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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
  DmMama don't sleep well
DmShe worries 'bout the kids all night
DmAnd the kids don't eat well
DmThey worry 'bout the mama so they hustle on the side
[Pre-Chorus]
 GAnd daddy workin' three jobsF  
FThe sweat keeps drippin' in the Buffalo sunshine
  DmSo he drives that car
DmPromises someday, mama, we will be all right
[Chorus]
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, downDm  
[Verse 2]
  DmSister's got a new car
DmNo new friends, she got money in the bank
DmAnd every day she works hard, she plays hard
DmBaby knows how to drink
[Pre-Chorus]
 GHer brother's in a bad place
FTakes prescriptions for pain to keep his demons at bay
So she,  Dmso she drives that car
DmPromises, someday brother, we will be all right
[Chorus]
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Bridge]
   Dm   FIt's pullin' me down, down, down
  BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Verse 3]
  DmEvery day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'
DmEvery day, I pray and I pray, I pray that I find my way
DmEvery day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'
DmEvery day, I pray and I pray, I gotta find an escape
[Chorus]
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
  DmAnd I'll be fine Fto get my feet on solid groundBb  
BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Outro]
   Dm   FIt's pullin' me down, down, down
  BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down
   Dm   FIt's pullin' me down, down, down
  BbSometimes it feels like quicksand
QuickGmsand's pullin' me down, down, down

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Quicksand

by X Ambassadors

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Mama don't sleep well

She worries 'bout the kids all night

And the kids don't eat well

They worry 'bout the mama so they hustle on the side

[Pre-Chorus]

G F

And daddy workin' three jobs

The sweat keeps drippin' in the Buffalo sunshine

So he drives that car

Promises someday, mama, we will be all right

[Chorus]

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Gm Dm

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

[Verse 2]

Sister's got a new car

No new friends, she got money in the bank

And every day she works hard, she plays hard

Baby knows how to drink

[Pre-Chorus]

Her brother's in a bad place

Takes prescriptions for pain to keep his demons at bay

So she, so she drives that car

Promises, someday brother, we will be all right

[Chorus]

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

[Bridge]

Dm F

It's pullin' me down, down, down

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

[Verse 3]

Every day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'

Every day, I pray and I pray, I pray that I find my way

Every day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'

Every day, I pray and I pray, I gotta find an escape

[Chorus]

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm F Bb

And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

[Outro]

Dm F

It's pullin' me down, down, down

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm F

It's pullin' me down, down, down

Sometimes it feels like quicksand

Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

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