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Boiled Frogs

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[Intro]
Bm   E F#m   E Bm   E F#m   E
D   E F#m   E D   E F#m
[Verse]
BmA man sits at his desk, one year from retirement,
GAnd he's up for review, not quite sure what to do.
EEach passing year, the workload grows.
[Verse]
BmI'm always wishing, DI'm always Gwishing too F#mlateE  
BmFor things to go my way, Dit always Gends up the F#msame    E(ACount your blessings)
BmI must be missing, DI must be Gmissing the F#mpointE  
BmYour signal fades away Dand all I'm Gleft with is F#mnoiseE  
(ACount your blessings on one hand)
[Chorus]
GSo wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again Bmtonight.
There's so much to Gdream about, there must be more to my Bmlife
[Bridge]
     Bm    E  F#mPoor lEitBmtle tEin F#mman,E  
DstilEl F#mswingiEng Dhis EaF#mxe, even though his joints are clogged with rust.
[Verse]
BmMy youth is slipping, Dmy youth is Gslipping F#mawayE  
BmSafe in monotony, (so Dsafe), Gday after F#mday   E(ACount your blessings)
BmMy youth is slipping, Dmy youth is Gslipping F#mawayE  
BmCold wind blows off the lake, and I Dknow for sure Gthat it's too F#mlateE  
(ACount your blessings on one hand)
[Chorus]
GSo wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again Bmtonight.
There's so much to Gdream about, there must be more to my Bmlife
[Interlude]
BmCan't help but feel betrayed, Bmpunch the clock every single day
There's no Gloyalty and no reEmoErse.
BmYouth sold for a pension cheque, Bmand it makes him fucking sick
He's Gheating up, he can't say EnoE  
(BmWhoa-Whoa-Goh)E  E  
(BmWhoa-Whoa-Goh)E  E  
[Riff]
E F#m E A D
[Chorus]
GSo wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again Bmtonight.
There's so much to Gdream about, there must be more to my Bmlife
(So wait up) GSo wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again Bmtonight.
Between the light and Gshallow waves is where I'm going to BmdieBm  
[Outro]
GWait Aup for Bmme
GWait Aup for Bmme
GWait Aup for Bmme

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Boiled Frogs

by Alexisonfire

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F#m

[Intro]

Bm E F#m E Bm E F#m E

D E F#m E D E F#m

[Verse]

A man sits at his desk, one year from retirement,

And he's up for review, not quite sure what to do.

Each passing year, the workload grows.

[Verse]

Bm D G F#m E

I'm always wishing, I'm always wishing too late

Bm D G F#m E A

For things to go my way, it always ends up the same (Count your blessings)

Bm D G F#m E

I must be missing, I must be missing the point

Bm D G F#m E

Your signal fades away and all I'm left with is noise

(Count your blessings on one hand)

[Chorus]

G Bm

So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.

G Bm

There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life

[Bridge]

Bm E F#m E Bm E F#m E

Poor little tin man,

D E F#m E D E F#m

still swinging his axe, even though his joints are clogged with rust.

[Verse]

Bm D G F#m E

My youth is slipping, my youth is slipping away

Bm D G F#m E A

Safe in monotony, (so safe), day after day (Count your blessings)

Bm D G F#m E

My youth is slipping, my youth is slipping away

Bm D G F#m E

Cold wind blows off the lake, and I know for sure that it's too late

(Count your blessings on one hand)

[Chorus]

G Bm

So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.

G Bm

There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life

[Interlude]

Bm Bm

Can't help but feel betrayed, punch the clock every single day

G E E

There's no loyalty and no remorse.

Bm Bm

Youth sold for a pension cheque, and it makes him fucking sick

G E E

He's heating up, he can't say no

Bm G E E

(Whoa-Whoa-oh)

Bm G E E

(Whoa-Whoa-oh)

[Riff]

E F#m E A D

[Chorus]

G Bm

So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.

G Bm

There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life

G Bm

(So wait up) So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.

G Bm Bm

Between the light and shallow waves is where I'm going to die

[Outro]

G A Bm

Wait up for me

G A Bm

Wait up for me

G A Bm

Wait up for me

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