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[Opening]
F#m A D Bm
[Verse 1]
F#mBorn cutting Ateeth on the Dcurb
F#mSummoning gAhosts up from the DconcBmrete
F#mKeep me cAompany while I DlearnBm  
ShadowF#mboxing with Agiants
DGrew from our Bmfeet
[Verse 2]
F#mI know that you Adon't Dunderstand
'Cause you F#mdon't believe Awhat you don't Dsee
BmWhen you watch me throwing F#mpunches Aat the DdevilBm  
It just F#mlooks like I'm Afighting Dwith me
[Verse 3]
But there's a F#mcomforAt in DfailBmure
F#mSinging too Aloud in DchurchBm  
F#mScreaming my Afears into DspeakBmers
'Till I F#mcollapse or I Aburst
WhichDever comes Bmfirst
[Verse 4]
I F#mknow you were tArying to DhelBmp
But F#myou're only Amaking it DworseBm  
F#mTell me that AI shouldn't Dblame Bmmyself
But you canF#m't even Aimagine how bDadly it Bmhurts
Just to F#mthink AsometimDes
How I F#mthink Aalmost Dall the Bmtime
Bm(OooF#mh — OAoohD)
[Bridge]
So break me Ddown
Fold it over your Aarms
Like an unloaded Bmshotgun
Dismantled and F#mharmless
Even Dyou couldn't manage to Apull
The fuse from the Bmback of my Ahead
[Verse 5]
When you tell me you Bmlove me
Tell me you Aloved me
I Dwanted so bad to Abelieve it
So tell me you Bmlove me
Tell me you Aloved me
DI wanted so bad
I F#mwanted so bad to Dbelieve you

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Shadowboxing

by Julien Baker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Opening]

F#m A D Bm

[Verse 1]

F#m A D

Born cutting teeth on the curb

F#m A D Bm

Summoning ghosts up from the concrete

F#m A D Bm

Keep me company while I learn

F#m A

Shadowboxing with giants

D Bm

Grew from our feet

[Verse 2]

F#m A D

I know that you don't understand

F#m A D

'Cause you don't believe what you don't see

Bm F#m A D Bm

When you watch me throwing punches at the devil

F#m A D

It just looks like I'm fighting with me

[Verse 3]

F#m A D Bm

But there's a comfort in failure

F#m A D Bm

Singing too loud in church

F#m A D Bm

Screaming my fears into speakers

F#m A

'Till I collapse or I burst

D Bm

Whichever comes first

[Verse 4]

F#m A D Bm

I know you were trying to help

F#m A D Bm

But you're only making it worse

F#m A D Bm

Tell me that I shouldn't blame myself

F#m A D Bm

But you can't even imagine how badly it hurts

F#m A D

Just to think sometimes

F#m A D Bm

How I think almost all the time

Bm F#m A D

(Oooh — Oooh)

[Bridge]

So break me down

Fold it over your arms

Like an unloaded shotgun

F#m

Dismantled and harmless

D A

Even you couldn't manage to pull

Bm A

The fuse from the back of my head

[Verse 5]

When you tell me you love me

Tell me you loved me

D A

I wanted so bad to believe it

So tell me you love me

Tell me you loved me

I wanted so bad

F#m D

I wanted so bad to believe you

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