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Understatement

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THE CHORD EXPLANATION IS AT THE BOTTOM.
VERSE:
      E5IE5'M SICK OF SMILING AND SO IS MY JAW, 
F#5CAN'T YOU SEE MY FA5RONT IS CRUMBLING DOWN.?
E5I'M SICK OF BEING SOMEONE I'M NOT, 
F#5PLEASE GET ME OA5UT OF THIS SLUMP!
E5I'M SICK OF CLAPPING 
F#5WHEN I KNOW I CAN DO IA5T BETTER FOR MY SELF!
I'M SICK OF WAITING,
F#5SICK OF ALL THESE WORDS THAA5T WILL NEVER MATTER.
BRIDGE:
C#5I WIRE THESE B5NERVES TOGA5ETHER
HOPING FOR A CC#5HANCE TO TB5HINK ON TIMA5E
AND I'M C#5TRACING OB5VER YOUR LA5ETTER 
TO SEE IF YOUR INTC#5ENTIONS ARE AS GB5OOD AS MA5INE
CHORUS:
BUT YOU'RE E5GETTING F#5WORSEA5, I SWEAR IB5T.
IT'S E5HARD TO PF#5ROVE YOUR AN A5UNDERSTATEB5MENT.
YOU'RE E5GETTING F#5WORSE, A5AND I B5KNOW
C#5THAT YOU'LL BE CALLING, CA5ALLING, CALLB5ING ME AGAIN.
VERSE 2:
      E5IE5'M DONE WITH EVERYTHING,
THAT HAD TO DO WITH YOU.F#5  
DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE PICTA5URES ARE ALREADY BURNED!
E5I'M DONE WITH NEW FRIENDS,
DON'T F#5SELL YOUR SELF SHORT YOU'LL A5LOSE IT IN THE END!
(REPEAT BRIDGE)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
*BREAKDOWN*= E5-F#5-A5-A5/B5  
           E5      F#5       A5  A5/B5  
I CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL
               E5      F#5       A5  A5/B5  
NO, I CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL
BUT YOU'RE!(REPEAT CHORUS CLEAN)
*CALLING ME AGAIN---PART*=SAME CHORD PROGRESSION AS CHORUS
(REPEAT CHORUS)
END ON E5

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Understatement

by New Found Glory

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F#5

C#5

THE CHORD EXPLANATION IS AT THE BOTTOM.

VERSE:

E5 E5

I'M SICK OF SMILING AND SO IS MY JAW,

F#5 A5

CAN'T YOU SEE MY FRONT IS CRUMBLING DOWN.?

I'M SICK OF BEING SOMEONE I'M NOT,

F#5 A5

PLEASE GET ME OUT OF THIS SLUMP!

I'M SICK OF CLAPPING

F#5 A5

WHEN I KNOW I CAN DO IT BETTER FOR MY SELF!

I'M SICK OF WAITING,

F#5 A5

SICK OF ALL THESE WORDS THAT WILL NEVER MATTER.

BRIDGE:

C#5 B5 A5

I WIRE THESE NERVES TOGETHER

C#5 B5 A5

HOPING FOR A CHANCE TO THINK ON TIME

C#5 B5 A5

AND I'M TRACING OVER YOUR LETTER

C#5 B5 A5

TO SEE IF YOUR INTENTIONS ARE AS GOOD AS MINE

CHORUS:

E5 F#5 A5 B5

BUT YOU'RE GETTING WORSE, I SWEAR IT.

E5 F#5 A5 B5

IT'S HARD TO PROVE YOUR AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

E5 F#5 A5 B5

YOU'RE GETTING WORSE, AND I KNOW

C#5 A5 B5

THAT YOU'LL BE CALLING, CALLING, CALLING ME AGAIN.

VERSE 2:

E5 E5

I'M DONE WITH EVERYTHING,

F#5

THAT HAD TO DO WITH YOU.

DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE PICTURES ARE ALREADY BURNED!

I'M DONE WITH NEW FRIENDS,

F#5 A5

DON'T SELL YOUR SELF SHORT YOU'LL LOSE IT IN THE END!

(REPEAT BRIDGE)

(REPEAT CHORUS)

E5 F#5 A5 B5

*BREAKDOWN*= ---A5/

E5 F#5 A5 A5 B5

I CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL

E5 F#5 A5 A5 B5

NO, I CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL

BUT YOU'RE!(REPEAT CHORUS CLEAN)

*CALLING ME AGAIN---PART*=SAME CHORD PROGRESSION AS CHORUS

(REPEAT CHORUS)

END ON E5

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