The Background

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D G D G
D G
Everything is quiet
D G
since you're not around
D G
And I live in the numbness now
D Bm A
In the background
D G
I do the things we did before
D G
I walk Haight Street to the store
D
And they say where's that crazy girl
G
You don't get drunk on red wine and fight no more
D G
I don't see you anymore since the hospital
A
The plans I make still have you in them
Bm D
Cause you come swimming into view
Bm
And I'm hanging on your words
D
Like I always used to do
Bm
The words they use so lightly
D
I only feel for you
G
I only know because I carry you around
D
In the background
G Bm A
I'm in the background
D G
Words they come and memories all repeat
D G
I lift your head while they change the hospital sheets
D
And I would never lie to you no
G
I would never lie to you no
D Bm
I felt you long after we were through, we were through
A
The plans I make still have you in them
Bm D
Cause you come swimming into view
Bm
And I'm hanging on your words
D
Like I always used to do
Bm
The words they use so lightly
D
I only feel for you
G
I only know because I carry you around
D
In the background
D G D G
A Bm
Cause I felt you long after we were through
Bm D Bm D A
Bm D
Well you come swimming into view
Bm
And I'm hanging on your words
D
Like I always used to do
Bm
The words they use so lightly
D
I only feel to you
I only know because
Bm
I'm way I'm way in the background
D
I'm in the background

The Background chords and lyrics

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D    G     D     G
D      G      D      G 
Bm       D        Bm        D       A
I only know because

The Background Chords by Third Eye Blind

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