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We Are The Tigers - Before The Breakdown

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[CHESS]
DbYou don't know who you are
Until you hate yourself
DbUntil you've crashed and burned
And lost your fight
AbAnd everybody says they know better, better
And everybody says they know better
And maybe Dbthey're right
[CHESS, FARRAH]
DbYou turn to poison pills so you can numb yourself
DbThe refill never comes too soon
AbAnd everyone will tell you: you're better, better
They beg and cry and swear that you're better
Than yBbmouAb  Gb  Ab  
Than yBbmouAb  Gb  Ab  
BbmI've climbed a million mountains
AbBut I can't reach the top
GbI swear to god that any Abmoment I can stop
So Bbmit's just a single vice Abto help me stay awake
GbI don't know how much more I can tAbake
Before the Gbbreakdown
Before I Ablose my mind forever
BbmI can't cry forever
AbI won't cry
Before the Gbbreakdown
Before there's Abnothing left but crazy
BbmSomeone try to save meAb  
Try
[FARRAH]
Try
BbmIt's just a single vice
AbTo get me through the day
GbI swear to god that I could Abthrow it all away so!
[CHESS, FARRAH]
BbmI'll pour the bottle out
AbAnd be myself again
[FARRAH]
GbThat hopeless loser girl that Abno one understands
[CHESS, FARRAH]
No one understands
No one under-
[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH]
No one understands
Before the Gbbreakdown
Before I Abspiral slowly, screaming
BbmWake me up
I'm dreaming
AbGet me through the night
Before the Gbbreakdown
Before I Abcan't breathe
Shrieking
Choking
BbmTell me it's a joke and
AbThis can't be my life
  GbAnd everyone will tell you: you're better, better
  AbThey beg and plead and scream that you're better, better
  BbmBut you could never ever Dbbe better than Abyou
[KATE]
Cause you're the Gbscore you got on SATs
[REESE]
A Abnumber on a scale
[CAIRO]
You are Bbmbirth control
[FARRAH]
And alcohol
[ANNLEIGH]
And Abevery test you failed
[RILEY]
You are Gball the teams you never made
[REESE]
And Aball the games you never played
[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY]
BbmParents you mistreated
[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH]
And every Abtime you were defeated
And every Gbbreakdown
Every Abperson who forgets you
BbmEvery friend that left you
AbNowhere else to go
Before the Gbbreakdown
If you keep Abrunning, you'll escape it
BbmOne day you might make it
AbFar away from home
And Gbevery broken bone and scar
AbWon't define just who you are
BbmSomeday you'll grow Dbup just like you Abshould
Before the breakdGbown Abbreaks Bbmyou for gooAbd
[CHESS]
Before the GbbreakdownAb  
Breaks you for Bbmgood

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We Are The Tigers - Before The Breakdown

by Misc Musicals

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Bbm

[CHESS]

You don't know who you are

Until you hate yourself

Until you've crashed and burned

And lost your fight

And everybody says they know better, better

And everybody says they know better

And maybe they're right

[CHESS, FARRAH]

You turn to poison pills so you can numb yourself

The refill never comes too soon

And everyone will tell you: you're better, better

They beg and cry and swear that you're better

Bbm Ab Gb Ab

Than you

Bbm Ab Gb Ab

Than you

Bbm

I've climbed a million mountains

But I can't reach the top

Gb Ab

I swear to god that any moment I can stop

Bbm Ab

So it's just a single vice to help me stay awake

Gb Ab

I don't know how much more I can take

Before the breakdown

Before I lose my mind forever

Bbm

I can't cry forever

I won't cry

Before the breakdown

Before there's nothing left but crazy

Bbm Ab

Someone try to save me

Try

[FARRAH]

Try

Bbm

It's just a single vice

To get me through the day

Gb Ab

I swear to god that I could throw it all away so!

[CHESS, FARRAH]

Bbm

I'll pour the bottle out

And be myself again

[FARRAH]

Gb Ab

That hopeless loser girl that no one understands

[CHESS, FARRAH]

No one understands

No one under-

[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH]

No one understands

Before the breakdown

Before I spiral slowly, screaming

Bbm

Wake me up

I'm dreaming

Get me through the night

Before the breakdown

Before I can't breathe

Shrieking

Choking

Bbm

Tell me it's a joke and

This can't be my life

And everyone will tell you: you're better, better

They beg and plead and scream that you're better, better

Bbm Db Ab

But you could never ever be better than you

[KATE]

Cause you're the score you got on SATs

[REESE]

A number on a scale

[CAIRO]

Bbm

You are birth control

[FARRAH]

And alcohol

[ANNLEIGH]

And every test you failed

[RILEY]

You are all the teams you never made

[REESE]

And all the games you never played

[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY]

Bbm

Parents you mistreated

[CHESS, FARRAH, REESE, RILEY, CAIRO, KATE, ANNLEIGH]

And every time you were defeated

And every breakdown

Every person who forgets you

Bbm

Every friend that left you

Nowhere else to go

Before the breakdown

If you keep running, you'll escape it

Bbm

One day you might make it

Far away from home

And every broken bone and scar

Won't define just who you are

Bbm Db Ab

Someday you'll grow up just like you should

Gb Ab Bbm Ab

Before the breakdown breaks you for good

[CHESS]

Gb Ab

Before the breakdown

Bbm

Breaks you for good

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