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[Intro]
F# F# F# F# F#
[Verse 1]
I'm afraid that I will A#one day yell too loud
and I will Bblow my voice out
and I will Bmbleed out of my mouth
and I won't ever F#talk again
I won't ever lA#augh again
and I won't ever Bsing again
to a lG#over, friend, or crowd
[Pre-chorus]
But I try Bnot to think about things like that becauseBm  
[Chorus]
I wanna be F#happy
I wanna be the A#smartest person in the room
and I want Beveryone to notice when I am G#present
I wanna be F#laughing
at a A#joke that Jimmy said
in a Bdiner in Poughkeepsie and I am Bmsurrounded by all my friends
F#   A#   B   Bm
F#   A#   B   G#
[Verse 2]
F#I know
that it must be A#hard for you to handle
when she is Bdrunk and you're alone
and yoBmu just wanna go home
just know that you are F#strong
stronger A#than me
stronger Bthan I could ever be in G#this life
[Pre-chorus]
but I try Bnot to think about things like that becauseBm  
[Chorus 2]
I'm gonna be F#happy
I'm gonna be the A#brightest person in the room
and everByone will notice when I am G#absent
I'm gonna be F#laughing
at a A#joke that my best friend said
in a Brestaurant far away from here suBmrrounded by all my friends
[Bridge]
but just G#know
that you got my aBttention
and I can only G#hope
that I hold your aBttention
[Outro]
just G#know
that you got my aBttention
and I G#hope
that I hold your aBttention 

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In A Diner In Poughkeepsie

by Quinn Cicala

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[Intro]

F# F# F# F# F#

[Verse 1]

I'm afraid that I will one day yell too loud

and I will blow my voice out

and I will bleed out of my mouth

and I won't ever talk again

I won't ever laugh again

and I won't ever sing again

to a lover, friend, or crowd

[Pre-chorus]

B Bm

But I try not to think about things like that because

[Chorus]

I wanna be happy

I wanna be the smartest person in the room

B G#

and I want everyone to notice when I am present

I wanna be laughing

at a joke that Jimmy said

B Bm

in a diner in Poughkeepsie and I am surrounded by all my friends

F# A# B Bm

F# A# B G#

[Verse 2]

I know

that it must be hard for you to handle

when she is drunk and you're alone

and you just wanna go home

just know that you are strong

stronger than me

B G#

stronger than I could ever be in this life

[Pre-chorus]

B Bm

but I try not to think about things like that because

[Chorus 2]

I'm gonna be happy

I'm gonna be the brightest person in the room

B G#

and everyone will notice when I am absent

I'm gonna be laughing

at a joke that my best friend said

B Bm

in a restaurant far away from here surrounded by all my friends

[Bridge]

but just know

that you got my attention

and I can only hope

that I hold your attention

[Outro]

just know

that you got my attention

and I hope

that I hold your attention

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