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[Verse]
CDo you have the Gtime
To Amlisten to me Emwhine
AFbout nothing and Ceverything
All at Gonce
I Cam one of Gthose
MeAmlodramatic Emfools
NeurFotic to the Cbone
No doubt about Git
[Chorus]
  FSometimes I Ggive myself the Ccreeps
  FSometimes my Gmind plays tricks on Cme
It Fall keeps adding Gup
I Cthink I'm Fmcracking uAmp
Am FI just paraGnoid?
Am I just stConed?G  Am  G  
C G Am G
[Verse]
I Cwent to a Gshrink
To Amanalyze my Emdreams
She Fsays it's lack of Csex
That's bringing Gme down
I Cwent to a Gwhore
He Amsaid my life's a Embore
So Fquit my whining Ccause
It's bringing Gher down
[Chorus]
  FSometimes I Ggive myself thCe creeps
  FSometimes my Gmind plays tricks on Cme
It Fall keeps adding Gup
I Cthink I'm Fmcracking Amup
Am FI just paraGnoid?
Uh, yuh, yuh, CyaG  Am  G  
C G Am G
C G Am G
C G Am G
[Bridge]
FGrasping to conGtrol
So I better Chold onG  Am  G  
[Chorus]
  FSometimes I Ggive myself the Ccreeps
  FSometimes my Gmind plays tricks on Cme
It Fall keeps adding Gup
I Cthink I'm A#cracking uAmp
FAm I just paraGnoid?
Am I just Cstoned?Am  F  C  G  
[Outro]
C Am F C G

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Basket Case

by Bastille

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse]

C G

Do you have the time

Am Em

To listen to me whine

F C

About nothing and everything

All at once

C G

I am one of those

Am Em

Melodramatic fools

F C

Neurotic to the bone

No doubt about it

[Chorus]

F G C

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

F G C

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

F G

It all keeps adding up

C Fm Am

I think I'm cracking up

F G

Am I just paranoid?

C G Am G

Am I just stoned?

C G Am G

[Verse]

C G

I went to a shrink

Am Em

To analyze my dreams

F C

She says it's lack of sex

That's bringing me down

C G

I went to a whore

Am Em

He said my life's a bore

F C

So quit my whining cause

It's bringing her down

[Chorus]

F G C

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

F G C

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

F G

It all keeps adding up

C Fm Am

I think I'm cracking up

F G

Am I just paranoid?

C G Am G

Uh, yuh, yuh, ya

C G Am G

[Bridge]

F G

Grasping to control

C G Am G

So I better hold on

[Chorus]

F G C

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

F G C

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

F G

It all keeps adding up

C A# Am

I think I'm cracking up

F G

Am I just paranoid?

C Am F C G

Am I just stoned?

[Outro]

C Am F C G

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