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Turtles All The Way Down

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Played on slightly out-of-tune piano.
[Intro]
B Bmaj7 E Em
[Verse 1]
I'm not Bwell
As you can Bmaj7tell
By the G#mway I haven't Gauglooked you in the BeyeE  
I'm aEmbout to lie
And say I'm Bfine
But inBmaj7side
You and B7I know that's not trueE  
But it's D#either this or D#7let my burdens Eweigh on you
And that I Emjust can't do
[Chorus]
So I'll Bchoose for the both of us
And Bmaj7you'll just go along because
You've Etrusted me for no good reason
EmHere i am committing treason
BForce the last page of our story
Bmaj7One more boring B7allegory
EHope to god you'll rise above me
EmAlways bite the hand that loves me
G#mMine, mine is the unGaugkind, kindest cut of Ball
And I'll Ewatch you faEmll
[Verse 2]
And I'm aBware
That it's not Bmaj7fair
To G#mbring you here, then Gaugsend you on your BwayE  
You had so Emmuch to say
And to Bask
Like Bmaj7"why am I not cut out B7for the Etask
Of D#loving you forever, of D#7holding you and never wanting Eless?"
Well, I can Emtake a guess
[Chorus]
See, I could Bchoose for the both of us
And Bmaj7you'd just go along because
You've Etrusted me for no good reason
EmLove no matter what the season
BForce the last page of our story
Bmaj7You're my favourite B7allegory
EHope to god that you'll forgive me
EmMy mistakes will long outlive me
G#mMine, mine is the unGaugkind, kindest cut of Ball
And I'll Ewatch you faEmll
[Bridge]
And I F#don't know if this makes it any F#7easier
G#mPerhaps you'll find Gaugcomfort when I Bsay
EYou and I are nothing more than F#meteorsF#7  
G#mNever meant to Gauglive long pasBt today
EMmm    EmMmm
[Chorus]
Yes I'll Bchoose for the both of us
Bmaj7You'll just go along because
You've Etrusted me against your judgement
EmYou deserve someone who doesn't
BForce the last page of your story
Bmaj7No more boring B7allegories
EHope to god you'll rise above me
EmThough you'll always be part of me
G#mMine, mine is the unGaugkind, kindest cut of Ball
And I'll Ewatch you faEmll, mmm
Now Emwatch me fall
[Outro]
B

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G#m

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press4 Fret

Skill · find home

G# minor

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Turtles All The Way Down

by sammy copley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

G#m

Gaug

D#7

F#7

Played on slightly out-of-tune piano.

[Intro]

B Bmaj7 E Em

[Verse 1]

I'm not well

Bmaj7

As you can tell

G#m Gaug B E

By the way I haven't looked you in the eye

I'm about to lie

And say I'm fine

Bmaj7

But inside

B7 E

You and I know that's not true

D# D#7 E

But it's either this or let my burdens weigh on you

And that I just can't do

[Chorus]

So I'll choose for the both of us

Bmaj7

And you'll just go along because

You've trusted me for no good reason

Here i am committing treason

Force the last page of our story

Bmaj7 B7

One more boring allegory

Hope to god you'll rise above me

Always bite the hand that loves me

G#m Gaug B

Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all

E Em

And I'll watch you fall

[Verse 2]

And I'm aware

Bmaj7

That it's not fair

G#m Gaug B E

To bring you here, then send you on your way

You had so much to say

And to ask

Bmaj7 B7 E

Like "why am I not cut out for the task

D# D#7 E

Of loving you forever, of holding you and never wanting less?"

Well, I can take a guess

[Chorus]

See, I could choose for the both of us

Bmaj7

And you'd just go along because

You've trusted me for no good reason

Love no matter what the season

Force the last page of our story

Bmaj7 B7

You're my favourite allegory

Hope to god that you'll forgive me

My mistakes will long outlive me

G#m Gaug B

Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all

E Em

And I'll watch you fall

[Bridge]

F# F#7

And I don't know if this makes it any easier

G#m Gaug B

Perhaps you'll find comfort when I say

E F# F#7

You and I are nothing more than meteors

G#m Gaug B

Never meant to live long past today

E Em

Mmm Mmm

[Chorus]

Yes I'll choose for the both of us

Bmaj7

You'll just go along because

You've trusted me against your judgement

You deserve someone who doesn't

Force the last page of your story

Bmaj7 B7

No more boring allegories

Hope to god you'll rise above me

Though you'll always be part of me

G#m Gaug B

Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all

E Em

And I'll watch you fall, mmm

Now watch me fall

[Outro]

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