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Youll Only End Up Joining Them
 by Kevin Devine
capo on 5th fret
there's a riff that i tabed out between the F and Dm relative to the capo
 (i noted it)
e|---1---------1-----------------------------|
B|---1---------3-----------------------------|
G|---2---------2-----------------------------|
D|---3--3-2-0--0-----------------------------|
A|---3---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
CTonight I'm posed and popping like a peaFcock
I'm pressing flDmesh, I'm smiling big, my spinning hGead sings "Stop, just stop"
Cause what usFed to calm me doGwn
Just rips my lEife to ribbons nAmow
So I keep smiFling, I find my wiGndow and quick cut oCut
TheCse days my hangman's hunger makes my gut Fkick
My sleeping mDmind, could map it blind
            G
 Aflask,  Akey,  Abag,  Afifth
I try to Fwill myself awayG  
While shouting Ehabits plead their casAme
So when the Fsun sears through my eGyes
My beggar's bErain can't comproAmmise
I splash cold Fwater, I draw the Gcurtains, I stay insCide
                           C7                       E7       Am       G  F(riff)Dm  
And I can't say that it's a sickness, more like a stranger I ask in
And later rC7ealize, was a sE7trangler
              Am          G  F(riff)Dm  
Slipping nooses in my den
But I was Flonely so I Gasked him, "*Could* you Etie that one on Amme?"
It wasn't Fhis fault, I was Geager, and I was Cweak
So as I C7inch towards resolE7ution
                      Am           G  F(riff)Dm  
Yea I'm not sure which life feels right
A narrow C7noose or the wading E7water
                      Am        G  F(riff)Dm  
The hanging head, sore open eyes
my brother Fmichael he went Gone way
And at the Efork I heard him sAmay
"Don't you Ffollow, don't go Gmaking my misCtakes"
And I Frealized what he meGant
Don't kill youErself to raise the dAmead
It never Fworks you'll only Gend up joining Cthem
end on C

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Youll Only End Up Joining Them

by Kevin Devine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Youll Only End Up Joining Them

by Kevin Devine

capo on 5th fret

there's a riff that i tabed out between the F and Dm relative to the capo

(i noted it)

e|---1---------1-----------------------------|

B|---1---------3-----------------------------|

G|---2---------2-----------------------------|

D|---3--3-2-0--0-----------------------------|

A|---3---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

C F

Tonight I'm posed and popping like a peacock

Dm G

I'm pressing flesh, I'm smiling big, my spinning head sings "Stop, just stop"

F G

Cause what used to calm me down

E Am

Just rips my life to ribbons now

F G C

So I keep smiling, I find my window and quick cut out

C F

These days my hangman's hunger makes my gut kick

My sleeping mind, could map it blind

A A A A

flask, key, bag, fifth

F G

I try to will myself away

E Am

While shouting habits plead their case

F G

So when the sun sears through my eyes

E Am

My beggar's brain can't compromise

F G C

I splash cold water, I draw the curtains, I stay inside

C7 E7 Am G F Dm

(riff)

And I can't say that it's a sickness, more like a stranger I ask in

C7 E7

And later realize, was a strangler

Am G F Dm

(riff)

Slipping nooses in my den

F G E Am

But I was lonely so I asked him, "*Could* you tie that one on me?"

F G C

It wasn't his fault, I was eager, and I was weak

C7 E7

So as I inch towards resolution

Am G F Dm

(riff)

Yea I'm not sure which life feels right

C7 E7

A narrow noose or the wading water

Am G F Dm

(riff)

The hanging head, sore open eyes

F G

my brother michael he went one way

E Am

And at the fork I heard him say

F G C

"Don't you follow, don't go making my mistakes"

F G

And I realized what he meant

E Am

Don't kill yourself to raise the dead

F G C

It never works you'll only end up joining them

end on C

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