten Cthin
EmDon’t wanna see you for a Dcouple of years but Cyours is a funeral I’d fly to from anywhereEm  

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West Side Story

by Camp Cope

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Em7

Cadd9

[Intro]

Em7 Cadd9

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9

Tried to get the audience out from inside my head

Em7 Cadd9

And the things you say are beautiful, but they don’t make very much sense

Em7 D Cadd9

From the day that I was born, they took me for all that I had

Em7 Cadd9

And I let them, ‘cause they let me in

Em7 D Cadd9

I'm so weak, I can barely hold this instrument

[Chorus]

G D Cadd9

I wanna do whatever you wanna do

G D Cadd9

I wanna make fun of cops with you

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9

You went on tour and I went on medication

Em7 Cadd9

I’ve been stuck in this waiting room and they’re telling me to stay patient

Em7 D Cadd9

So, I’ll close my eyes and I’ll sing this song for you

Em7 Cadd9

Celebrate with a joint or two, and a new backyard tattoo

Em7 D Cadd9

And think of the time that we spent watching X-Files in your living room

[Chorus]

G D Cadd9

I wanna do whatever you wanna do

G D Cadd9

I wanna find every truth with you

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9

And it all comes down to the knowledge that we’re gonna die

Em7 Cadd9

Find comfort in that or be scared for the rest of your life

Em7 D Cadd9

So, I sing and I scream and I strum and I try to help out

Em7 Cadd9

’Til I can build a little house that the government doesn’t know about

Em7 D Cadd9

But I’d rather be right here than anywhere else, right now

[Chorus]

G D Cadd9

I wanna do whatever you wanna do

G D Cadd9

I wanna watch the empire fall with you

[Outro]

Em D C

(x2)

Em D C Em D C

And it’s fucking with me that you didn’t see that it wasn’t them and it was always me who knew too much

Em D C

And I’m no storyteller the way you are, I’m just an angry kid who got given a guitar

Em D C

But how dare you say that I’m too young

Em D C

To know that the ticket prices are going up and the trains still aren’t on time

Em D C

And the thugs that patrol the lines are the reason I’ll never pay my fines

Em D C

And prescription prices are going up and we’re not making any more money

Em D C

Tony’s wallet’s getting heavy, Gina's stomach is far from empty

Em D C

And it’s too many in my mind and now I’m living on the west side

Em D C

You say “Breathe it in, breathe it out”, you don’t know what you’re talking about

Em D C

And it’s eating away at my insides and now I’m living on the west side

Em D C

And my mother says I’ve gotten thin

Em D C Em

Don’t wanna see you for a couple of years but yours is a funeral I’d fly to from anywhere

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