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Intro:
Am F G
Am C G
AmSo there you FareG,
Amand here CI Gstand
AmAs far as I remFember
you weGren't half AMbad.F  G  
AmYour bedroom CbeGhavior
Amwas never more then Fcheckmarks on Gbedposts.
AmFor I reCmember we Gnever had.AM  F  G  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmYou get me out of the rain,
Cyou get me Gout of my clothes.
AmYou hope I don't make a sound,
Cyou hope thGat nobody knows.
AmYou get me out of the rain,
Cyou get me Gout of my clothes.
AmYou hope I don't make a sound,
Fyou hope that no one...
[Chorus:]
AmSo suck your so called pity down.
GHey, that's not Fso bad, is it?
AmSo take your cold, cold heart and drown
Gand don't forget Fto take deep breaths.
AmSo suck your so called pity down.
GHey, that's not Fso bad, is it?
AmSo take your cold, cold heart and drown
Gand don't forget Fto take deep breaths.
AmSo don't explFainG  
Amcause I know eCxactly what your're gGoing to say.
AmBig words, recFycled phrGases, and the
Ambittersweet taste of otCher boys Gon your lips.
AmSo now just sit here and tFalk about how you wGanted it all.'
AmSo now just sit here and tCalk about how you wGanted it all.
[Prechorus]
[Chorus]
AmDo you miss looking up from the floor
at my fCace on a stage in a crowded room?
Well iGt's not the same.
FI bet you're still a sucker for those famous faces.
AmDowntown looking down, down, looking over the crowd
CI hope you're out there, look at me now.
GWell it's not the same.
FJust look at how we've changed.
[Chorus]

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Checkmarks

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Pretty sure these are the right chords.

Intro:

Am F G

Am C G

Am F G

So there you are,

Am C G

and here I stand

Am F

As far as I remember

G AM F G

you weren't half bad.

Am C G

Your bedroom behavior

Am F G

was never more then checkmarks on bedposts.

Am C G AM F G

For I remember we never had.

[Pre-Chorus]

You get me out of the rain,

C G

you get me out of my clothes.

You hope I don't make a sound,

C G

you hope that nobody knows.

You get me out of the rain,

C G

you get me out of my clothes.

You hope I don't make a sound,

you hope that no one...

[Chorus:]

So suck your so called pity down.

G F

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

G F

and don't forget to take deep breaths.

So suck your so called pity down.

G F

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

G F

and don't forget to take deep breaths.

Am F G

So don't explain

Am C G

cause I know exactly what your're going to say.

Am F G

Big words, recycled phrases, and the

Am C G

bittersweet taste of other boys on your lips.

Am F G

So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all.'

Am C G

So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all.

[Prechorus]

[Chorus]

Do you miss looking up from the floor

at my face on a stage in a crowded room?

Well it's not the same.

I bet you're still a sucker for those famous faces.

Downtown looking down, down, looking over the crowd

I hope you're out there, look at me now.

Well it's not the same.

Just look at how we've changed.

[Chorus]

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