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[Verse 1]
  BmIts all coming baDck to mEe today
  BmAll of the baDitE  
  BmThe god of email Dwants Eme to stay
  BmI should oDbeyE  
  BmMy father told Dme "Go fEor the pay" Bm(go for the Dpay, Eoh no)
  BmBut God knows I Djust want Eto escape
  DAll of the waEit
  BmThe more that I waDnt what thEey tell me
  BmThe more I can seeD  E  
  BmBecoming a fooDl was haElf the fee
  DUgly indeEed
[Chorus]
BmWhy can't wDe find home?A  E  
Wandering oBmn our own we'll nDever have to Aknow, oEh
But we're stiBmll searchinDg for hoAme, oEh
And when it cBmomes I know we'll Dnever feel aloAne, oEh, oh
[Verse 2]
  BmI've seen everythiDng pass thErough this town
  BmAll of the nDewE  
  BmThe luckiest kiDds wearinEg the crown
  BmDon't have a clDueE  
  BmMy mother kneDw it could Eget me down Bm(layin' arouDnd, Eoh no)
  BmLeft me to woDnder wEho'd allow
  DThe 'why' in the 'hEow'
[Chorus]
[Outro]
     BmWDoo they gEun it down
    Bm   DThey gEun it down
     BmWDoo they guEn it down
    Bm   DThey gEun it, they
     BmWDoo they gEun it down
    Bm   DThey gEun it down
     BmWDoo they gEun it down
    Bm   DThey gEun it, they

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The Bait

by Electric Guest

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[Verse 1]

Bm D E

Its all coming back to me today

Bm D E

All of the bait

Bm D E

The god of email wants me to stay

Bm D E

I should obey

Bm D E Bm D E

My father told me "Go for the pay" (go for the pay, oh no)

Bm D E

But God knows I just want to escape

D E

All of the wait

Bm D E

The more that I want what they tell me

Bm D E

The more I can see

Bm D E

Becoming a fool was half the fee

D E

Ugly indeed

[Chorus]

Bm D A E

Why can't we find home?

Bm D A E

Wandering on our own we'll never have to know, oh

Bm D A E

But we're still searching for home, oh

Bm D A E

And when it comes I know we'll never feel alone, oh, oh

[Verse 2]

Bm D E

I've seen everything pass through this town

Bm D E

All of the new

Bm D E

The luckiest kids wearing the crown

Bm D E

Don't have a clue

Bm D E Bm D E

My mother knew it could get me down (layin' around, oh no)

Bm D E

Left me to wonder who'd allow

D E

The 'why' in the 'how'

[Chorus]

[Outro]

Bm D E

Woo they gun it down

Bm D E

They gun it down

Bm D E

Woo they gun it down

Bm D E

They gun it, they

Bm D E

Woo they gun it down

Bm D E

They gun it down

Bm D E

Woo they gun it down

Bm D E

They gun it, they

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