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A Few Older Ones

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[Intro: Tyler Joseph, Crowd Member]
I love you, Tyler!
Hello, and welcome to the Blurryface Tour
How we doin' so far? We doin' alright?
Is it cool if we play a few older ones for ya, yeah?
[Verse 1: Joseph]
AYour grandpa Ddied when you were F#mnine
They said Ehe had lost his Amind
You have lDearned way too F#msoon
You should Enever trust the pantaAloonD  F#m  E  
You are tired, Ayou are hurtF#m  
A moth ate througEh your favorite shirtD  
And all your friends Afertilize F#mthe ground you walkE  
E/G#Lose Dyour Amind
[Verse 2: Joseph]
I'm Anever what I likeD  
I'm double-sided
F#mAnd I just can't hideE  
I kinda like it
AWhen I make you cryD  
Cause I'm twisted up,    F#mI'm twisted upE, inside my mind
[Verse 3: Joseph, Crowd, Joseph & Crowd]
BbDown in the FforestDm,    C  Fwe'll sing a chorusDm  C  
BbOne that everybFody DmknowsC  
BbHands held Fhigher, Dmwe'll be Con fire
BbSinging songs Fthat nobody DmwrotCe
BbDown in the FforeDmst,  C  Fwe'll sing a chorusDm  C  
BbOne that everybFody DmknowsC  
BbHands held Fhigher, Dmwe'll be Con fire
BbSinging songs Fthat nobody DmwrotCe
[Verse 4: Joseph]
 CI'm standing in front of yoGu
 I'm standing in front of yAmou
 I'm Gtrying to be so Fcool
 Everything together trying to Gbe so Ccool
 CI'm standing in front of yoGu
 COh, I'm standing in front oGf you
 Oh, I'm trying to be so coAmol
 Everything together trying to Gbe so Ccool
 Trying to Gbe so Ccool, yeah yeah, yeah yeah
[Verse 5: Joseph]
GI'll tell 'em
GWhy woGn't you let me Ggo
DDo I threaten Gall your plCans?
I'm BminsignifiDcant
Please tell 'em
GYou Chave no plans for Gme
I Dwill set my Gsoul on Cfire
WBmhat have I beDcome?
I'll tell 'Gem
[Bridge: Joseph]
HelGlo, we haven't talked in qD/F#uite some time
I Emknow I haven't been the Cbest of sonsG  
HeGllo, I've been traveling in the D/F#deserts of my mind
And EmI haven't found a Cdrop
[Verse 6: Joseph]
GI tried desperately to run through the sand
As I hD/F#old the water in the palm of my hand
'EmCause it's all that I have, and it's all that I need
And the wCaves of the water mean nothing to me
GBut I tried my best and all that I can
To hold tD/F#ightly onto what's left in my hand
EmBut no matter how, how tightly I will strain
The Csand will slow me down, and the water will drain
GI'm just begin dramatic, in fact
I'm only at it aD/F#gain
As an addict with a pen
Who's addicted to wind
As it bEmlows me back and forth
Mindless, spineless, and pretend
Of cCourse I'll be here again
See you tomorrow
But it's the end of tGoday
End of my ways
As a walking denial
My tD/F#rial was filed
As a crazy suicidal headcase
But you sEmpecialize in dying
You hear me screaming, "FatheCr!"
And I'm lying here just crying
So wash me with your waGterD/F#  Em  C  
[Outro: Joseph, Crowd, Joseph & Crowd]
 CWe're broken
 We're broken
 GWe're broken
 We're broken Ampeople, Goh
 We're broken Fpeople, oh, yGeahC  
 CWe're bro-

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A Few Older Ones

by twenty one pilots

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F#m

E/G#

D/F#

[Intro: Tyler Joseph, Crowd Member]

I love you, Tyler!

Hello, and welcome to the Blurryface Tour

How we doin' so far? We doin' alright?

Is it cool if we play a few older ones for ya, yeah?

[Verse 1: Joseph]

A D F#m

Your grandpa died when you were nine

E A

They said he had lost his mind

D F#m

You have learned way too soon

E A D F#m E

You should never trust the pantaloon

A F#m

You are tired, you are hurt

E D

A moth ate through your favorite shirt

A F#m E

And all your friends fertilize the ground you walk

E/G# D A

Lose your mind

[Verse 2: Joseph]

A D

I'm never what I like

I'm double-sided

F#m E

And I just can't hide

I kinda like it

A D

When I make you cry

F#m E

Cause I'm twisted up, I'm twisted up, inside my mind

[Verse 3: Joseph, Crowd, Joseph & Crowd]

Bb F Dm C F Dm C

Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus

Bb F Dm C

One that everybody knows

Bb F Dm C

Hands held higher, we'll be on fire

Bb F Dm C

Singing songs that nobody wrote

Bb F Dm C F Dm C

Down in the forest, we'll sing a chorus

Bb F Dm C

One that everybody knows

Bb F Dm C

Hands held higher, we'll be on fire

Bb F Dm C

Singing songs that nobody wrote

[Verse 4: Joseph]

C G

I'm standing in front of you

G F

I'm trying to be so cool

G C

Everything together trying to be so cool

C G

I'm standing in front of you

C G

Oh, I'm standing in front of you

Oh, I'm trying to be so cool

G C

Everything together trying to be so cool

G C

Trying to be so cool, yeah yeah, yeah yeah

[Verse 5: Joseph]

I'll tell 'em

G G G

Why won't you let me go

D G C

Do I threaten all your plans?

Bm D

I'm insignificant

Please tell 'em

G C G

You have no plans for me

D G C

I will set my soul on fire

Bm D

What have I become?

I'll tell 'em

[Bridge: Joseph]

G D/F#

Hello, we haven't talked in quite some time

Em C G

I know I haven't been the best of sons

G D/F#

Hello, I've been traveling in the deserts of my mind

Em C

And I haven't found a drop

[Verse 6: Joseph]

I tried desperately to run through the sand

D/F#

As I hold the water in the palm of my hand

'Cause it's all that I have, and it's all that I need

And the waves of the water mean nothing to me

But I tried my best and all that I can

D/F#

To hold tightly onto what's left in my hand

But no matter how, how tightly I will strain

The sand will slow me down, and the water will drain

I'm just begin dramatic, in fact

D/F#

I'm only at it again

As an addict with a pen

Who's addicted to wind

As it blows me back and forth

Mindless, spineless, and pretend

Of course I'll be here again

See you tomorrow

But it's the end of today

End of my ways

As a walking denial

D/F#

My trial was filed

As a crazy suicidal headcase

But you specialize in dying

You hear me screaming, "Father!"

And I'm lying here just crying

G D/F# Em C

So wash me with your water

[Outro: Joseph, Crowd, Joseph & Crowd]

We're broken

Am G

We're broken people, oh

F G C

We're broken people, oh, yeah

We're bro-

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