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[Intro]
 A   F#mx2
 A   F#m   Bm   Ex2
[Verse 1]
AYou, you pick up
F#mWhere she left off
But BmI need a Echange
I get aAway
The F#mway you blow my phone up when
BmIt's gEetting late
I lose my F#mfaith
[Pre-Chorus]
There's no easy wBmay to say this
      Dmaj7I'm afrBmaid
      F#mWhy you always wBmant tomorrow
      DWithout today?
[Chorus]
Well ask me if I Dmaj7feel
F#mAsk me if I'm real
Ask me if I'm Aanything at allC#m7  
And I will say bDmaj7arely, BaAmaj7rely
F#m7Barely, baC#m7rely
[Break]
A F#m Bm E
[Verse 2]
AYou, you give up
F#mWhere she left off
Say BmI nEeed to change
I play it sAafe
The wF#ay you curse my voicemail
When iBm7t's getting Elate
I lose my fF#maith
[Pre-Chorus]
There's no easy wBmay to say this
      Dmaj7I'm afrBmaid
      F#mWhy you always wBmant tomorrow
      Dmaj7Without today?
[Chorus]
Well ask me if I Dmaj7feel
F#mAsk me if I'm real
Ask me if I'm Aanything at allC#m7  
And I will say bDmaj7arely, BaAmaj7rely
F#m7Barely, baC#m7rely
Ask me if I feelD  
F#mAsk me if I'm real
Ask me if I'm Amaj7anything C#mat all
And I will say bDarely, BAarely
F#mBarely, bC#m7arely
[Break]
F#m7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7
[Bridge]
   F#m7I knew a girl from the Jersey Shore
She used to C#m7make me make the drive
When she wanted more, and we would
Bm7Come alive, cBmome alive, come alive, come alive
She told me F#mtime don't exist
It's a gun in hand and we C#m7all
Pull the trigger just to get her mad and we
CBm7ome alive, come alive, come alive, come aliveA  
And aF#m7ll the pretty people
With their silhouettes
Wait for ArF#mmageddon's coming
Just to clear their debts, oh yeah we
CoBm7me alive, comBe alive, cBmome alive, come alive
And if we eF#mver get better
F#mIt's because ourselves
F#mAnd if we make our way to heaven
It's cause we're in hell, oh yeah we
CoBm7me alive, comBe alive, cBmome alive, come alive
F#mI kill, when you kill, people
And C#m7I will, if you will, equal
Bm7Come alive, come alive, cBmome alive, come alive
F#mI kill, when you kill, people
And C#m7I will, if you will, equal
Bm7Come alive, come alive, cBmome alive, come alive
F#mI kill, when you kill, people
And C#m7I will, if you will, equal
Bm7Come alive, come alive, cBmome alive, come alive
F#mI kill, when you kill, people
And C#m7I will, if you will, equal
Bm7Come alive, come alive, cBmome alive, come alive
I said
F#mI kill, when you kill, people
And C#m7I will, if you will, equal
Bm7Come alive, come alive, cBmome alive, come aliveF#m7  

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Barely

by Hoax

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

C#m7

Amaj7

F#m7

Bm7

C#m

Cm7

[Intro]

A F#m

A F#m Bm E

[Verse 1]

You, you pick up

F#m

Where she left off

Bm E

But I need a change

I get away

F#m

The way you blow my phone up when

Bm E

It's getting late

F#m

I lose my faith

[Pre-Chorus]

There's no easy way to say this

Dmaj7 Bm

I'm afraid

F#m Bm

Why you always want tomorrow

Without today?

[Chorus]

Dmaj7

Well ask me if I feel

F#m

Ask me if I'm real

A C#m7

Ask me if I'm anything at all

Dmaj7 Amaj7

And I will say barely, Barely

F#m7 C#m7

Barely, barely

[Break]

A F#m Bm E

[Verse 2]

You, you give up

F#m

Where she left off

Bm E

Say I need to change

I play it safe

The way you curse my voicemail

Bm7 E

When it's getting late

F#m

I lose my faith

[Pre-Chorus]

There's no easy way to say this

Dmaj7 Bm

I'm afraid

F#m Bm

Why you always want tomorrow

Dmaj7

Without today?

[Chorus]

Dmaj7

Well ask me if I feel

F#m

Ask me if I'm real

A C#m7

Ask me if I'm anything at all

Dmaj7 Amaj7

And I will say barely, Barely

F#m7 C#m7

Barely, barely

Ask me if I feel

F#m

Ask me if I'm real

Amaj7 C#m

Ask me if I'm anything at all

D A

And I will say barely, Barely

F#m C#m7

Barely, barely

[Break]

F#m7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7

[Bridge]

F#m7

I knew a girl from the Jersey Shore

C#m7

She used to make me make the drive

When she wanted more, and we would

Bm7 Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

She told me time don't exist

C#m7

It's a gun in hand and we all

Pull the trigger just to get her mad and we

Bm7 A

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m7

And all the pretty people

With their silhouettes

F#m

Wait for Armageddon's coming

Just to clear their debts, oh yeah we

Bm7 B Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

And if we ever get better

F#m

It's because ourselves

F#m

And if we make our way to heaven

It's cause we're in hell, oh yeah we

Bm7 B Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

I kill, when you kill, people

C#m7

And I will, if you will, equal

Bm7 Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

I kill, when you kill, people

C#m7

And I will, if you will, equal

Bm7 Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

I kill, when you kill, people

C#m7

And I will, if you will, equal

Bm7 Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

F#m

I kill, when you kill, people

C#m7

And I will, if you will, equal

Bm7 Bm

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

I said

F#m

I kill, when you kill, people

C#m7

And I will, if you will, equal

Bm7 Bm F#m7

Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive

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