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[Intro]
A D A D
[Verse 1]
We tAook our things and moved them outD  
To a small one bedroom on the west of town yeahA  
No money, no plDan
[Verse 2]
And I lAove the way, the way you sayD  
That somehow everything will be okay andA  
I'm doing all that I cDan
[Pre-Chorus]
  BmBut you gotta understDand,   Bmwell you gotta understDand
[Chorus]
  AWell I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up with mDe for now
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarityA  
  Well I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up to lDet you down
  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
[Verse 3]
These liAfestyles aren't in harmony
ADnd I'm sure one day it'll catch up to me causeA  
Cause I'm beaten and brDuised
[Verse 4]
And I hAate the way, the way I sayD  
That every damn thing's gonna be okayA  
When it's far from the trDuth
[Pre-Chorus]
  BmBut I'll never understDand,     Bmno I'll never understDand
[Chorus]
  AWell I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up with mDe for now
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarityA  
  Well I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up to lDet you down
  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
F#mThey'll paint over all the walls, Elike we were never there at all
It scDares me
Time prepares me
F#mThey'll paint over all the walls Elike we were never there at alDl
We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
[Bridge]
e|--A0-----------------D0----|
B|--2-----------------3----|
G|--2-----------------2----|
D|--2-----------------0----|
A|--0------2/4--2--0--x----|
E|--x-----------------x----|
  AHow long till DI just drift away, Ahow long can DI just stay the same
  AHow long till DI just drift away, Ahow long can DI just stay the sBmameD  
Stay the sBmameD  
[Chorus]
  AWell I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up with mDe for now
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarityA  
  Well I'll hold you F#mup, hold you up to lDet you down
  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
F#mThey'll paint over all the walls, Elike we were never there at all
It scDares me
Time prepares me
F#mThey'll paint over all the walls Elike we were never there at alDl
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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
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Careless Clarity

by Bearings (Canada)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D

We took our things and moved them out

To a small one bedroom on the west of town yeah

No money, no plan

[Verse 2]

A D

And I love the way, the way you say

That somehow everything will be okay and

I'm doing all that I can

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D Bm D

But you gotta understand, well you gotta understand

[Chorus]

A F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now

We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity

F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

We'll write our story, we'll live so careless

[Verse 3]

These lifestyles aren't in harmony

D A

And I'm sure one day it'll catch up to me cause

Cause I'm beaten and bruised

[Verse 4]

A D

And I hate the way, the way I say

That every damn thing's gonna be okay

When it's far from the truth

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm D Bm D

But I'll never understand, no I'll never understand

[Chorus]

A F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now

We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity

F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

We'll write our story, we'll live so careless

F#m E

They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all

It scares me

Time prepares me

F#m E D

They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all

We'll write our story, we'll live so careless

[Bridge]

A D

e|--0-----------------0----|

B|--2-----------------3----|

G|--2-----------------2----|

D|--2-----------------0----|

A|--0------2/4--2--0--x----|

E|--x-----------------x----|

A D A D

How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same

A D A D Bm D

How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same

Bm D

Stay the same

[Chorus]

A F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now

We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity

F#m D

Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

We'll write our story, we'll live so careless

F#m E

They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all

It scares me

Time prepares me

F#m E D

They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all

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| x Dead note

| / Slide up

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