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[Intro]
 F   C   Em   G   F   C   Em   Amx2
[Verse]
AmGood girl, so I'm told
Pure and fragile Fsoul
Things I seem to bend and break
GYou seem to uphold
AmHave you lost your way?
I find it kind of Fstrange
You'd be drawn to Canything that's Gabout to unfold
[Pre-Chorus]
AmI should apologize
If you were not warned that FI
I was born a roving Gsoul
AmAnd I should clarify
You should not expect that I
FWill take you more than Chalf the way Ghome
[Chorus]
And I Fwarn you baCby
EmThings I do are Gbest kept out of the light
FThey're onCly
EmFor your Ameyes
But I'll Fshow you maCma
EmDreams were always meant to Gcatch fire
FCome joCin me
EmGunning for the AmFlipside
[Verse]
AmWon't you hear me out
You who fear to Fdrown
I swear that the waters nice
Once you Glearn to swim around
AmIt's alright to dive
With survival on your Fmind
You can take it Cstep by step
GTill you find solid ground
AmChild treading water in the deep, God knows
There's a certain kind of peace, God Fknows
There's a kind of sweet release
God knows you must try to Gsee how it goes
AmUntil you face your fear
How can you hope to Fgrow
To find joy in the Cwild unGknown
[Chorus]
And I Fwarn you baCby
EmThings I do are Gbest kept out of the light
FThey're Conly
EmFor your Ameyes
But I'll Fshow you maCma
EmDreams were always Gmeant to catch fire
FCome Cjoin me
EmGunning toward the Amflipside
[Bridge]
So gather Fround, gather Cround, gather Ground
All you told to settle Gdown, settle Amdown, settle Fdown
We play it Floud, play it Cloud, play it Gloud
We Weren't meant to settle Gdown, settle Amdown
SettleF  
[Verse]
FMe and my Cfriends go out by Emnight
To mess Garound and feel alFright
And if you Cthink that that sounds Emnice
Come join me Amgunning toward the flipside
[Chorus]
FMy Cbaby
EmThings I do are Gbest kept out of the light
FThey're Conly
EmFor your Ameyes
And I'll Fshow you, Cmama
EmDreams were always Gmeant to catch fire
FCome Cjoin me Emgunning for the Amflipside (Whoah oh oh)
FMy Cbaby, Emkeep me Gout of the FlightC  
EmThey're only Amfor your eyes
FI'll show you, Cmama
EmDreams were always Gmeant to catch FFIRE
Come Cjoin me Emgunning for the Amflipside
EmGunning toAmwards...

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Flipside

by Ripe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C Em G F C Em Am

[Verse]

Good girl, so I'm told

Pure and fragile soul

Things I seem to bend and break

You seem to uphold

Have you lost your way?

I find it kind of strange

C G

You'd be drawn to anything that's about to unfold

[Pre-Chorus]

I should apologize

If you were not warned that I

I was born a roving soul

And I should clarify

You should not expect that I

F C G

Will take you more than half the way home

[Chorus]

F C

And I warn you baby

Em G

Things I do are best kept out of the light

F C

They're only

Em Am

For your eyes

F C

But I'll show you mama

Em G

Dreams were always meant to catch fire

F C

Come join me

Em Am

Gunning for the Flipside

[Verse]

Won't you hear me out

You who fear to drown

I swear that the waters nice

Once you learn to swim around

It's alright to dive

With survival on your mind

You can take it step by step

Till you find solid ground

Child treading water in the deep, God knows

There's a certain kind of peace, God knows

There's a kind of sweet release

God knows you must try to see how it goes

Until you face your fear

How can you hope to grow

C G

To find joy in the wild unknown

[Chorus]

F C

And I warn you baby

Em G

Things I do are best kept out of the light

F C

They're only

Em Am

For your eyes

F C

But I'll show you mama

Em G

Dreams were always meant to catch fire

F C

Come join me

Em Am

Gunning toward the flipside

[Bridge]

F C G

So gather round, gather round, gather round

G Am F

All you told to settle down, settle down, settle down

F C G

We play it loud, play it loud, play it loud

G Am

We Weren't meant to settle down, settle down

Settle

[Verse]

F C Em

Me and my friends go out by night

G F

To mess around and feel alright

C Em

And if you think that that sounds nice

Come join me gunning toward the flipside

[Chorus]

F C

My baby

Em G

Things I do are best kept out of the light

F C

They're only

Em Am

For your eyes

F C

And I'll show you, mama

Em G

Dreams were always meant to catch fire

F C Em Am

Come join me gunning for the flipside (Whoah oh oh)

F C Em G F C

My baby, keep me out of the light

Em Am

They're only for your eyes

F C

I'll show you, mama

Em G F

Dreams were always meant to catch FIRE

C Em Am

Come join me gunning for the flipside

Em Am

Gunning towards...

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