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Common Cold

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WITH CAPO ON 6
[Intro]
 Am   F   Gx2
 Am   Cx2
    Am    FMy Glungs
    Am    FNeed to Gact like windows
Am   C
      AnAmd oCpeCn Cup
      FI...
      FI can't...
      FBreathe
[Verse 1]
    Em    FTell the furniture
    Em    FTo take off their costumes
    Em    FI'm sick and tired
    Em    FOf feeling empty in a crowded room
      EmBeing Fclaustrophobic never felt so selEmfish
      I Fknow I'm not crazy
      EmI would take Fanything to bypass my mood
      EmBut you can't Fconsume what you're allergic to
[Chorus]
      Am  FI...
      CI Gcan't...
    Am    F  CI Ccan't Cbreathe
      AmTurn the lights off, turn the lights off
      FI don't wanna see anything
      CTurn the lights off
      Hope is Gall I need to bring
      Am  FMy Clungs
      CNeed to Gact like Amwindows
      FAnd CopeCn uCp
[Verse 2]
Em  F  Am  G
    Em    FI'lFl lFay you by the door
Em  F  Am  G
    Em    F  FYou'll Fleak FinFto Fthe...
      FYou'll Fleak FinFto Fthe floor...
      FYou'll Fleak FinFto Fthe CfloorFboards
      FI wanna hear you speak
    Em    FEither you're shrinking or this place is expandEming
      Like Fscillas in the spring
      EmAn ovFerdose of hope is all you need to bring
      EmTo the tFable, I've tried before
      EmTry agFain, impossible
      EmBelieve Fme, believe you?
      GI don't believe in anything
[Chorus]
      AmTurn the lights off, turn the lights off
      FI don't wanna see anything
      CTurn the lights off
      Hope is Gall I need to bring
      AmTo the table, I've tried before
      FTry again, impossible
      CBelieve me, believe you?
      GI don't believe in anything
 Amx3     F   Cx3
      My lungs
      Need to act like Amwindows
      FAnd CopeCn uCp
      Am  FMy Clungs
      CNeed to Gact like Amwindows
      FAnd CopeCn uCp
[Outro]
    Em   FI don't believe in anything
    Em   FI don't believe in anything
    Em   FI don't believe in anything
WITHOUT CAPO 
[Intro]
 Ebm   B   C#x2
 Ebm   F#x2
     Ebm   BMy lC#ungs   
     Ebm   BNeed to aC#ct like windows
Ebm  F#
      AnEbmd opF#en F#up F#  
      BI...
      BI can't...
      BBreathe
[Verse 1]
    Bbm    BTell the furniture
    Bbm    BTo take off their costumes
    Bbm    BI'm sick and tired
    Bbm    BOf feeling empty in a crowded room
      BbmBeing Bclaustrophobic never felt so selBbmfish
      I Bknow I'm not crazy
      BbmI would take Banything to bypass my mood
      BbmBut you can't Bconsume what you're allergic to
[Chorus]
      Ebm  BI...
      F#I C#can't...
    Ebm    B  F#I cF#an't F#breathe
      EbmTurn the lights off, turn the lights off
      BI don't wanna see anything
      F#Turn the lights off
      Hope is C#all I need to bring
      Ebm  BMy F#lungs
      F#Need to aC#ct like wiEbmndows
      BAnd F#opeF#n uF#p
[Verse 2]
Bbm B  Ebm C#
    Bbm    BI'Bll Blay you by the door
Bbm B  Ebm C#
    Bbm    B  BYou'll Bleak BinBto Bthe...
      BYou'll Bleak BinBto Bthe floor...
      BYou'll Bleak BinBto Bthe F#floorbBoards
      BI wanna hear you speak
     Bbm   BEither you're shrinking or this place is expandiBbmng
      Like Bscillas in the spring
      BbmAn ovBerdose of hope is all you need to bring
      BbmTo the tBable, I've tried before
      BbmTry agBain, impossible
      BbmBelieve Bme, believe you?
      C#I don't believe in anything
[Chorus]
      EbmTurn the lights off, turn the lights off
      BI don't wanna see anything
      F#Turn the lights off
      Hope is C#all I need to bring
      EbmTo the table, I've tried before
      BTry again, impossible
      F#Believe me, believe you?
      C#I don't believe in anything
 Ebmx3   B   F#x3   
      My lungs
      Need to act like Ebmwindows
      BAnd F#opeF#n uF#p
      Ebm  BMy F#lungs
      F#Need to C#act like Ebmwindows
      BAnd F#opeF#n uF#p
[Outro]
    Bbm   BI don't believe in anything
    Bbm   BI don't believe in anything
    Bbm   BI don't believe in anything

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Common Cold

by Tiny Moving Parts

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Bbm

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WITH CAPO ON 6

[Intro]

Am F G

Am C

Am F G

My lungs

Am F G

Need to act like windows

Am C

Am C C C

And open up

I...

I can't...

Breathe

[Verse 1]

Em F

Tell the furniture

Em F

To take off their costumes

Em F

I'm sick and tired

Em F

Of feeling empty in a crowded room

Em F Em

Being claustrophobic never felt so selfish

I know I'm not crazy

Em F

I would take anything to bypass my mood

Em F

But you can't consume what you're allergic to

[Chorus]

Am F

I...

C G

I can't...

Am F C C C

I can't breathe

Turn the lights off, turn the lights off

I don't wanna see anything

Turn the lights off

Hope is all I need to bring

Am F C

My lungs

C G Am

Need to act like windows

F C C C

And open up

[Verse 2]

Em F Am G

Em F F F

I'll lay you by the door

Em F Am G

Em F F F F F F

You'll leak into the...

F F F F F

You'll leak into the floor...

F F F F F C F

You'll leak into the floorboards

I wanna hear you speak

Em F Em

Either you're shrinking or this place is expanding

Like scillas in the spring

Em F

An overdose of hope is all you need to bring

Em F

To the table, I've tried before

Em F

Try again, impossible

Em F

Believe me, believe you?

I don't believe in anything

[Chorus]

Turn the lights off, turn the lights off

I don't wanna see anything

Turn the lights off

Hope is all I need to bring

To the table, I've tried before

Try again, impossible

Believe me, believe you?

I don't believe in anything

Am F C

x3 x3

My lungs

Need to act like windows

F C C C

And open up

Am F C

My lungs

C G Am

Need to act like windows

F C C C

And open up

[Outro]

Em F

I don't believe in anything

Em F

I don't believe in anything

Em F

I don't believe in anything

WITHOUT CAPO

[Intro]

Ebm B C#

Ebm F#

Ebm B C#

My lungs

Ebm B C#

Need to act like windows

Ebm F#

Ebm F# F# F#

And open up

I...

I can't...

Breathe

[Verse 1]

Bbm B

Tell the furniture

Bbm B

To take off their costumes

Bbm B

I'm sick and tired

Bbm B

Of feeling empty in a crowded room

Bbm B Bbm

Being claustrophobic never felt so selfish

I know I'm not crazy

Bbm B

I would take anything to bypass my mood

Bbm B

But you can't consume what you're allergic to

[Chorus]

Ebm B

I...

F# C#

I can't...

Ebm B F# F# F#

I can't breathe

Ebm

Turn the lights off, turn the lights off

I don't wanna see anything

Turn the lights off

Hope is all I need to bring

Ebm B F#

My lungs

F# C# Ebm

Need to act like windows

B F# F# F#

And open up

[Verse 2]

Bbm B Ebm C#

Bbm B B B

I'll lay you by the door

Bbm B Ebm C#

Bbm B B B B B B

You'll leak into the...

B B B B B

You'll leak into the floor...

B B B B B F# B

You'll leak into the floorboards

I wanna hear you speak

Bbm B Bbm

Either you're shrinking or this place is expanding

Like scillas in the spring

Bbm B

An overdose of hope is all you need to bring

Bbm B

To the table, I've tried before

Bbm B

Try again, impossible

Bbm B

Believe me, believe you?

I don't believe in anything

[Chorus]

Ebm

Turn the lights off, turn the lights off

I don't wanna see anything

Turn the lights off

Hope is all I need to bring

Ebm

To the table, I've tried before

Try again, impossible

Believe me, believe you?

I don't believe in anything

Ebm B F#

x3 x3

My lungs

Ebm

Need to act like windows

B F# F# F#

And open up

Ebm B F#

My lungs

F# C# Ebm

Need to act like windows

B F# F# F#

And open up

[Outro]

Bbm B

I don't believe in anything

Bbm B

I don't believe in anything

Bbm B

I don't believe in anything

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