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Sink Or Swim

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[Verse]
What you doF#ming      Awith that stEupid little gBirl?
Stop your fF#mooling,  Adon't you knEow its gonna hBurt?
When she leF#maves you,  Aand you gaEve all you couBld give
You'll be hF#murting  Afor the one yEou should be wBith
[Chorus]
F#mHow are you gonna Adeal with this?
EHow many times befBore you slip?
F#mYou made a wager wAith a kiss
ENow you're the new name Bon her lips
F#mThis is the real thing Aat your door
EBig wave breaking Bon the shore
F#mBut are you gonna Asink or swim?
                 E             B(   F#m    A    E   B) (2x)
Hold on tight, don't fall in
[Verse 2]
What you doF#ming      Awith that stEupid little gBirl?
Stop your fF#mooling,  Adon't you knEow its gonna hBurt?
When she leF#maves you,  Aand you gaEve all you couBld give
You'll be hF#murting  Afor the one yEou should be wBithF#m  A  E  B  
[Chorus 2]
F#mJesus save this heAart of gold
ETake the time to sBave a soul
F#mWill he bend or wAill he crack?
ESave this yearling Bfrom the pack
F#mHe's not aware of Aanything
ESure as summer fBollows spring
F#mDoesn't know where he's Acoming from
EReaching perfection tBakes too long
(  F#m   A   E   B) (3x)  E  B  
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (repeat)
Hey what you F#mdoing, Ayou've got so Emuch to live Bfor
The world is F#mturning Atill it can't Eturn anyBmore
This fire is F#mburning, Ait will Eburn forever Bmore
So whatcha F#mdoing   Awith that sEtupid little Bgirl?
Stop your fF#mooling, Adon't you kEnow its gonna hBurt?
When she leF#maves you,  Aand you gEave all you cBould give,
You'll be hF#murting Afor the Eone you should be wBith

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Sink Or Swim

by Bad Lieutenant

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F#m

[Verse]

F#m A E B

What you doing with that stupid little girl?

F#m A E B

Stop your fooling, don't you know its gonna hurt?

F#m A E B

When she leaves you, and you gave all you could give

F#m A E B

You'll be hurting for the one you should be with

[Chorus]

F#m A

How are you gonna deal with this?

E B

How many times before you slip?

F#m A

You made a wager with a kiss

E B

Now you're the new name on her lips

F#m A

This is the real thing at your door

E B

Big wave breaking on the shore

F#m A

But are you gonna sink or swim?

E B F#m A E B

( ) (2x)

Hold on tight, don't fall in

[Verse 2]

F#m A E B

What you doing with that stupid little girl?

F#m A E B

Stop your fooling, don't you know its gonna hurt?

F#m A E B

When she leaves you, and you gave all you could give

F#m A E B F#m A E B

You'll be hurting for the one you should be with

[Chorus 2]

F#m A

Jesus save this heart of gold

E B

Take the time to save a soul

F#m A

Will he bend or will he crack?

E B

Save this yearling from the pack

F#m A

He's not aware of anything

E B

Sure as summer follows spring

F#m A

Doesn't know where he's coming from

E B

Reaching perfection takes too long

F#m A E B E B

( ) (3x)

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (repeat)

F#m A E B

Hey what you doing, you've got so much to live for

F#m A E B

The world is turning till it can't turn anymore

F#m A E B

This fire is burning, it will burn forever more

F#m A E B

So whatcha doing with that stupid little girl?

F#m A E B

Stop your fooling, don't you know its gonna hurt?

F#m A E B

When she leaves you, and you gave all you could give,

F#m A E B

You'll be hurting for the one you should be with

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