Because Of The Shame *Acoustic chords by Against Me!

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Intro 1

We used to get

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high together,
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instead of getting high alone.
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I can't remember the last time I saw you.
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I can't remember the
last time we talked.
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You left home for a fresh start,
Working as a waitress
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down in Bradenton.
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With my name tattoo'd
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into your skin.
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Because of the

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shame I asso

ciate with vulnerability

I am numbing myself completely.

Can you hear me right now?

I watched your mother bury you today,

with tears in her eyes.

It wasn't her words that shook me,

it was the resemblance you shared.

Interlude 1

Don't it feel

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so detached and unreal?
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Don't it seem so far away?
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Like the past never happened,
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or like nothings ever changed.
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With your casket open in front of me,
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Your eyes closed and your lips silent.
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With my name tattoo'd
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into your skin.
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Because of the

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shame I asso
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ciate with vulnerability
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I am numbing myself completely.
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Can you hear me right now?
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I watched your mother bury you today,
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with tears in her eyes.
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It wasn't her words that shook me,
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it was the resemblance you shared.
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I didn't listen to the preacher.
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I couldn't look your husband in the eyes.
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I'm not sure what I meant to you then,
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So I'm not sure what I owe you now.
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But if something I said hurt you
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I swear it was not my intention.
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With your name tattoo'd
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into my skin.

Interlude 2

Because of the

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shame I
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associate with vulnerability
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I am numbing myself completely.
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Can you hear me right now?
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I watched your mother bury you today,
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with tears in her eyes.
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It wasn't her words that shook me,
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it was the resemblance you shared.