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[Intro]
GCause I don’t Emwanna Bmfear EmyouD  
[Instrumental]
Em7
[Verse]
Em7I can’t concAm/Gentrate
Am/GIf I keep Em7seeing your face
Em7Showing up in tea leaves
Em7Lit up on my TV
Em7I can’t stand up straight
Em7Under your gravity
Em7So I lay awake with my eyes closed
[Verse]
Em7But who can really sleep
Em7When you’re counting them high
Em7On your long summer dCrives
Em7For mercy’s sake
Em7Would you lAmook at your lEm7ife?
Em7Would you look at your life?
[Bridge]
Em7Now I’m not eating
Em7I can’t speak up
UAm/Gnder the table my Em7legs are crossed
[Chorus]
GWhat the hell am I doing here in the gColden dark?
EmWhat the A7hell am I doing Bm7here in the goldeCn dark?
EmFeeling like I’m Bm7someone else who looks thCe part
EmI built up bDarricades to bCmaj7lock my hEm7eart
[Interlude]
Em7Cause I don’t Dmaj7wanna     Cmaj7fear yBm7ou
      Em7I don’t Dmaj7wanna    fear   Cmaj7you
[Verse]
Cmaj7I can’t punctuate
Bm7These boneless days
Em7They keep crawling in
Em7Sinking into my skin
IAm/G’m under your gravity
Em7Frozen mathematically
Em7And I lay awake with my eyes closed
[Verse]
DBut who can reallEm7y move
Em7When you’re counting them high
Em7On your long summer drives
Em7For mercy’s sake, 
Em7for mercy’s sake, 
Em7for mercy’s Csake
Em7I thought I’d ride all the same roads and skies
Em7For mercy’s sake
Em7Would you lAmook at your life?
Em7Would you lAmook at your DlifGe?
[Bridge]
Cmaj7And I’m not breathing
DI can’t speak up
Em7Under the taAm/Gble my lEm7egs are crGossed
[Chorus]
AmWhat the hell am I doing Ghere in the golden Cdark?
EmWhat the A7hell am I doing Bm7here in the goldeCn dark?
EmFeeling like I’m Bm7someone else who looks thCe part
EmI built up bDarricades to bCmaj7lock my hEm7eart
Em7Cause I don’t Dmaj7wanna    Cmaj7fear    Bm7you
 Em(What thA7e hell am I doinBm7g here in the golCden dark)
Em7Cause I don’t Dmaj7wanna    Cmaj7fear    Bm7you
 Em(What thA7e hell am I doinBm7g here in the golCden dark)
Em7Cause I don’t Dmaj7wanna    Cmaj7fear    Bm7you
 Em(What thA7e hell am I doinBm7g here in the golCden dark)
[Outro]
EmWho’d I Dthink I wAm/Gas?
Em7I’ll never ride all the Dsame roads and sCkies becaDuse
Em7I’m under your gBmravity
FAm/Grozen mathematically
CAm/Grushed betweeCmaj7n your teeth
Cmaj7I lay awake Em7with my eyes cBm7losed
CI lay awake Em7with my eyes cGlosed

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Barricade

by Elliot Moss

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am/G

Bm7

Cmaj7

Dmaj7

[Intro]

G Em Bm Em D

Cause I don’t wanna fear you

[Instrumental]

Em7

[Verse]

Em7 Am/G

I can’t concentrate

Am/G Em7

If I keep seeing your face

Em7

Showing up in tea leaves

Em7

Lit up on my TV

Em7

I can’t stand up straight

Em7

Under your gravity

Em7

So I lay awake with my eyes closed

[Verse]

Em7

But who can really sleep

Em7

When you’re counting them high

Em7 C

On your long summer drives

Em7

For mercy’s sake

Em7 Am Em7

Would you look at your life?

Em7

Would you look at your life?

[Bridge]

Em7

Now I’m not eating

Em7

I can’t speak up

Am/G Em7

Under the table my legs are crossed

[Chorus]

G C

What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark?

Em A7 Bm7 C

What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark?

Em Bm7 C

Feeling like I’m someone else who looks the part

Em D Cmaj7 Em7

I built up barricades to block my heart

[Interlude]

Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7

Cause I don’t wanna fear you

Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7

I don’t wanna fear you

[Verse]

Cmaj7

I can’t punctuate

Bm7

These boneless days

Em7

They keep crawling in

Em7

Sinking into my skin

Am/G

I’m under your gravity

Em7

Frozen mathematically

Em7

And I lay awake with my eyes closed

[Verse]

D Em7

But who can really move

Em7

When you’re counting them high

Em7

On your long summer drives

Em7

For mercy’s sake,

Em7

for mercy’s sake,

Em7 C

for mercy’s sake

Em7

I thought I’d ride all the same roads and skies

Em7

For mercy’s sake

Em7 Am

Would you look at your life?

Em7 Am D G

Would you look at your life?

[Bridge]

Cmaj7

And I’m not breathing

I can’t speak up

Em7 Am/G Em7 G

Under the table my legs are crossed

[Chorus]

Am G C

What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark?

Em A7 Bm7 C

What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark?

Em Bm7 C

Feeling like I’m someone else who looks the part

Em D Cmaj7 Em7

I built up barricades to block my heart

Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7

Cause I don’t wanna fear you

Em A7 Bm7 C

(What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark)

Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7

Cause I don’t wanna fear you

Em A7 Bm7 C

(What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark)

Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm7

Cause I don’t wanna fear you

Em A7 Bm7 C

(What the hell am I doing here in the golden dark)

[Outro]

Em D Am/G

Who’d I think I was?

Em7 D C D

I’ll never ride all the same roads and skies because

Em7 Bm

I’m under your gravity

Am/G

Frozen mathematically

Am/G Cmaj7

Crushed between your teeth

Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7

I lay awake with my eyes closed

C Em7 G

I lay awake with my eyes closed

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