1996 chords by Brand New
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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She was just 17
Pious and pretty with a deadly
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disease
And the weight of the world on her prosthetic
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shoulder
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And by the summer of '96
Her body was cracked like porcelain
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Just like some precious
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moments collectible
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In a hospital gown and a big
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bright golden halo
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And so three cheers for my morose
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and grieving pals
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And now let's hear it for the tears
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that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have
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to give it all up now
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We live lives that are
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rich and blessed
And we'll burn for how we trans
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gress
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Now I've mastered the art
Of the open casket prayer and the
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singing guitar
And I've found the rewards weren't
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half what I'd hoped for
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And meanwhile we all
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feigned hope and mirth
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As her parents went on and lied to her
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All about the success of the surgeries
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And how my ex- girlfriend was
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now sleeping with her fiance
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And so three cheers for
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my morose and grieving pals
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And now let's hear it for the tears
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that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have
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to give it all up now
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We live lives that are rich
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and blessed
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And we'll burn for how we transgress
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If there's any justice in heaven
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Than God won't let me in
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He'll lock the gates and take my week
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end pass away
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With a sympathetic wave
they'll see me off
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Reserve my golden crown while I am
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cursed to walk the earth for millenia
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I know I deserve worse but it terrifies
me and I can't take it anymore
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And so three cheers for
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my morose and grieving pals
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C
And now let's hear it for the tears
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that I've welled up
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We've come too far to have
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to give it all up now
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We live lives that are
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rich and blessed
Outro 1
And we'll burn for how we transgress
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1996
Brand New
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