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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
I sAmee guys at night drinking in bars
Talking to girls and driving cars
CThey heard about this place from a magazine
One of their best friends has been
They Fall laugh and joke like there’s nothing wrong
Like tDmhey are right where they belongC  
 AmShe met a guy, they went on a date
 She liked him, but it was getting late
 CHe called again, but she let it ring
 She needs a little more time to think
 FShe reads the paper on the train
 DmA guy stares the entire way
C F C
[Verse]
 AmHe got a job right out of school
 His place is small, but it has a pool
 CIt’s just a couple of stops away
 He feels a sadness that he can’t explain
 FIt’s hard for him to have fun
 DmHis mother died when he was young
[Chorus]
Yesterday I hCad a life (I had a life)
I had a home (I had a home)
I wCore a smile (I wore a smile)
To sell my soul (to sell my soul)
My tAmie was blue (my tie was blue)
And my shirt was white (my shirt was white)
So why cAman’t I figure out
How to feel alright?
I knFow this could be mine again
If you would just tell Dmme what I need to change
[Solo]
 Am   Am   C    C2x
F D
[Bridge]
I’ve sCeen enough (I've seen enough)
I’ll never go back (I'll never go back)
I’ll nCever get my life (get my life)
Back on track (back on track)
They Amall say so much (say so much)
But say nothing at all (nothing at all)
The wAmorld is so big and I feel so fucking small
And tFhen I think to myself and sigh
How can yDmou really give up
When you never tried?
[Verse]
OAmne day I called in sick, but I was right outside
I just sat down on a bench and cried
CI saw this child playing in the street
His whole life right there under his feet
I knew that wFhat you do, that’s all there is
But then I wDment upstairs and sat down at my desk
[Interlude]
C    4x
I dCon’t fit in, but I don’t feel bad
You can’t mCiss a feeling that you never had
I know Cit’s a sham, but it seemed so real
And whCat I had to be, isn’t who I am
You see
The mCan I see (man I see)
He would never dream (never dream)
I just tCook the life (took the life)
They handed me (handed me)
I remember this lAmike it was (like it was)
Yesterday (yesterday)
Even thAmough it now seems (now it seems)
So far away (far away)
FI’ve learned much more than he’ll ever know
So whDmat do we do now, and where do we go?
[Outro]
 C   F   C      F4x

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Normal People

by Fucked Up

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[Intro]

[Verse]

I see guys at night drinking in bars

Talking to girls and driving cars

They heard about this place from a magazine

One of their best friends has been

They all laugh and joke like there’s nothing wrong

Dm C

Like they are right where they belong

She met a guy, they went on a date

She liked him, but it was getting late

He called again, but she let it ring

She needs a little more time to think

She reads the paper on the train

A guy stares the entire way

C F C

[Verse]

He got a job right out of school

His place is small, but it has a pool

It’s just a couple of stops away

He feels a sadness that he can’t explain

It’s hard for him to have fun

His mother died when he was young

[Chorus]

Yesterday I had a life (I had a life)

I had a home (I had a home)

I wore a smile (I wore a smile)

To sell my soul (to sell my soul)

My tie was blue (my tie was blue)

And my shirt was white (my shirt was white)

So why can’t I figure out

How to feel alright?

I know this could be mine again

If you would just tell me what I need to change

[Solo]

Am Am C C

F D

[Bridge]

I’ve seen enough (I've seen enough)

I’ll never go back (I'll never go back)

I’ll never get my life (get my life)

Back on track (back on track)

They all say so much (say so much)

But say nothing at all (nothing at all)

The world is so big and I feel so fucking small

And then I think to myself and sigh

How can you really give up

When you never tried?

[Verse]

One day I called in sick, but I was right outside

I just sat down on a bench and cried

I saw this child playing in the street

His whole life right there under his feet

I knew that what you do, that’s all there is

But then I went upstairs and sat down at my desk

[Interlude]

C 4x

I don’t fit in, but I don’t feel bad

You can’t miss a feeling that you never had

I know it’s a sham, but it seemed so real

And what I had to be, isn’t who I am

You see

The man I see (man I see)

He would never dream (never dream)

I just took the life (took the life)

They handed me (handed me)

I remember this like it was (like it was)

Yesterday (yesterday)

Even though it now seems (now it seems)

So far away (far away)

I’ve learned much more than he’ll ever know

So what do we do now, and where do we go?

[Outro]

C F C F

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