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Permanent Vacation

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[Intro]
B
[Verse 1]
BDid you find what you had before?
BCan you see what you want to ignore?
Yes, G#mthere's no F#doubt aBbout it
BDid you buy what you can't afford?
BYou're waking up on the kitchen floor
Yes, G#mthere's no F#doubt aEbout it
     G#mNo dF#oubt abEout it
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mTrying to figure out who you're supposed to be
BHow'd you find yourself if you never leave
C#mI live my whole life in a fantasy
And I'm aD#mbout to let gEo
[Chorus]
EWhat's my motiBvation?
You sEee so much more D#mthan you could C#msee before
It's a permanent Bvacation
I'm wEilling to learn D#mbut I won't waiC#mt my turn
What's my mG#motivation?
WaaF#aooo Waaaooo WaEaaooo
To leave this permanent vaBcation
[Verse 2]
BCan't you drive like we're out of time
You spend your money and you F#know it's a crime
Yes, there's G#mno dF#oubt aEbout it
BSo give it up but you don't know why
So kiss goodbye to the summer
G#mYes, there's no dF#oubt aEbout it
G#mNo doF#ubt aEbout it
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mTrying to figure out who you're supposed to be
BHow'd you find yourself if you never leave
C#mI live my whole life in a fantasy
And I'm aD#mbout to let Ego
[Chorus]
What's my motiBvation?
You sEee so much more D#mthan you could see beC#mfore
It's a permanent vaBcation
I'm Ewilling to D#mlearn but I won't wait my turn
What's my motiG#mvation
WaaaF#ooo Waaaooo WaaaEooo
To leave this permanent vaG#mcation
WaaaF#ooo Waaaooo WaaaEooo
To leave this permanent vaBcation
[Bridge]
     G#m
It's Btime to Ego
It's Btime to F#go
It's Btime to Ego
I said G#moh
It's Btime to Ego
It's Btime to F#go
It's Btime to Ego
[Chorus]
What's my motiBvation?
You Esee so much D#more than you C#mcould see beC#fore
It's a permanent vaBcation I
I'm Ewilling to lD#earn but I won't C#mwait my turn
What's my motiG#mvation
WaaaF#ooo Waaaooo WaaaEooo
To leave this permanent vaG#mcation
WaaaF#ooo Waaaooo WaaaEooo
To leave this permanent vaBcation

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Permanent Vacation

by The Academic

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Did you find what you had before?

Can you see what you want to ignore?

G#m F# B

Yes, there's no doubt about it

Did you buy what you can't afford?

You're waking up on the kitchen floor

G#m F# E

Yes, there's no doubt about it

G#m F# E

No doubt about it

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

Trying to figure out who you're supposed to be

How'd you find yourself if you never leave

C#m

I live my whole life in a fantasy

D#m E

And I'm about to let go

[Chorus]

E B

What's my motivation?

E D#m C#m

You see so much more than you could see before

It's a permanent vacation

E D#m C#m

I'm willing to learn but I won't wait my turn

G#m

What's my motivation?

F# E

Waaaooo Waaaooo Waaaooo

To leave this permanent vacation

[Verse 2]

Can't you drive like we're out of time

You spend your money and you know it's a crime

G#m F# E

Yes, there's no doubt about it

So give it up but you don't know why

So kiss goodbye to the summer

G#m F# E

Yes, there's no doubt about it

G#m F# E

No doubt about it

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m

Trying to figure out who you're supposed to be

How'd you find yourself if you never leave

C#m

I live my whole life in a fantasy

D#m E

And I'm about to let go

[Chorus]

What's my motivation?

E D#m C#m

You see so much more than you could see before

It's a permanent vacation

E D#m

I'm willing to learn but I won't wait my turn

G#m

What's my motivation

F# E

Waaaooo Waaaooo Waaaooo

G#m

To leave this permanent vacation

F# E

Waaaooo Waaaooo Waaaooo

To leave this permanent vacation

[Bridge]

G#m

B E

It's time to go

B F#

It's time to go

B E

It's time to go

G#m

I said oh

B E

It's time to go

B F#

It's time to go

B E

It's time to go

[Chorus]

What's my motivation?

E D# C#m C#

You see so much more than you could see before

It's a permanent vacation I

E D# C#m

I'm willing to learn but I won't wait my turn

G#m

What's my motivation

F# E

Waaaooo Waaaooo Waaaooo

G#m

To leave this permanent vacation

F# E

Waaaooo Waaaooo Waaaooo

To leave this permanent vacation

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