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[Intro]
Bb Bb Bb Bb
[Verse 1]
What did you plan?Eb  
EbWhat did you antGmicipate?F  
All you demaEbnd to findEb  
Spiraling doGmwn, falling behFind
No tomorrowEb  
EbWhen you're ahGmead of your tFime
What did you wEbant to knEbow?
How does it eGmnd? How does it gFo?F  
[Chorus]
From the bGmottom I flFed
But the stBbars overhEbead
Led me aGmway from the ruFin
I must sBbay that I was a wrEbeck
Hit the bGmottom I guFess
But the woBbrds you once sEbaid
Led me aGmway from the ruFin
Second siEbght up aheBbadBb  
[Instrumental]
 Gm   F   Bb   Ebx4
Bb Bb Bb Bb
[Verse 2]
I couldn't withstEbandEb  
I couldn't GmanticipaFte
How low I would gEboEb  
What did I miGmss?
I didn't knFow, I didn't knEbowEb  
Now what do you GmanticipFate?
Another catEbastropheEb  
Coming arGmound, following mFeF  
[Chorus]
From the bGmottom I flFed
But the stBbars overhEbead
Led me aGmway from the ruFin
I must sBbay that I was a wrEbeck
Hit the bGmottom I guFess
But the woBbrds you once sEbaid
Led me aGmway from the ruFin
Second siEbght up aheBbadBb  
[Instrumental]
 Gm   F   Bb   Ebx4
Bb Bb
[Outro]
Gm F Bb Eb
Gm F Bb

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Anticipate

by Metric

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

Bb Bb Bb Bb

[Verse 1]

What did you plan?

Eb Gm F

What did you anticipate?

Eb Eb

All you demand to find

Gm F

Spiraling down, falling behind

No tomorrow

Eb Gm F

When you're ahead of your time

Eb Eb

What did you want to know?

Gm F F

How does it end? How does it go?

[Chorus]

Gm F

From the bottom I fled

Bb Eb

But the stars overhead

Gm F

Led me away from the ruin

Bb Eb

I must say that I was a wreck

Gm F

Hit the bottom I guess

Bb Eb

But the words you once said

Gm F

Led me away from the ruin

Eb Bb Bb

Second sight up ahead

[Instrumental]

Gm F Bb Eb

Bb Bb Bb Bb

[Verse 2]

Eb Eb

I couldn't withstand

Gm F

I couldn't anticipate

Eb Eb

How low I would go

What did I miss?

F Eb Eb

I didn't know, I didn't know

Gm F

Now what do you anticipate?

Eb Eb

Another catastrophe

Gm F F

Coming around, following me

[Chorus]

Gm F

From the bottom I fled

Bb Eb

But the stars overhead

Gm F

Led me away from the ruin

Bb Eb

I must say that I was a wreck

Gm F

Hit the bottom I guess

Bb Eb

But the words you once said

Gm F

Led me away from the ruin

Eb Bb Bb

Second sight up ahead

[Instrumental]

Gm F Bb Eb

Bb Bb

[Outro]

Gm F Bb Eb

Gm F Bb

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