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[Verse]
CI was awake, dreaming about sFleeping
And my misCtakes, and how I kFeep ‘em
So close to mCe,G  Am  F  
so that I’ll nCeveGrAm  F  
Never forgCet,G  Am  F  
I can’t get aCnywGherAmeF  
GShedding tears over these bFottles
CCelebrating my lGife at the bFottom
Of the bGarrel of a barrel so rFotten
And I’ve forgGotten
FWhat this was like befGore I started stopping
[Chorus]
CFuck this, fuck this
I’m Gout, I'm out
of bAmullshit to cry abFout.
You can pCass these “fuck you”s arGound.
I’ll be dead and Amgone when this shit hits the cFrowd
Tell me wChy, C/Bwhy, Amwhy, wGhy, wFhy
I even tCried, tC/Bried, tAmriiiGiied tonFight
I should just let it dCie.G  F  C  G  F  C  G  F  
Cause IG’m so tired of waiting for this sFhit to shine.
[Verse]
I was aCsleep dreaming about pFalm trees
And I woke Cup to lonely cFity streets
I heard the vCoicesG  Am  F  
echoed in the bCack rGoomsAm  F  
And I hCad to wGalk around the cAmorner to the bFarstoolsC  G  Am  F  
Where I wGas shedding tears over these bFottles
CCelebrating my lGife at the bFottom
Of the bGarrel of a barrel so rFotten
And I’ve forgGotten
How to lFight this fire
I’ve forGgotten
How to tFoe this wire
I’ve forGgotten
FWhat this was like befGore I started stopping
[Chorus]
CWhy, C/Bwhy, Amwhy, wGhy, wFhy
Do I even tCry, C/Btry, tAmryyyGyy toFnight
I should fucking let it Amdie.G  F  Am  G  F  Am  G  F  
And EmI’m tired of waiting for this sFhit to shine.
[Bridge]
CI am tGired of wFaiting
CI am tGired of wFaiting
CThis is my lGife this Fis my time
It’s time to tCake itF  
[Outro]
CThis is my lGife this Amis my tFime
CThis is my lGife this Amis my tFime
CThis is my lGife this Amis my tFimeC  G  Am  F  
Don’t let it dCie, C/Bdie, Amdie, dGie, dFie

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Spit Shining Shit

by The Lawrence Arms

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C/B

[Verse]

C F

I was awake, dreaming about sleeping

C F

And my mistakes, and how I keep ‘em

C G Am F

So close to me,

C G Am F

so that I’ll never

C G Am F

Never forget,

C G Am F

I can’t get anywhere

G F

Shedding tears over these bottles

C G F

Celebrating my life at the bottom

G F

Of the barrel of a barrel so rotten

And I’ve forgotten

F G

What this was like before I started stopping

[Chorus]

Fuck this, fuck this

I’m out, I'm out

Am F

of bullshit to cry about.

C G

You can pass these “fuck you”s around.

Am F

I’ll be dead and gone when this shit hits the crowd

C C/B Am G F

Tell me why, why, why, why, why

C C/B Am G F

I even tried, tried, triiiiied tonight

C G F C G F C G F

I should just let it die.

G F

Cause I’m so tired of waiting for this shit to shine.

[Verse]

C F

I was asleep dreaming about palm trees

C F

And I woke up to lonely city streets

C G Am F

I heard the voices

C G Am F

echoed in the back rooms

C G Am F C G Am F

And I had to walk around the corner to the barstools

G F

Where I was shedding tears over these bottles

C G F

Celebrating my life at the bottom

G F

Of the barrel of a barrel so rotten

And I’ve forgotten

How to light this fire

I’ve forgotten

How to toe this wire

I’ve forgotten

F G

What this was like before I started stopping

[Chorus]

C C/B Am G F

Why, why, why, why, why

C C/B Am G F

Do I even try, try, tryyyyy tonight

Am G F Am G F Am G F

I should fucking let it die.

Em F

And I’m tired of waiting for this shit to shine.

[Bridge]

C G F

I am tired of waiting

C G F

I am tired of waiting

C G F

This is my life this is my time

C F

It’s time to take it

[Outro]

C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C G Am F C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C C/B Am G F

Don’t let it die, die, die, die, die

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