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The Shell

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[Verse 1]
I'm a F#mghost
Walking in a Dboring dream
You are tBmhere
Talking and I'm Anot listening
I am Gbusy doing nothing
And you'rDe rudely interArupting
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a mF#myth and now I see it Dclearly
You don't Ahave to be sad to make Dsomething worth Bmhearing
Now I'm F#mcalm and conAtent
One more bBmurden off my bGack
[Chorus]
DYou don't wanna Abe a creBmator
Doesn't Gmean you've got nothing to DsayA  
DPut down the pAen, don't let it fBmorce your Ghand
[Verse 2]
I'm a F#mghost
Walking on an empty Dstreet
No Emname anymore
No need to Acall for me
I'm a Glong-lost hometown hero
Late to Dlegendary past lives within Emme
[Pre-Chorus]
If I F#mhad the offer to do it Dagain
Make Ame invincible, iBmnvisible, or bGrain dead
If the F#mbody and the Alife were two things tDhat we could dGivide
AI'd deliver up my shell to be filled with somebody elseD  
(Guitar Solo)
[Chorus]
DYou don't wanna Abe a creBmator
Doesn't Gmean you've got nothing to DsayA  
DPut down the Apen, don't let it Bmforce your Ghand
DYou don't wanna Abe a Bmleader
Doesn't Gmean you don't know the DwayA  
DHold your own Ahand, walk on Bmwithout a Gplan

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The Shell

by Lucy Dacus

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

F#m

I'm a ghost

Walking in a boring dream

You are there

Talking and I'm not listening

I am busy doing nothing

D A

And you're rudely interrupting

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m D

It's a myth and now I see it clearly

A D Bm

You don't have to be sad to make something worth hearing

F#m A

Now I'm calm and content

Bm G

One more burden off my back

[Chorus]

D A Bm

You don't wanna be a creator

G D A

Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say

D A Bm G

Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand

[Verse 2]

F#m

I'm a ghost

Walking on an empty street

No name anymore

No need to call for me

I'm a long-lost hometown hero

D Em

Late to legendary past lives within me

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m D

If I had the offer to do it again

A Bm G

Make me invincible, invisible, or brain dead

F#m A D G

If the body and the life were two things that we could divide

A D

I'd deliver up my shell to be filled with somebody else

(Guitar Solo)

[Chorus]

D A Bm

You don't wanna be a creator

G D A

Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say

D A Bm G

Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand

D A Bm

You don't wanna be a leader

G D A

Doesn't mean you don't know the way

D A Bm G

Hold your own hand, walk on without a plan

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