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[Verse 1]
DFrom the scrapes and bruiseBm7s 
To the familiar aD/F#bu - sGes  
I'll kick and scrDeam but it never cEmhanges anything G  D/G  Dsus2/G  
  DI could spill my guts oBm7ut 
Wearing my best little D/F#girl   Gpout
And I almost miDssed it  
But nobody sAaid that this was Bmgonna be Geasy 
[Chorus 1]
EmThis is not the mDan I hoped to be, and
I'm just trying to stop the bleeding 
I don'Bm7t know how to word it 
I just started to deD/F#serve it 
And Gall my, all my faces are alAibis
And me, I'm Ghalf the man I wanted to beD  
[Verse 2]
  DMost times it all comes out wronBm7g
I don't know the words but I'll D/F#hum aGlong 
There's nothing familDiar here anyEmmore 
to D/F#anyone or anGything left to feel aDlive 
DAnd I still taste that sickness Bm7  
And it makes me crazy without D/F#it at Gbest 
But I'm in the sDame place I used to be A  
But I'm Bmtrying haGrder not to be 
[Chrous 2]
EmThis is not the mDan I hoped to be, and
I'm just trying to stop the bleeding 
I don'Bmt know how to word it 
I just started to deD/F#serve it 
And Gall my, all my faces are alAibis
And me, I'm Ghalf the man I wanted to be
[Interlude]
D/F#    G    A/C#    D/G
D/F#    G  D/F#
[Bridge]
    EmSo what am I? What am I? GSo what am I? 
[Chorus 3]
And alDl my, all my faces are alibBm7is
This D/F#is not the mGan I hoped to be
And I'm just Dtrying to stop the bleeding 
I Emdon't know how the words go 
I just stGarted not to sAay no 
  DDon't want it, don't get it 
I know you won't regret it
    Bm7Don't surface, don't surface 
And I feel so D/F#damned wortGhless 
Another day is gone and all my faces are aAlibis 
D/F#All my faces are aEmlibis, and meD/F#  G  
I'm half the man I wanted to bDeBm7  G  

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Alibis

by Marianas Trench

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Bm7

D/F#

D/G

Dsus2/G

A/C#

[Verse 1]

D Bm7

From the scrapes and bruises

D/F# G

To the familiar abu - ses

D Em G D/G Dsus2/G

I'll kick and scream but it never changes anything

D Bm7

I could spill my guts out

D/F# G

Wearing my best little girl pout

And I almost missed it

A Bm G

But nobody said that this was gonna be easy

[Chorus 1]

Em D

This is not the man I hoped to be, and

I'm just trying to stop the bleeding

Bm7

I don't know how to word it

D/F#

I just started to deserve it

G A

And all my, all my faces are alibis

G D

And me, I'm half the man I wanted to be

[Verse 2]

D Bm7

Most times it all comes out wrong

D/F# G

I don't know the words but I'll hum along

D Em

There's nothing familiar here anymore

D/F# G D

to anyone or anything left to feel alive

D Bm7

And I still taste that sickness

D/F# G

And it makes me crazy without it at best

D A

But I'm in the same place I used to be

Bm G

But I'm trying harder not to be

[Chrous 2]

Em D

This is not the man I hoped to be, and

I'm just trying to stop the bleeding

I don't know how to word it

D/F#

I just started to deserve it

G A

And all my, all my faces are alibis

And me, I'm half the man I wanted to be

[Interlude]

D/F# G A/C# D/G

D/F# G D/F#

[Bridge]

Em G

So what am I? What am I? So what am I?

[Chorus 3]

D Bm7

And all my, all my faces are alibis

D/F# G

This is not the man I hoped to be

And I'm just trying to stop the bleeding

I don't know how the words go

G A

I just started not to say no

Don't want it, don't get it

I know you won't regret it

Bm7

Don't surface, don't surface

D/F# G

And I feel so damned worthless

Another day is gone and all my faces are alibis

D/F# Em D/F# G

All my faces are alibis, and me

D Bm7 G

I'm half the man I wanted to be

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