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Album  -- Bottoms of Barrels
C, F, Dm, G  
There's a Cboy I know, he has a heart of glass
It is Fgold inside but it has crystallized
It is Dmbeautiful but in its tragedy
It is Ghard to hold without shattering
He calls himCself at night, in soft over-chords
Keeps coming Fback to it, his voice and echo coarse
Till the Dmsound's so thick it turns the sky to smoke
And the Ggreyest days the predictions told
But this Cboy I know, he is pure of soul
Just gets Flost sometimes in his chemicals
Under a Dmcoat of night, it's oh-so-comforting
And that Gfirst breaking light becomes his enemy
He calls so Clate tonight, it is 4 a.m.
He is Fdrunk, he can't find his apartment
I don't Dmlike how it feels when I think of him
All Ghooded in black, lost and stumbling
The Fdays start to Gfade out of the Amframe
Like they're Fblurring into Csomeone else's Gname
You Ctry your hardest to rewind the tapes
But you're preFpared every day to make the same mistakes
Step Dmout of that life
It's nowhere Gnear your time
Just reCmember you called it all bullshit
Well, it Fis and if you stop giving into it
You can Dmwalk away the frGeest man
This Cboy I know lives in a bell jar
It is Fbalancing upon his pedestal
He's trying Dmnot to upset his conscious
Afraid it's so Gfallen that no one will catch him
But I've Cbeen there too and I swear to god
If I can Fhelp you, please, you gotta tell me how
I know you've Dmbeen away and it can break you down
And I Gdon't want you gone
FAll the cracks Gyou see can be Amrepaired
And if you Fstart to Cfall, we will be Gthere
Don't Cdrown yourself in all your old regrets
'Cause all the Fheaviness will steal away your breath
Step Dmout of that life
It's nowhere Gnear your time
And don't forCget you called it all bullshit
It still Fis and if you stop giving into it
You will Dmwalk away the frGeest man
CShake your head
FLoosen your grip
DmRaise up your fist
GYou are the freest man
COpen your mouth
FScream it out loud
DmForget all your doubt
GYou are the freest man 
C, F, Dm, G  

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The Freest Man

by Tilly and the Wall

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Album -- Bottoms of Barrels

C F Dm G

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There's a boy I know, he has a heart of glass

It is gold inside but it has crystallized

It is beautiful but in its tragedy

It is hard to hold without shattering

He calls himself at night, in soft over-chords

Keeps coming back to it, his voice and echo coarse

Till the sound's so thick it turns the sky to smoke

And the greyest days the predictions told

But this boy I know, he is pure of soul

Just gets lost sometimes in his chemicals

Under a coat of night, it's oh-so-comforting

And that first breaking light becomes his enemy

He calls so late tonight, it is 4 a.m.

He is drunk, he can't find his apartment

I don't like how it feels when I think of him

All hooded in black, lost and stumbling

F G Am

The days start to fade out of the frame

F C G

Like they're blurring into someone else's name

You try your hardest to rewind the tapes

But you're prepared every day to make the same mistakes

Step out of that life

It's nowhere near your time

Just remember you called it all bullshit

Well, it is and if you stop giving into it

Dm G

You can walk away the freest man

This boy I know lives in a bell jar

It is balancing upon his pedestal

He's trying not to upset his conscious

Afraid it's so fallen that no one will catch him

But I've been there too and I swear to god

If I can help you, please, you gotta tell me how

I know you've been away and it can break you down

And I don't want you gone

F G Am

All the cracks you see can be repaired

F C G

And if you start to fall, we will be there

Don't drown yourself in all your old regrets

'Cause all the heaviness will steal away your breath

Step out of that life

It's nowhere near your time

And don't forget you called it all bullshit

It still is and if you stop giving into it

Dm G

You will walk away the freest man

Shake your head

Loosen your grip

Raise up your fist

You are the freest man

Open your mouth

Scream it out loud

Forget all your doubt

You are the freest man

C F Dm G

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