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[Verse 1]
EmI'm over everything you say and you do babe
EmI'm over everything that we've been through
I'm on a Dlifeboat, a lAifeboat, this lifeboat is
EmSinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking
EmI don't know if we're even pulling through babe
EmI'm overmedicated thanks to you
I'm on a Dlifeboat, our Alifeboat, this lifeboat is
EmSinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking
[Chorus]
CSave me, Gyeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, Emyeah
This isn't what I Cwanted, yGeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, yEmeah
[Post-Chorus]
EmLifeboat, l-lifeboat, l-lifeboat
EmLifeboat, our lifeboat is sinking
[Verse 2]
EmI'm over everything you say and you do babe
EmI'm closing up but do you even care that I do?
We're on a Dlifeboat, our lAifeboat, this lifeboat is
EmSinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking
[Chorus]
CSave me, Gyeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, Emyeah
This isn't what I Cwanted, yGeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, yEmeah
CSave me, Gyeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, Emyeah
This isn't what I Cwanted, yGeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, yEmeah
[Bridge]
Throw up your Emhands, I'm celeEmbrating
Sliver of Emland, halluciEmnating
I'm going Ddown, down, down, Adown, down, down, down, Emooh
EmShout out my name, I am the sunshine
EmHere comes the rain, let's have a good time
I'm going Ddown, down, down, Adown, down, down, down, Emooh
[Verse 3]
EmI'm at the bottom of my wishing well
But do you even Dcare that I am?
We're on a Dlifeboat, our Alifeboat, this lifeboat is
EmSinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking,
DSinking, Lifeboat, a lifeboat, yeah
[Chorus]
CSave me, Gyeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, Emyeah
This isn't what I Cwanted, yGeah
This isn't what it Amlooks like, yEmeah
[Outro]
EmLifeboat, a lifeboat, a lifeboat
EmLifeboat, a lifeboat, a lifeboat
EmLifeboat, a lifeboat, a lifeboat
EmLifeboat, our lifeboat is sinking

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Lifeboat

by New Politics

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[Verse 1]

I'm over everything you say and you do babe

I'm over everything that we've been through

D A

I'm on a lifeboat, a lifeboat, this lifeboat is

Sinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking

I don't know if we're even pulling through babe

I'm overmedicated thanks to you

D A

I'm on a lifeboat, our lifeboat, this lifeboat is

Sinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking

[Chorus]

C G

Save me, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

C G

This isn't what I wanted, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Lifeboat, l-lifeboat, l-lifeboat

Lifeboat, our lifeboat is sinking

[Verse 2]

I'm over everything you say and you do babe

I'm closing up but do you even care that I do?

D A

We're on a lifeboat, our lifeboat, this lifeboat is

Sinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking

[Chorus]

C G

Save me, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

C G

This isn't what I wanted, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

C G

Save me, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

C G

This isn't what I wanted, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

[Bridge]

Em Em

Throw up your hands, I'm celebrating

Em Em

Sliver of land, hallucinating

D A Em

I'm going down, down, down, down, down, down, down, ooh

Shout out my name, I am the sunshine

Here comes the rain, let's have a good time

D A Em

I'm going down, down, down, down, down, down, down, ooh

[Verse 3]

I'm at the bottom of my wishing well

But do you even care that I am?

D A

We're on a lifeboat, our lifeboat, this lifeboat is

Sinking, Si-si-sinking, si-sinking,

Sinking, Lifeboat, a lifeboat, yeah

[Chorus]

C G

Save me, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

C G

This isn't what I wanted, yeah

Am Em

This isn't what it looks like, yeah

[Outro]

Lifeboat, a lifeboat, a lifeboat

Lifeboat, our lifeboat is sinking

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