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A New Kind Of Normal
Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-  xx0232
 A-  x02220
 Bm- x24432
 G-  320033
[Intro]
 D   Bm    Ax2
[Verse 1]
  DAll the books I never Bmfinished and all the Asongs I skip
  DEverything I try to Bmhold on but I Alet it slip aDwayBm  A  D  Bm  A  
[Refrain 1]
  GNow I say sorry like my Amother
  GI try to swim I'm treading Awater
  GNow I say sorry like my Amother
  GI try to swim I'm treading Awater
[Chorus]
And it Dtakes more to Bmput me back toAgether
And it Dtakes more than it Bmdoes to fall aApart
And it Dtakes more to Bmput me back toAgether
And it Dtakes more than it Bmdoes to fall aApart
And to Bmfinish what I sAtart
[Instrumental]
 D   Bm    Ax2
[Verse 2]
  DFor every look I took for Bmgranted and every Ameal I skipped
  DFor everything I tried to Bmhold on but I'm Alosing gripD  Bm  A  D  Bm  A  
[Refrain 2]
  GNow I say sorry like my Amother
  GI try to swim I'm treading Awater
  GNow I say sorry like my Amother
  GI try to swim I'm treading Awater
[Instrumental]
D D D Bm A
[Outro]
  DFor every book I never Bmfinished and every Asong I skippedD  Bm  A  

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Phonics Failed Me

by Cayetana

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A New Kind Of Normal

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

[Intro]

D Bm A

[Verse 1]

D Bm A

All the books I never finished and all the songs I skip

D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A

Everything I try to hold on but I let it slip away

[Refrain 1]

G A

Now I say sorry like my mother

G A

I try to swim I'm treading water

G A

Now I say sorry like my mother

G A

I try to swim I'm treading water

[Chorus]

D Bm A

And it takes more to put me back together

D Bm A

And it takes more than it does to fall apart

D Bm A

And it takes more to put me back together

D Bm A

And it takes more than it does to fall apart

Bm A

And to finish what I start

[Instrumental]

D Bm A

[Verse 2]

D Bm A

For every look I took for granted and every meal I skipped

D Bm A D Bm A D Bm A

For everything I tried to hold on but I'm losing grip

[Refrain 2]

G A

Now I say sorry like my mother

G A

I try to swim I'm treading water

G A

Now I say sorry like my mother

G A

I try to swim I'm treading water

[Instrumental]

D D D Bm A

[Outro]

D Bm A D Bm A

For every book I never finished and every song I skipped

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