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[Verse 1]
EHey there January
G#Looks like we're alone again
AC#mnother year is over
LeDft the same way it came in
SEaid that Iâd be thinner
SG#aid that we'd be better friends
But IC#m'm still on the treadmill
ChDange the channel
[Chorus]
PlEayed G#by the rC#mules
Look wheAre it got me
SEobG#er is cC#mool
But fuAck, itâs boring
[Post-Chorus]
OEh the way you hDeld me up
I neAver felt quite gCood enough
I maEde it through the Dyear again
With DAiet Coke and ciCgarettes
[Verse 2]
EHey there salutations
G#Wasn't really in the end
My nC#mew year resolutions
UDsed to make a lot more sense
EAll these little problems
Like sG#ex and television
GC#mot me in a chokehold
SeDlf deception
[Chorus]
PlEayed G#by the rC#mules
Look wAhere it got me
SEobG#er is cC#mool
But fuAck, it's boring
[Post-Chorus]
EOh the way you hDeld me up
I neAver felt quite cCool enough
And tEruer words were nDever said
That cAloseness tends to bCreed contempt
[Bridge]
NowEhere, Dgoing nAowhereC  
Going nEowhere, Dgoing noAwhereC  
[Chorus]
PlEayed G#by the rC#mulesA  
EPass G#me the C#mdoobA  
[Outro]
Going noEwhereD, going nAowhereC  
Going nowEhere, Dgoing nAowhereC  
Going nowEhere, Dgoing nAowhereC  
Going nowhEere, Dgoing nAowhereC  

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January

by Ali Barter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Verse 1]

Hey there January

Looks like we're alone again

C#m

Another year is over

Left the same way it came in

Said that Iâd be thinner

Said that we'd be better friends

C#m

But I'm still on the treadmill

Change the channel

[Chorus]

E G# C#m

Played by the rules

Look where it got me

E G# C#m

Sober is cool

But fuck, itâs boring

[Post-Chorus]

E D

Oh the way you held me up

A C

I never felt quite good enough

E D

I made it through the year again

A C

With Diet Coke and cigarettes

[Verse 2]

Hey there salutations

Wasn't really in the end

C#m

My new year resolutions

Used to make a lot more sense

All these little problems

Like sex and television

C#m

Got me in a chokehold

Self deception

[Chorus]

E G# C#m

Played by the rules

Look where it got me

E G# C#m

Sober is cool

But fuck, it's boring

[Post-Chorus]

E D

Oh the way you held me up

A C

I never felt quite cool enough

E D

And truer words were never said

A C

That closeness tends to breed contempt

[Bridge]

E D A C

Nowhere, going nowhere

E D A C

Going nowhere, going nowhere

[Chorus]

E G# C#m A

Played by the rules

E G# C#m A

Pass me the doob

[Outro]

E D A C

Going nowhere, going nowhere

E D A C

Going nowhere, going nowhere

E D A C

Going nowhere, going nowhere

E D A C

Going nowhere, going nowhere

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