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Newborn

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I'll be the Dcorpse in your bathtub
GUseless
I'll be as Ddeaf as a post
If you hold me Glike a AnewGborn
ANewGborn
AHaaGAhh  (whisper what you feel)
AHaaaaaaaaa
A D A G
G
Same for the next bit...
My badly strung declaration
To you
You'll spend the end of your days
Gently smiling like a newborn
Newborn
HaaAhh
Haaaaaaaaa
x2
Then:
D G A Em
D G A Em
D G A D Em
D G A Em
GPress your lips
To my eyes
Taste my tears
On your tongue
Pull the blinds
Play our song
Nothings changed
Nothing could be wrong
DScream in the Gnight
AKick and strike
EmLike a newborn
EmHolding me shaking
EmAwake in the dark
DAll of these Gpromises
AKept and unbroken
EmTracing the scars
EmTracing the scars
DEven and Gcold
AAs we both become Dolder
EmYour arms bound about me
EmThe hush in your voice
DThe warmth of your Gfingers
AEntwined around Emmine
EmIn the eve of our lives
EmNever a choice

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Newborn

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I'll be the corpse in your bathtub

Useless

I'll be as deaf as a post

G A G

If you hold me like a newborn

A G

Newborn

A G

HaaAhh (whisper what you feel)

Haaaaaaaaa

A D A G

Same for the next bit...

My badly strung declaration

To you

You'll spend the end of your days

Gently smiling like a newborn

Newborn

HaaAhh

Haaaaaaaaa

Then:

D G A Em

D G A D Em

D G A Em

Press your lips

To my eyes

Taste my tears

On your tongue

Pull the blinds

Play our song

Nothings changed

Nothing could be wrong

D G

Scream in the night

Kick and strike

Like a newborn

Holding me shaking

Awake in the dark

D G

All of these promises

Kept and unbroken

Tracing the scars

D G

Even and cold

A D

As we both become older

Your arms bound about me

The hush in your voice

D G

The warmth of your fingers

A Em

Entwined around mine

In the eve of our lives

Never a choice

About Newborn Chords by elbow

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