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DAWES
"My Greatest Invention”
[Into]
 Dm   G   Dm   Gx2
[Verse 1]
AI wonder where you Dare right now
F#mI guess I always Ado
BmPeople mention you F#mall the time
BWithout me asking them tDo
AI take the dirt they givDe me
F#mI put it in the Abooks
BmI smear around tF#mhe memories
BUntil I like how Dit looks
BmI get a taste foF#mr everything
BmThen I swallow tEhe hook
[Chorus]
AYou were the life of the Dparty
BmEven when you didn't attEend
AI would get lost telling Dstories
BmBut I'd always have to change up the Eend
DI'd complete the collectAion
BmOf my favorite rAeflections
DWith an all out C#mrejection
C#Of our tF#mrue imperfectionEsDm  G  
You were my greatest invAention
[Verse 2]
AIt's getting hard to keep in Dorder
F#mMy different versions of Ayou
BmWhich one's just an answer to a F#mquestion?
BWhich one is actually trDue?
AYou can turn a second inDside out
F#mAnd end up with an eternAity
BmBut to polish up a diamoF#mnd
BYou have to clear some dDebris
BmIt doesn't work for everF#myone
BmBut it works for meE  
[Chorus]
AYou were the life of the Dparty
BmEven when you didn't attEend
AI would get lost telling Dstories
BmBut I'd always have to cEhange up the end
DI'd complete the collectAion
BmOf my favorite rAeflections
DWith an all out C#mrejection
C#Of our tF#mrue imperfectionEsDm  G  
You were my greatest invAention
[Chorus]
AYou were the life of the Dparty
BmEven when you didn't attEend
AI would get lost telling Dstories
BmBut I'd always have to cEhange up the end
DI'd complete the collectAion
BmOf my favorite rAeflections
DWith an all out C#mrejection
C#Of our tF#mrue imperfectionEsDm  G  
You were my greatest invAentionDm  G  
You were my greatest invAentionDm  G  
AI wonder where you are rDight now
F#mI guess EI always doA  

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My Greatest Invention

by Dawes

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F#m

C#m

DAWES

"My Greatest Invention”

[Into]

Dm G Dm G

[Verse 1]

A D

I wonder where you are right now

F#m A

I guess I always do

Bm F#m

People mention you all the time

B D

Without me asking them to

A D

I take the dirt they give me

F#m A

I put it in the books

Bm F#m

I smear around the memories

B D

Until I like how it looks

Bm F#m

I get a taste for everything

Bm E

Then I swallow the hook

[Chorus]

A D

You were the life of the party

Bm E

Even when you didn't attend

A D

I would get lost telling stories

Bm E

But I'd always have to change up the end

D A

I'd complete the collection

Bm A

Of my favorite reflections

D C#m

With an all out rejection

C# F#m E Dm G

Of our true imperfections

You were my greatest invention

[Verse 2]

A D

It's getting hard to keep in order

F#m A

My different versions of you

Bm F#m

Which one's just an answer to a question?

B D

Which one is actually true?

A D

You can turn a second inside out

F#m A

And end up with an eternity

Bm F#m

But to polish up a diamond

B D

You have to clear some debris

Bm F#m

It doesn't work for everyone

Bm E

But it works for me

[Chorus]

A D

You were the life of the party

Bm E

Even when you didn't attend

A D

I would get lost telling stories

Bm E

But I'd always have to change up the end

D A

I'd complete the collection

Bm A

Of my favorite reflections

D C#m

With an all out rejection

C# F#m E Dm G

Of our true imperfections

You were my greatest invention

[Chorus]

A D

You were the life of the party

Bm E

Even when you didn't attend

A D

I would get lost telling stories

Bm E

But I'd always have to change up the end

D A

I'd complete the collection

Bm A

Of my favorite reflections

D C#m

With an all out rejection

C# F#m E Dm G

Of our true imperfections

A Dm G

You were my greatest invention

A Dm G

You were my greatest invention

A D

I wonder where you are right now

F#m E A

I guess I always do

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