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[Intro]
EmHave Dyou Cever Gheard that Emlove is a metapDhor?
A metaphor Emfor the taste of the bottom
GThe fall to the floor (The fall to the Emfloor)
CI fall to the fDloor
[Verse 1]
EmI remember me and you
GI remember what you did
CI remember being numb
DI remember feeling sick
EmFor the taste of the bottom, the fall to the Gfloor
Have you ever heard that love is a metaCphor
For the way you failed me?
DAnd now I'm failing you
(I want you to listen very, very carefully)
[Chorus]
CLike the serpent's tDongue
DLike the storm that shakes Emme
EmLike the hand that Gbeats me, until I'm black and Cblue
CLike the autumn Dchill
DLike the love that Emfailed me
Let the Earth remGove me
GBlack and blueC  D  
DBlack and blueEm  G  C  
[Verse 2]
EmHave you ever heard that death is a Gmetaphor?
A metaphor Cfor, "What if I'm not good enough?
DWhat if I'm not strong enough?
EmWhat if I'm not kind enough Gfor what happens next?
CFor what happens then?"
[Chorus]
CLike the serpent's tDongue
DLike the storm that shakes Emme
EmLike the hand that Gbeats me, until I'm black and Cblue
CLike the autumn Dchill
DLike the love that Emfailed me
Let the Earth remGove me
GBlack and blueC  D  
(DBlack and Emblue)Em  
[Chorus]
(CLike the serpent's tDongue)
Like the serpent's tongue
(DLike the storm that shakes Emme)
And the storm that shakes me
(EmThe hand that Gbeats me)
The hand that beats me black and Cblue
(CLike the autumn Dchill)
Like the autumn chill
(DLike the love that Emfailed me)
Lo-ove, lo-ove
GLo-o-ove
GBlack and EmblueD  C  

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Black And Blue

by Being As An Ocean

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[Intro]

Em D C G Em D

Have you ever heard that love is a metaphor?

A metaphor for the taste of the bottom

G Em

The fall to the floor (The fall to the floor)

C D

I fall to the floor

[Verse 1]

I remember me and you

I remember what you did

I remember being numb

I remember feeling sick

Em G

For the taste of the bottom, the fall to the floor

Have you ever heard that love is a metaphor

For the way you failed me?

And now I'm failing you

(I want you to listen very, very carefully)

[Chorus]

C D

Like the serpent's tongue

D Em

Like the storm that shakes me

Em G C

Like the hand that beats me, until I'm black and blue

C D

Like the autumn chill

D Em

Like the love that failed me

Let the Earth remove me

G C D

Black and blue

D Em G C

Black and blue

[Verse 2]

Em G

Have you ever heard that death is a metaphor?

A metaphor for, "What if I'm not good enough?

What if I'm not strong enough?

Em G

What if I'm not kind enough for what happens next?

For what happens then?"

[Chorus]

C D

Like the serpent's tongue

D Em

Like the storm that shakes me

Em G C

Like the hand that beats me, until I'm black and blue

C D

Like the autumn chill

D Em

Like the love that failed me

Let the Earth remove me

G C D

Black and blue

D Em Em

(Black and blue)

[Chorus]

C D

(Like the serpent's tongue)

Like the serpent's tongue

D Em

(Like the storm that shakes me)

And the storm that shakes me

Em G

(The hand that beats me)

The hand that beats me black and blue

C D

(Like the autumn chill)

Like the autumn chill

D Em

(Like the love that failed me)

Lo-ove, lo-ove

Lo-o-ove

G Em D C

Black and blue

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