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Cough Syrup

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[Verse]
DLife’s too short to even care at all Aoh
GI’m losing my mind losing my mind losing Acontrol
DThese fishes in the sea they’re staring at me Aoh oh Oh oh oh oh
GA wet world aches for a beat of a drum AOh
DIf I could find a way to see this straight AI’d run away
ATo some fortune that GI should have found by Anow
AWaiting for this Gcough syrup to come Adown (come down)
  D    A    G    Ax2
[Verse]
DLife’s too short to even care at all Aoh
GI’m coming up now coming up now out of the Ablue
DThese zombies in the park they’re looking for my heart AOh oh oh oh
GA dark world aches for a splash of the sun Aoh oh
[Chorus]
DIf I could find a way to see this straight AI’d run away
ATo some fortune that GI should have found by Anow
AAnd so I run to the things they said could Drestore me
DRestore life the Away it should be`
AWaiting for this Gcough syrup to come Adown
DLife’s too short to even care at all Aoh
GI’m losing my mind losing my mind losing conAtrol
DIf I could find a way to see this straight I’d Arun away
ATo some fortune that GI should have found by Anow
ASo I run to the things they said could Drestore me
DRestore life the Away it should be
AWaiting for this cGough syrup to come Adown
DOne more spoon of cough syrup nowA  
GOne more spoon of cough syrup nowA  

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Cough Syrup

by Melanie Martinez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

D A

Life’s too short to even care at all oh

G A

I’m losing my mind losing my mind losing control

D A

These fishes in the sea they’re staring at me oh oh Oh oh oh oh

G A

A wet world aches for a beat of a drum Oh

D A

If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away

A G A

To some fortune that I should have found by now

A G A

Waiting for this cough syrup to come down (come down)

D A G A

[Verse]

D A

Life’s too short to even care at all oh

G A

I’m coming up now coming up now out of the blue

D A

These zombies in the park they’re looking for my heart Oh oh oh oh

G A

A dark world aches for a splash of the sun oh oh

[Chorus]

D A

If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away

A G A

To some fortune that I should have found by now

A D

And so I run to the things they said could restore me

D A

Restore life the way it should be`

A G A

Waiting for this cough syrup to come down

D A

Life’s too short to even care at all oh

G A

I’m losing my mind losing my mind losing control

D A

If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away

A G A

To some fortune that I should have found by now

A D

So I run to the things they said could restore me

D A

Restore life the way it should be

A G A

Waiting for this cough syrup to come down

D A

One more spoon of cough syrup now

G A

One more spoon of cough syrup now

About Cough Syrup Chords by Melanie Martinez

Learn how to play Cough Syrup by Melanie Martinez with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cough Syrup chords”, “Cough Syrup guitar chords”, or “Melanie Martinez Cough Syrup chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cough Syrup chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cough Syrup lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, G.

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What key is "Cough Syrup" in?

The chords for "Cough Syrup" show the original chord names (including D, A, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.