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[Intro]
EM7 B F#m C#m
EM7 B F#m C#m
[Verse 1]
G#mBuild a house and
BBuy a car and
Find a F#mbody that's Awarm
G#mTake that pill and
BFill those arms
Until they're F#mtired and Asore
[Pre-Chorus]
I EM7need Bthis every F#mnow and C#mthen
I EM7need Bthis till I F#mneed aC#mgain
[Chorus]
Just when I've Efinally found 
That Bthing, that high, everything I was looking F#for
Just for a Emoment in time, 
I'm Bfine till the bells cry out cause I know in my F#core I want
C#mMoreB  F#  
C#mMoreB  F#  
[Verse 2]
G#mDress it up and
BPaint it red and
Call it F#mwhat you wAant
G#mHunger talks and
BHunger asks and
I canF#mnot turn it Aoff
[Pre-Chorus]
It EM7haunts Bme every F#mnow and C#mthen
But it EM7holds Bme, till it F#mhurts aC#mgain
[Instrumental]
E B F#
E B F#
[Chorus]
Just when I've Efinally found 
that Bthing, that high, everything I was looking F#for
Just for a Emoment in time, 
I'm Bfine till the bells cry out cause I know in my F#core I want
Just when I've Efinally found 
that Bthing, that high, everything I was looking F#for
Just for a Emoment in time, 
I'm Bfine till the bells cry out cause I know in my F#core I want
C#mMore B(JF#ust when I've finally found that thing)
C#mMore B(EF#verything I was looking for)
[Outro]
C#m B F#

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Pencils

by ANIMA!

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

EM7

F#m

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

EM7 B F#m C#m

[Verse 1]

G#m

Build a house and

Buy a car and

F#m A

Find a body that's warm

G#m

Take that pill and

Fill those arms

F#m A

Until they're tired and sore

[Pre-Chorus]

EM7 B F#m C#m

I need this every now and then

EM7 B F#m C#m

I need this till I need again

[Chorus]

Just when I've finally found

B F#

That thing, that high, everything I was looking for

Just for a moment in time,

B F#

I'm fine till the bells cry out cause I know in my core I want

C#m B F#

[Verse 2]

G#m

Dress it up and

Paint it red and

F#m A

Call it what you want

G#m

Hunger talks and

Hunger asks and

F#m A

I cannot turn it off

[Pre-Chorus]

EM7 B F#m C#m

It haunts me every now and then

EM7 B F#m C#m

But it holds me, till it hurts again

[Instrumental]

E B F#

[Chorus]

Just when I've finally found

B F#

that thing, that high, everything I was looking for

Just for a moment in time,

B F#

I'm fine till the bells cry out cause I know in my core I want

Just when I've finally found

B F#

that thing, that high, everything I was looking for

Just for a moment in time,

B F#

I'm fine till the bells cry out cause I know in my core I want

C#m B F#

More (Just when I've finally found that thing)

C#m B F#

More (Everything I was looking for)

[Outro]

C#m B F#

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