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Porcupine

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Verse:
CKnock Knock Knock
My house is always oEmpenEm7  
CWhy shield myself with
Quills and feints and lEmiesEm7  
CI can put on quite a show
But inside I'm brokenEm  Em7  
CPorcupine
EmPorcupineEm7  
CHere it comes agEmainEm7  
Here it comes agaCin
Here it comes aEmgainEm7  
(same as above till)
Please don't stop
You'll get past my defenses
My body armour's plated over time
I got away with it once
But I soon became addicted
Porcupine porcupineAm  
Chorous:
GAt the edge of the worCld
Leave my things by the doGor
I surrender controAml
Fmaj7Diving into the falGl
On my back's the weight
Of my offences
You're a skunk and
I'm a porcupine
Our weaponary's evolved
From the heightened senses
Porcupine
Porcupine
At the edge of the world
Leave my things by the door
I surrender control
Diving into the fall

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Porcupine

by James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Fmaj7

Verse:

Knock Knock Knock

Em Em7

My house is always open

Why shield myself with

Em Em7

Quills and feints and lies

I can put on quite a show

Em Em7

But inside I'm broken

Porcupine

Em Em7

Porcupine

C Em Em7

Here it comes again

Em Em7

Here it comes again

(same as above till)

Please don't stop

You'll get past my defenses

My body armour's plated over time

I got away with it once

But I soon became addicted

Porcupine porcupine

Chorous:

G C

At the edge of the world

Leave my things by the door

I surrender control

Fmaj7 G

Diving into the fall

On my back's the weight

Of my offences

You're a skunk and

I'm a porcupine

Our weaponary's evolved

From the heightened senses

Porcupine

At the edge of the world

Leave my things by the door

I surrender control

Diving into the fall

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