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Tell Tale Signs

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[Intro]
Am Em F Gm Am
[Verse 1]
God damn it, AAmmy!
We're not kids any mEmore
You can't just keep waFltzing out of my lGife
Leaving clothes on my Ambedroom floor
Like nothing really mAmatters
Like pain doesn't Emhurt
You should mean mFore to me by noGw
Than just heartbreak and a shoAmrt skirt
[Chorus 1]
YoGu kind of remind me of scars on my Carms
That I Fmade, when I was a Gkid
With a disassembled disposable Crazor
I stFole from my dGad
When I thought that suffering something
CProfound that weiFghed down on wiGse heads
Not just soDmmething to be avoided
Something Fnormal people dreadAm  
[Verse 2]
Well God damn it, AmAmy!
Well of course I've chEmanged!
With all the thFings that I've done and the Gplaces I've been
I'd be a Ammachine if I'd stayed the same
You're still baAmck where we started
You haven't changed at Emall
Yeah you're stilFl trying to live like a Gkid
Like you could alAmways have it all
[Chorus 2]
You Gknow you kind of remind me of scars on my aCrms
That I hFid as best I couGld
That I covered with ink, but in the right kind of lCight
They stFill bleed throuGgh
Showing that there are some things that I just cannot cChange
No mFatter what I doG  
ThDme tell tale signs of being used
Of being tFrapped inside of youAm  
[Bridge]
e|G#x--Gx--A#x--Amx--Cx-C#m-x--Dmx-----------------------|
B|x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------|
G|5--4--7--5--9--9-10-----------------------|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|
A|x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------|
E|4--3--6--5--8--9-10-----------------------|
G#You're a beautiful bGutterfly
A#Burned with a braAmnding iron
Onto my Coutside, into my C#minsides
Is a Dsimple siGgn
G#To show off your Gownership
A#Burned into my naAmked skin
Onto my Coutside, into my C#minsides
[Verse 3]
It's not even Dmlove anGymore!
It's just a Cclaim upon my sFoul
It stains my Dmskin, yeah, and it's on my bGreath
And I'm Cashamed to get unFdressed
In front of Dmstrangers, in case they Gsee
The tell tale sCigns that you have leGft all over mDe
God damn it, Amy!G  
[Chorus 3]
GYou'll always remind me of scars on my aCrms
That I knFow will never fadGe
And it's not like it's something I think about Ceach
And evFery dayG  
I just occasionally catch myself scratching at tChem
As if they'd evFer go awayG  
But these Dmtell tale signs are here to stay
And in the Fend, you know, that's OK
Because Dmyou will always be a part
Of my paFtched up, patchwork, Gtaped up tape deck hAmeart

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Tell Tale Signs

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

Am Em F Gm Am

[Verse 1]

God damn it, Amy!

We're not kids any more

F G

You can't just keep waltzing out of my life

Leaving clothes on my bedroom floor

Like nothing really matters

Like pain doesn't hurt

F G

You should mean more to me by now

Than just heartbreak and a short skirt

[Chorus 1]

G C

You kind of remind me of scars on my arms

F G

That I made, when I was a kid

With a disassembled disposable razor

F G

I stole from my dad

When I thought that suffering something

C F G

Profound that weighed down on wise heads

Not just something to be avoided

F Am

Something normal people dread

[Verse 2]

Well God damn it, Amy!

Well of course I've changed!

F G

With all the things that I've done and the places I've been

I'd be a machine if I'd stayed the same

You're still back where we started

You haven't changed at all

F G

Yeah you're still trying to live like a kid

Like you could always have it all

[Chorus 2]

G C

You know you kind of remind me of scars on my arms

F G

That I hid as best I could

That I covered with ink, but in the right kind of light

F G

They still bleed through

Showing that there are some things that I just cannot change

F G

No matter what I do

The tell tale signs of being used

F Am

Of being trapped inside of you

[Bridge]

G# G A# Am C C#m Dm

e|x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------|

B|x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------|

G|5--4--7--5--9--9-10-----------------------|

D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|

A|x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------------|

E|4--3--6--5--8--9-10-----------------------|

G# G

You're a beautiful butterfly

A# Am

Burned with a branding iron

C C#m

Onto my outside, into my insides

D G

Is a simple sign

G# G

To show off your ownership

A# Am

Burned into my naked skin

C C#m

Onto my outside, into my insides

[Verse 3]

Dm G

It's not even love anymore!

C F

It's just a claim upon my soul

Dm G

It stains my skin, yeah, and it's on my breath

C F

And I'm ashamed to get undressed

Dm G

In front of strangers, in case they see

C G D

The tell tale signs that you have left all over me

God damn it, Amy!

[Chorus 3]

G C

You'll always remind me of scars on my arms

F G

That I know will never fade

And it's not like it's something I think about each

F G

And every day

I just occasionally catch myself scratching at them

F G

As if they'd ever go away

But these tell tale signs are here to stay

And in the end, you know, that's OK

Because you will always be a part

F G Am

Of my patched up, patchwork, taped up tape deck heart

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