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Pursuit Of Happiness Nightmare

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[Intro]
 C   Am   Emx4
 C    F   Amx2      
[Verse]
CCrush a bit, Amlittle bit, Emroll it up, take a hit
CFeelin' lit Amfeelin' like Em2 a.m. summer night
CI don't care, Fhand on the wheel, Amdrivin drunk, I’m doin' my thing
CRollin the midwest Fside and out Amlivin' my life gettin' out dreams
CPeople told me Amslow my road EmI'm screaming out fuck that
CIm'ma do just Amwhat I want Emlookin' ahead no turnin' back
CIf I fall Fif I die Amknow I lived it to the fullest
CIf I fall Fif I die Amknow I lived and missed some bullets
[Chorus]
CI’m on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain’t Emalways gonna be gold,
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
CI’m on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain’t Emalways gonna be gold,
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
[Verse 2]
CTell me what you Amknow about dreamin' Emdreamin'
CYou don’t really Amknow about nothin' Emnothin'
CTell me what you Fknow about them Amnight terrors every night
C5 a.m. Fcold sweats Amwakin' up to the skies
CTell me what you Amknow about Emdreams, dreams
CTell me what you Amknow about Emnight terrors, nothin'
CYou don’t really Fcare about the Amtrials of tomorrow
CRather lay aFwake in a Ampath full of sorrow
[Chorus]
CI’m on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain’t Emalways gonna be gold,
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
CI’m on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain’t Emalways gonna be gold,
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
[Chorus] (Quiet)
CI’m on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain’t Emalways gonna be gold,
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
[Solo]
 C   Am   Emx2
 C    F   Amx2
 C   Am   Emx2
 C    F   Amx2
[Chorus] 
CI'm on the purAmsuit of Emhappiness and I know 
CEverything that Amshines ain't Emalways gonna be gold
Chey,  FI’ll be fine    Amonce I get it
    C  FI’ll be goo-oAmod
[Outro]
  CI'm in the pursAmuit of hEmappiness, yeah
C     Am    Em
         CI don't Fget it, I'll be gAmood
CahFhh, Am  
Coh mAman, uhEmh, the room's spinnin', the room's spinning
C   Am    Em
Coh, FfuckAm  
Coh mFy GodAm, why did I drink so much? 
N.C.
oh, fuck.

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Pursuit Of Happiness Nightmare

by Kid Cudi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am Em

C F Am

[Verse]

C Am Em

Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit

C Am Em

Feelin' lit feelin' like 2 a.m. summer night

C F Am

I don't care, hand on the wheel, drivin drunk, I’m doin' my thing

C F Am

Rollin the midwest side and out livin' my life gettin' out dreams

C Am Em

People told me slow my road I'm screaming out fuck that

C Am Em

Im'ma do just what I want lookin' ahead no turnin' back

C F Am

If I fall if I die know I lived it to the fullest

C F Am

If I fall if I die know I lived and missed some bullets

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold,

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

C Am Em

I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold,

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

[Verse 2]

C Am Em

Tell me what you know about dreamin' dreamin'

C Am Em

You don’t really know about nothin' nothin'

C F Am

Tell me what you know about them night terrors every night

C F Am

5 a.m. cold sweats wakin' up to the skies

C Am Em

Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams

C Am Em

Tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin'

C F Am

You don’t really care about the trials of tomorrow

C F Am

Rather lay awake in a path full of sorrow

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold,

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

C Am Em

I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold,

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

[Chorus] (Quiet)

C Am Em

I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold,

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

[Solo]

C Am Em

C F Am

C Am Em

C F Am

[Chorus]

C Am Em

I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know

C Am Em

Everything that shines ain't always gonna be gold

C F Am

hey, I’ll be fine once I get it

C F Am

I’ll be goo-ood

[Outro]

C Am Em

I'm in the pursuit of happiness, yeah

C Am Em

C F Am

I don't get it, I'll be good

C F Am

ahhh,

C Am Em

oh man, uhh, the room's spinnin', the room's spinning

C Am Em

C F Am

oh, fuck

C F Am

oh my God, why did I drink so much?

N.C.

oh, fuck.

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