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Art Is Hard

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[Intro]
Gm
[Verse 1]
Cut it Gmout
Your self-inflicted painEb  
Is getting too routinBbe
The crowds are catching Dmon
To the self-inflicted soGmng
Well, here we go agaiEmn
The art of acting weaBbk
Fall in love to faiDml
To boost your CD Gmsales
GmAnd that CD sells (Yeah, what a hit)
GmYou've got to repeat it
GmYou gotta' sink to swim
IGmf at first you don't succeed
You gotta D/Arecreate your misery
Cause we all Bbknow art is hard
Young D/Cartists have gotta starve
GmTry, and fail, and try again
The D/Acomforts of repetition
Keep Bbchurning out those hits
'Til it's D/Aall the same old shit
Gm
[Verse 2]
Oh, a second verse!Gm  
Well, color me fatiguedEb  
I'm hiding in the leavesBb  
In the CD jacket sleevesDm  
Tired of enteGmrtaining
Some double-dipped meanEbing
A soft serve analogBby
This drunken angry slDmur
In thirty-one flavorsGm  
GmYou gotta' sink, gotta sink
GmGotta sink to swim
GmImmerse yourself in rejection
GmRegurgitate some sorry tale
GmAbout a boy who sells his love affairs
GmYou gotta' fake, fake, fake the pain
GmYou better make, make, make it sting
GmYou're gonna' break, break, break a leg
GmWhen you get on stage
GmAnd they scream your name
Gm D/A Bb D/C
("Oh, Cursive is so cool!")
[Outro]
("Oh, Cursive is so cool!")
You gotta' Gmsink, gotta sink
Gotta sink to swim
D/AImpersonate greater persons
Cause we Bball know art is hard
When we D/Cdon't know who we are
 Gm   D/A   Bb   D/C(x2)
Gm/D

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Art Is Hard

by Cursive

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

D/C

Gm/D

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Cut it out

Your self-inflicted pain

Is getting too routine

The crowds are catching on

To the self-inflicted song

Well, here we go again

The art of acting weak

Fall in love to fail

To boost your CD sales

And that CD sells (Yeah, what a hit)

You've got to repeat it

You gotta' sink to swim

If at first you don't succeed

D/A

You gotta recreate your misery

Cause we all know art is hard

D/C

Young artists have gotta starve

Try, and fail, and try again

D/A

The comforts of repetition

Keep churning out those hits

D/A

'Til it's all the same old shit

[Verse 2]

Oh, a second verse!

Well, color me fatigued

I'm hiding in the leaves

In the CD jacket sleeves

Tired of entertaining

Some double-dipped meaning

A soft serve analogy

This drunken angry slur

In thirty-one flavors

You gotta' sink, gotta sink

Gotta sink to swim

Immerse yourself in rejection

Regurgitate some sorry tale

About a boy who sells his love affairs

You gotta' fake, fake, fake the pain

You better make, make, make it sting

You're gonna' break, break, break a leg

When you get on stage

And they scream your name

Gm D/A Bb D/C

("Oh, Cursive is so cool!")

[Outro]

("Oh, Cursive is so cool!")

You gotta' sink, gotta sink

Gotta sink to swim

D/A

Impersonate greater persons

Cause we all know art is hard

D/C

When we don't know who we are

Gm D/A Bb D/C

(x2)

Gm/D

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