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[Verse 1]
GbYou would always show up Dblate
GbA deck of excuses in your Dbhands
EbmI would be the Gbfirst to Dbclaim I didn't mind
I underGbstandDb  
GbI put all my songs into a tDbape
GbAll my words you held inside your Dbhand
And EbmI don't think you Gbever even Dblistened to them once
I underGbstandDb  
[Pre-Chorus]
Waiting aEbmround, still halfway Gbhopeful that you'll Bbmshow
You said you'd Ebmcall, of course you Gbwon't, I should've BbmknownAb  
[Chorus]
BbmYou're not here again, GbI'm not surprised
DbI hate how long it took Fmto realize
BbmYou don't remember or Gbyou just don't care
DbToday's my birthdayAb  
And you're Bbmstill not Gbthere
You're Dbstill not Abthere
[Verse 2]
GbSat crossed legged by thDbe phone
GbIt's 2 AM, the candles alDbl burned out
EbmAnd I could preGbtend that Dbit's okay
I underGbstand, but DbI don't
[Pre-Chorus]
Waited arEbmound, I should've knoGbwn, you wouldn't shBbmow
And I'm just a Ebmfool who spent her bGbirthday all aloneBbm  Ab  
[Chorus]
BbmYou're not here again, GbI'm not surprised
DbI hate how long it took Fmto realize
BbmYou don't remember or Gbyou just don't care
DbToday's my birthdayAb  
And you're Bbmstill not Gbthere
You're Dbstill not Abthere
[Bridge]
EbmI never asked for Gbanything more than oAbne Bbmhappy bGbirthday
EbmI never asked for Gbanything more than hAbappBbmy birthGbday
[Chorus]
BbmYou're not here again, GbI'm not surprised
DbI hate how long it took Fmto realize
BbmThat you don't remember, do you?
GbOr you don't care
DbToday's my birthdayAb  
And you're Bbmstill not Gbthere
You're Dbstill not Abthere
[Outro]
You're Bbmstill not Gbthere
You're Dbstill not Abthere

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Birthday

by Maisie Peters

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Ebm

Bbm

[Verse 1]

Gb Db

You would always show up late

Gb Db

A deck of excuses in your hands

Ebm Gb Db

I would be the first to claim I didn't mind

Gb Db

I understand

Gb Db

I put all my songs into a tape

Gb Db

All my words you held inside your hand

Ebm Gb Db

And I don't think you ever even listened to them once

Gb Db

I understand

[Pre-Chorus]

Ebm Gb Bbm

Waiting around, still halfway hopeful that you'll show

Ebm Gb Bbm Ab

You said you'd call, of course you won't, I should've known

[Chorus]

Bbm Gb

You're not here again, I'm not surprised

Db Fm

I hate how long it took to realize

Bbm Gb

You don't remember or you just don't care

Db Ab

Today's my birthday

Bbm Gb

And you're still not there

Db Ab

You're still not there

[Verse 2]

Gb Db

Sat crossed legged by the phone

Gb Db

It's 2 AM, the candles all burned out

Ebm Gb Db

And I could pretend that it's okay

Gb Db

I understand, but I don't

[Pre-Chorus]

Ebm Gb Bbm

Waited around, I should've known, you wouldn't show

Ebm Gb Bbm Ab

And I'm just a fool who spent her birthday all alone

[Chorus]

Bbm Gb

You're not here again, I'm not surprised

Db Fm

I hate how long it took to realize

Bbm Gb

You don't remember or you just don't care

Db Ab

Today's my birthday

Bbm Gb

And you're still not there

Db Ab

You're still not there

[Bridge]

Ebm Gb Ab Bbm Gb

I never asked for anything more than one happy birthday

Ebm Gb Ab Bbm Gb

I never asked for anything more than happy birthday

[Chorus]

Bbm Gb

You're not here again, I'm not surprised

Db Fm

I hate how long it took to realize

Bbm

That you don't remember, do you?

Or you don't care

Db Ab

Today's my birthday

Bbm Gb

And you're still not there

Db Ab

You're still not there

[Outro]

Bbm Gb

You're still not there

Db Ab

You're still not there

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