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Swollen Summer
by The Bravery
album: The Bravery (2005) 
Intro:  D   F   C   G(10x)
DDowntown Fin the shade C  
SGtaring at the Dsunshine Fin my face C  
TGelling me to Dcome and hide, Fcome and play C  
IG'm telling you the Dsun never Fgoes away C  
GAnd all I do is Dtalk, talk, Ftalk away C  
GWhen I'm Dtalking my Flife away C  G  
DI'm staring at the Fsun again C  G  
DTill everything's Ffading 
DIt's like a Fswollen summer C  G  
DWhat if I’m Fgetting dumber? C  G  
DWhat if CI’m just in denGial? F  
DWhat if they Ccome and cop my sGtyle? F  
D
DDowntown Fin the clear C  
GAll I know is Dnothing ever Fchanges here C  
GAnd I know there’s Dno excuse and Fno defense C  
GBut my summer summer Dsummertime Fnever ends C  
GAnd all I do is Dtalk, talk, Ftalk all day C  G  
DI'm laughing my Flife away C  G  
DI'm staring at Fthe sun again C  G  
DTill everything's Ffading 
DIt's like a Fswollen summer C  G  
DWhat if I’m Fgetting dumber? C  G  
DWhat if CI’m just in deGnial? F  
DWhat if they Ccome and cop my sGtyle? F  
D C D C D C G F
DIt's like a Fswollen summer C  G  
DWhat if I’m Fgetting dumber? C  G  
DWhat if CI’m just in denGial? F  
DWhat if they Ccome and cop my sGtyle? F  
DSwollen suCmmer 
DSwollen suCmmer 
DSwollen suCmmer 
DSwollen suCmmer D  

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Swollen Summer

by The Bravery

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Swollen Summer

by The Bravery

album: The Bravery (2005)

D F C G

Intro: (10x)

D F C

Downtown in the shade

G D F C

Staring at the sunshine in my face

G D F C

Telling me to come and hide, come and play

G D F C

I'm telling you the sun never goes away

G D F C

And all I do is talk, talk, talk away

G D F C G

When I'm talking my life away

D F C G

I'm staring at the sun again

D F

Till everything's fading

D F C G

It's like a swollen summer

D F C G

What if I’m getting dumber?

D C G F

What if I’m just in denial?

D C G F

What if they come and cop my style?

D F C

Downtown in the clear

G D F C

All I know is nothing ever changes here

G D F C

And I know there’s no excuse and no defense

G D F C

But my summer summer summertime never ends

G D F C G

And all I do is talk, talk, talk all day

D F C G

I'm laughing my life away

D F C G

I'm staring at the sun again

D F

Till everything's fading

D F C G

It's like a swollen summer

D F C G

What if I’m getting dumber?

D C G F

What if I’m just in denial?

D C G F

What if they come and cop my style?

D C D C D C G F

D F C G

It's like a swollen summer

D F C G

What if I’m getting dumber?

D C G F

What if I’m just in denial?

D C G F

What if they come and cop my style?

D C

Swollen summer

D C

Swollen summer

D C

Swollen summer

D C D

Swollen summer

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