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[Intro]
D G D G D G A
[Verse]
   BmyesterAday i found F#mout that my bones are holDlow,
when did they Aplan on telling mF#me that?
F#mso todAay for the F#mfirst time i'm going to try to Dfly
don't Atest me noF#mw.
  Dand my Abody says, "yoF#mu can't do like you used to, Dboy,
  Ano you F#mcan't do like you used to."
F#
  Dand what part of, "i F#mneed this to survive" did you not Dunderstand?
Ddid you not F#munderstand?
Dit's hard enoF#mugh to say "i am alive,"
F#mhow could you not Dunderstand?
Dhow could you not F#understand?
F#m D A F#m D A F#m
  Dand tomorArow, i'll be F#mfound eleven miles west in the Dgrass
Dwhen did they Aplan on telling me F#mthat?
  Dso for Anow - i'll just F#mleave my world behind
F#mi'll just Dleave my wife behDind, F#myeah.
  Dand my Abody says, "yoF#mu can't do like you used to, Dboy,
  Ano you F#mcan't do like you used to."
F#
  Dand what part of, "i F#mneed this to survive" did you not Dunderstand?
Ddid you not F#munderstand?
  Dit's hard enough to F#msay "i am alive,"
F#mhow could you not Dunderstand?
Dhow could you not F#munderstand?
D A F#m D A F#m
D*                         F#m*
  i felt like i owned this land -
                    D*                                 F#  
but now i'm not all i could be, now that i know what i could have been.
D*                 F#m*
  i feel like i am whole again -
                     D*
with solid bones and ripped up skin,
                      F#m*
this is all that i've ever been
this is all that i've Dever been
G D G D G A
  Dand what part of, "i F#mneed this to survive" did you F#not Dunderstand?
Ddid you not F#munderstand?
  Dit's hard enough to F#msay "i am alive,"
F#mhow could you not F#munderstand?
Dhow could you not F#munderstand?
D A F#m D A F#m D

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On Birds And Bodies

by Skylar Kergil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

D G D G D G A

[Verse]

Bm A F#m D

yesterday i found out that my bones are hollow,

A F#m

when did they plan on telling me that?

F#m A F#m D

so today for the first time i'm going to try to fly

A F#m

don't test me now.

D A F#m D

and my body says, "you can't do like you used to, boy,

A F#m

no you can't do like you used to."

D F#m D

and what part of, "i need this to survive" did you not understand?

D F#m

did you not understand?

D F#m

it's hard enough to say "i am alive,"

F#m D

how could you not understand?

D F#

how could you not understand?

F#m D A F#m D A F#m

D A F#m D

and tomorrow, i'll be found eleven miles west in the grass

D A F#m

when did they plan on telling me that?

D A F#m

so for now - i'll just leave my world behind

F#m D D F#m

i'll just leave my wife behind, yeah.

D A F#m D

and my body says, "you can't do like you used to, boy,

A F#m

no you can't do like you used to."

D F#m D

and what part of, "i need this to survive" did you not understand?

D F#m

did you not understand?

D F#m

it's hard enough to say "i am alive,"

F#m D

how could you not understand?

D F#m

how could you not understand?

D A F#m D A F#m

D F#m

* *

i felt like i owned this land -

D F#

but now i'm not all i could be, now that i know what i could have been.

D F#m

* *

i feel like i am whole again -

with solid bones and ripped up skin,

F#m

this is all that i've ever been

G D G D G A

D F#m F# D

and what part of, "i need this to survive" did you not understand?

D F#m

did you not understand?

D F#m

it's hard enough to say "i am alive,"

F#m F#m

how could you not understand?

D F#m

how could you not understand?

D A F#m D A F#m D

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