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Cut Yr Teeth

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[Verse]
GCheekbones​​ ​​thatA​​ ​​shine​​ ​​like​​ ​​diamonds​
D​Oh​​ ​​darkness,E​​ Em​​I​​ ​​am​​ ​​nerveless
EGyes​​ ​​closed​​ A​​for​​ ​​lack​​ ​​of​​ ​​purpose
LDack​​ ​​of​​ ​​liEght​​ Em​​or​​ ​​fear​​ G​​that​​ ​​I’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it
IE’m​​ ​​still​​ ​​afraidG​​ ​​of​​ ​​the​​ ​​dark
YEou​​ ​​were​​ ​​my​​ ​​liGght​​ ​​for​​ ​​so​​ ​​long​
OcEeans​​ ​​deep​​ ​​and​​ ​G​mountains​​ ​​tall​
​EOur​​ ​​future​​ ​​plays​​ G​​tricksF#m​​ ​​on​​ ​​us,​​ ​​huh?
[Verse]
StGories​​ ​​thaAt​​ ​​wreak​​ ​​of​​ ​​fiction
ADdorned,​​ ​​writEmten​​ ​​iGn​​ ​​cursive
You​​ ​​were​​ A​​a​​ ​​catholic​​ ​​school​​ ​​kid
YDou​​ ​​kept​​ ​​quieEt​​ ​​for​​ ​​fear​​ ​G​that​​ ​​you’d​​ ​​chose​​ ​​this​
Dimples​​ ​​thAat​​ ​​cut​​ ​​through​​ ​​eyelids
DOh,​​ ​​heartlEmessness​​ G​​is​​ ​​burden
High​​ ​​lows,​​ A​​for​​ ​​you’re​​ ​​uncertain
ODf​​ ​​eagerness​E​ ​​or​​ ​​fear​​ ​​Gthat​​ ​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​
[Pre-Chorus]
OEmr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
EmOr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
EmOr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
EmOr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​F#m​ ​​you’Bll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
[Chorus]
TDhe​​ ​​person​​ G​​you​​ ​​mEmade​​ ​​yBourself​​ ​​out​​ ​​to​​ ​​be
WoBmuld​​ ​​feel​​ ​​Emsorry​​ ​​for​​ E​​what​​ B​​you've​​ ​​done​​ ​​to​​ ​​me
Like​​ ​​scrapped​​ ​G​sheet​Em​ ​​metaBl​​ ​​shaves​ ​ivories​
​You​​ ​Bm​startedEm​​ ​​out​​ ​​slow​​ ​​but​​ ​​you​​ ​​cut​​ ​​your​​ ​​teeth​
​YouG​​ ​​cut​​ ​E​your​​ ​​teeth
​YouG​​ ​​cut​​ ​E​your​​ ​​teeth
[Verse]
GCheekbones​​ ​​thatA​​ ​​shine​​ ​​like​​ ​​diamonds​
D​Oh​​ ​​darkness,E​​ EmI​i​​ ​​am​​ ​​nerveless
EGyes​​ ​​closed​​ A​​for​​ ​​lack​​ ​​of​​ ​​purpose
LDack​​ ​​of​​ ​​liEght​​ Em​​or​​ ​​fear​​ G​​that​​ ​​I’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it
[Pre-Chorus]
OEmr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
OEmr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
OEmr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ G​​you’ll​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
OEmr​​ ​​fear​​ ​​that​​ F#m​​you’llG​​ ​​lose​​ ​​it​​
[Bridge]
You’ve​​ D​​never​​ ​​felt​​ Bm​​sorry​​ ​​at​​ ​​all
You’ve​​ A​​never​​ ​​felt​​ G​​sorry​​ ​​at​​ ​​all
You’ve​​ D​​never​​ ​​felt​​ Bm​​sorry​​ ​​at​​ ​​all
You’ve​​ A​​never​​ ​​felt​​ G​​sorry​​ ​​at​​ ​​all
[Chorus]
The ​​​​persDon ​​​​you’ve ​​​​made ​​​​youBmrself ​​​​out​​​​ to​​​​ be
Would​ ​​​fAeel​​ ​​sorry G​​​​for ​​​​what ​​​​you've ​​​​done​ ​​​to ​​​​me
​​Like​ ​​​scrapped ​D​​​sheet ​​​​metBmal​ ​shaves​​ ​​ivories​
​StarAted​​ ​​out​G​ ​​slow​​ ​​but​​ ​​you​D​ ​​cut​​ ​​your​​ ​​teeth
You​​ ​​Bmcut​​ ​​Ayour​​ ​G​teeth

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Cut Yr Teeth

by Kississippi

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F#m

[Verse]

G A

Cheekbones that shine like diamonds

D E Em

Oh darkness, I am nerveless

G A

Eyes closed for lack of purpose

D E Em G

Lack of light or fear that I’ll lose it

E G

I’m still afraid of the dark

E G

You were my light for so long

E G

Oceans deep and mountains tall

E G F#m

Our future plays tricks on us, huh?

[Verse]

G A

Stories that wreak of fiction

D Em G

Adorned, written in cursive

You were a catholic school kid

D E G

You kept quiet for fear that you’d chose this

Dimples that cut through eyelids

D Em G

Oh, heartlessness is burden

High lows, for you’re uncertain

D E G

Of eagerness or fear that you’ll lose it

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em F#m B

Or fear that you’ll lose it

[Chorus]

D G Em B

The person you made yourself out to be

Bm Em E B

Would feel sorry for what you've done to me

G Em B

Like scrapped sheet metal shaves ivories

Bm Em

You started out slow but you cut your teeth

G E

You cut your teeth

G E

You cut your teeth

[Verse]

G A

Cheekbones that shine like diamonds

D E Em

Oh darkness, Ii am nerveless

G A

Eyes closed for lack of purpose

D E Em G

Lack of light or fear that I’ll lose it

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

Em F#m G

Or fear that you’ll lose it

[Bridge]

D Bm

You’ve never felt sorry at all

A G

You’ve never felt sorry at all

D Bm

You’ve never felt sorry at all

A G

You’ve never felt sorry at all

[Chorus]

D Bm

The person you’ve made yourself out to be

A G

Would feel sorry for what you've done to me

D Bm

Like scrapped sheet metal shaves ivories

A G D

Started out slow but you cut your teeth

Bm A G

You cut your teeth

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