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[Intro]
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B
[Verse]
CYou say you G/Bthink you can Chelp meG/B  
CThink of me as G/Bsomeone who CbleedsG/B  
Well AmI never told you to Flove me
That's your sort of CgreedG/B  C  G/B  
[Verse]
CI can make my G/Bown deCcisionsG/B  
CI can do what G/BI want to CdoG/B  
And I Amdon't have to share my aFddiction
With any of CyouG/B  C  G/B  
[Chorus]
AmI'll be just Gfine out of my Fmind
I like it this Gway, I know when to Fpray
I'm in conGtrol till it swallows me CwholeG/B  
[Instrumental]
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B
[Verse]
CI know you'd G/Blike to conCtrol meG/B  
CYou always G/Bneed to be CrightG/B  
Because I'm Amlate once or twice
Lose a Fjob or stay out all CnightG/B  C  G/B  
[Verse]
CBut I can see G/Bhigh aCbove itG/B  
CThe world is a G/Bboundary for CyouG/B  
And I Amknow that you'd like to see Fthrough it
The way that I CdoG/B  C  G/B  
[Chorus]
AmI'll be just Gfine out of my Fmind
I like it this Gway, I know when to Fpray
And I don't need Gany until I need Fmore
I said I was Gsorry a hundred times beFfore
And I'm in contGrol, till it swallows me CwholeG/B  C  G/B  
[Instrumental]
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B
[Verse 5]
Well, Cyou say that G/Byou have to Cleave now (G/BG/B)
You Ccan't stand the G/Bthings that I CdoG/B  
And you Amknow that I'll need this Fmore
Than I'll ever need CyouG/B  C  G/B  
[Chorus]
AmI'll be just Gfine out of my Fmind
I like it this Gway, I know when to Fpray
And I don't need Gany until I need Fmore
And I don't need Gany until I need Fmore
And I don't need Gany until I need Fmore
And I'm in conGtrolC  G/B  C  
Till it Gswallows me CwholeG/B  C  
Till it Gswallows me CwholeG/B  C  
G/BSwallows me Cwhole

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Swallows Me Whole

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

C G/B C G/B C G/B C G/B

[Verse]

C G/B C G/B

You say you think you can help me

C G/B C G/B

Think of me as someone who bleeds

Am F

Well I never told you to love me

C G/B C G/B

That's your sort of greed

[Verse]

C G/B C G/B

I can make my own decisions

C G/B C G/B

I can do what I want to do

Am F

And I don't have to share my addiction

C G/B C G/B

With any of you

[Chorus]

Am G F

I'll be just fine out of my mind

G F

I like it this way, I know when to pray

G C G/B

I'm in control till it swallows me whole

[Instrumental]

C G/B C G/B C G/B

[Verse]

C G/B C G/B

I know you'd like to control me

C G/B C G/B

You always need to be right

Because I'm late once or twice

F C G/B C G/B

Lose a job or stay out all night

[Verse]

C G/B C G/B

But I can see high above it

C G/B C G/B

The world is a boundary for you

Am F

And I know that you'd like to see through it

C G/B C G/B

The way that I do

[Chorus]

Am G F

I'll be just fine out of my mind

G F

I like it this way, I know when to pray

G F

And I don't need any until I need more

G F

I said I was sorry a hundred times before

G C G/B C G/B

And I'm in control, till it swallows me whole

[Instrumental]

C G/B C G/B C G/B

[Verse 5]

C G/B C G/B

Well, you say that you have to leave now (G/B)

C G/B C G/B

You can't stand the things that I do

Am F

And you know that I'll need this more

C G/B C G/B

Than I'll ever need you

[Chorus]

Am G F

I'll be just fine out of my mind

G F

I like it this way, I know when to pray

G F

And I don't need any until I need more

G F

And I don't need any until I need more

G F

And I don't need any until I need more

G C G/B C

And I'm in control

G C G/B C

Till it swallows me whole

G C G/B C

Till it swallows me whole

G/B C

Swallows me whole

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