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Lay Back Arms Out

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[Verse 1]
CI'm a broken record
AmCome wriggle out from underneath me
CTied around the middle
AmNot incorrupt and rotting out
CWhen you lift the lid I will be Amliquid
All swimming in my skin
[Chorus 1]
CThere's a sweetness to Amthat
FThere's a sweetness to that
CThere's a sweetness to Amthat
FThere's a sweetness to that
[Verse 2]
CBullish you are Amwhen you said I'm cColorful
AmIt's like you're trying to Charm Amme
CAren't we Amnow?
CFoolish I was Amever growing foColisher
AmSticking in the salt until you CcottonAmmouth
CYou're tired and Amyou're dried Gout
[Chorus 2]
Two lovers on Amother islandFs
Two lovers on other GislandsF  
G F
 C   Am   C   Amx2
[Bridge]
CThe charts of all the stars you rGead
They make me feel illest at Fease
The teasing Gblink of a plane
And Emnow you cut it back and buds will foGrm
There's flooding on the bottom Ffloor
Don't go upstairs, it'll trap you up Gthere
[Outro]
So lCay back, Amarms out, Call-in, AmunfeelCingAm  C  Am  
I'll Ckeep my deep, Ampristine, Cunflinching AmcooClAm  C  Am  
Repeat C Am until end

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Lay Back Arms Out

by Laura Stevenson

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[Verse 1]

I'm a broken record

Come wriggle out from underneath me

Tied around the middle

Not incorrupt and rotting out

C Am

When you lift the lid I will be liquid

All swimming in my skin

[Chorus 1]

C Am

There's a sweetness to that

C Am

There's a sweetness to that

[Verse 2]

C Am C

Bullish you are when you said I'm colorful

Am C Am

It's like you're trying to harm me

C Am

Aren't we now?

C Am C

Foolish I was ever growing foolisher

Am C Am

Sticking in the salt until you cottonmouth

C Am G

You're tired and you're dried out

[Chorus 2]

Am F

Two lovers on other islands

G F

Two lovers on other islands

G F

C Am C Am

[Bridge]

C G

The charts of all the stars you read

They make me feel illest at ease

The teasing blink of a plane

Em G

And now you cut it back and buds will form

There's flooding on the bottom floor

Don't go upstairs, it'll trap you up there

[Outro]

C Am C Am C Am C Am

So lay back, arms out, all-in, unfeeling

C Am C Am C Am C Am

I'll keep my deep, pristine, unflinching cool

Repeat C Am until end

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