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Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-   x02220
 Bm-  x24432
 C#m- x46654
 D-   xx0232
 F#m- 244222
 G-   320033
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
  AImpossible outcomes
  BmThere's an Doutside chance
  AYou may not want to fight them
  BmBob and Gweave in their dance
[Verse 2]
  AI'm not gonna tell you
  BmThat my mind doesn't go there
  AIt's the terrible trouble
   Bm  GAbout getting older
[Chorus 1]
  AIf this isn't my time
  BmThen cutting the brakelines
    C#m  F#mSeems to make some sort of Gsense
  AI don't wanna have to
  BmI don't wanna leave you
   C#mIt F#mdoes us no good to preDtendA  A  
[Verse 3]
  AIt's not about hopeless
  BmNot a Dsong of despair
  AJust about choices
  Bmand Gmaking them fair
[Verse 4]
AHope we never have to
  BmDecisions like this
  ASpend every morning
  BmIn Gignorant bliss
[Chorus 2]
  AIf this isn't my time
  BmThen cutting the brakelines
    C#m  F#mSeems to make some sort of Gsense
  AI don't wanna have to
  BmI don't wanna leave you
   C#mIt F#mdoes us no good to preDtendD  
[Chorus 3]
  AIf this isn't my time
  BmThen cutting the brakelines
    C#m  F#mSeems to make some sort of GsenseD  
  AI don't wanna have to
  BmI don't wanna leave you
   C#mIt F#mdoes us no good to preDtend
[Outro]
  ATerrified  Bmkeeps me Dup at night
  ATerrifiedBm  G  
  ATerrified  Bmkeeps me Dup at night
  ATerrifiedBm  G  

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Brakelines

by The Get Up Kids

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- x24432

C#m

- x46654

- xx0232

F#m

- 244222

- 320033

[Intro]

A A A A

[Verse 1]

Impossible outcomes

Bm D

There's an outside chance

You may not want to fight them

Bm G

Bob and weave in their dance

[Verse 2]

I'm not gonna tell you

That my mind doesn't go there

It's the terrible trouble

Bm G

About getting older

[Chorus 1]

If this isn't my time

Then cutting the brakelines

C#m F#m G

Seems to make some sort of sense

I don't wanna have to

I don't wanna leave you

C#m F#m D A A

It does us no good to pretend

[Verse 3]

It's not about hopeless

Bm D

Not a song of despair

Just about choices

Bm G

and making them fair

[Verse 4]

Hope we never have to

Decisions like this

Spend every morning

Bm G

In ignorant bliss

[Chorus 2]

If this isn't my time

Then cutting the brakelines

C#m F#m G

Seems to make some sort of sense

I don't wanna have to

I don't wanna leave you

C#m F#m D D

It does us no good to pretend

[Chorus 3]

If this isn't my time

Then cutting the brakelines

C#m F#m G D

Seems to make some sort of sense

I don't wanna have to

I don't wanna leave you

C#m F#m D

It does us no good to pretend

[Outro]

A Bm D

Terrified keeps me up at night

A Bm G

Terrified

A Bm D

Terrified keeps me up at night

A Bm G

Terrified

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