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[Verse 1]
CI saw the bottom
CFelt a sinking feeling
CShe fed me words
CShe wasn't even thinking
FOn & Amon, say notGhing's wrong agaCin
[Verse 2]
CHeld up, repeating all our lines, fake blue skies
CPainted a picture out of words, turned white lies
    F             Am                  G  F*    G*    Am*
On & on tell me nothing's wrong again
N.C.
Nothing's wrong again
[Chorus]
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydream
FToo close to knCow, everything was fGading
Water we could wAmade in gGot too deeFp
(To stGand found oEmut firsthAmand that GI was)
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydreamF  
[Verse 3]
  F    CI know the script isn't changing
  F    CAlthough the person you play is
  F    CYour role - the girl in the tower
  F    CBut your sweet tooth turned sour
[Pre-Chorus]
    FWake me uCp, 'cause I'm lost in a daydream
   Am   F(The truth, it cCuts like an aGxe to an oak tree)
[Chorus]
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydream
FToo close to knCow, everything was fGading
Water we could wAmade in gGot too deeFp
(To stGand found oEmut firsthAmand that GI was)
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydreamF  
Am F G C
[Bridge]
AmWake me up, I'm lFost in a daydream
G(Truth, it cuts like an aCxe to an oak tree)
AmWake me up, I'm lFost in a daydGreamC  
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydream
FToo close to knCow, everything was fGading
[Chorus]
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydream
FToo close to knCow, everything was fGading
Water we could wAmade in gGot too deeFp
(To stGand found oEmut firsthAmand that GI was)
FToo close to knCow, we were playing fiGction
Living in a disAmtant dGaydreamF  

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Playing Fiction

by ROAM

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[Verse 1]

I saw the bottom

Felt a sinking feeling

She fed me words

She wasn't even thinking

F Am G C

On & on, say nothing's wrong again

[Verse 2]

Held up, repeating all our lines, fake blue skies

Painted a picture out of words, turned white lies

F Am G F G Am

* * *

On & on tell me nothing's wrong again

N.C.

Nothing's wrong again

[Chorus]

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G

Living in a distant daydream

F C G

Too close to know, everything was fading

Am G F

Water we could wade in got too deep

G Em Am G

(To stand found out firsthand that I was)

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G F

Living in a distant daydream

[Verse 3]

F C

I know the script isn't changing

F C

Although the person you play is

F C

Your role - the girl in the tower

F C

But your sweet tooth turned sour

[Pre-Chorus]

F C

Wake me up, 'cause I'm lost in a daydream

Am F C G

(The truth, it cuts like an axe to an oak tree)

[Chorus]

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G

Living in a distant daydream

F C G

Too close to know, everything was fading

Am G F

Water we could wade in got too deep

G Em Am G

(To stand found out firsthand that I was)

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G F

Living in a distant daydream

Am F G C

[Bridge]

Am F

Wake me up, I'm lost in a daydream

G C

(Truth, it cuts like an axe to an oak tree)

Am F G C

Wake me up, I'm lost in a daydream

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G

Living in a distant daydream

F C G

Too close to know, everything was fading

[Chorus]

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G

Living in a distant daydream

F C G

Too close to know, everything was fading

Am G F

Water we could wade in got too deep

G Em Am G

(To stand found out firsthand that I was)

F C G

Too close to know, we were playing fiction

Am G F

Living in a distant daydream

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