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Key: A minor

Verse 1
F F 
 
Cm Cm 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Em Em 
 
Selflessly hid
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
ing all emotions inside
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Chilly and dry, New England style
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Nobody's figured out my
F F 
 
G G 
 
twelve fatal flaws
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Who's keeping score? Who wins that war?

Verse 2

I'm busting out

And I know everyone agrees

Verse 3

Caring is carting bad ideas to the dump

And taking my time, taking my time

Hey, this microphone was turned on all along

Interlude 1

Verse 4
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
I tried returning all that stuff to the store
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
But then I bought more, then I bought more
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
I'm done explaining all
F F 
 
these reckless displays
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Hard to defend, I'm in a  haze

Verse 5

Old stories told

In brand- new clothes I bought today

Verse 6
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Kindness is killing off my
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
unfinished dreams
Ab Ab 
 
And walking away,
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
just walking away
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, this microphone was turned
Bb Bb 
 
on all along
Eb Eb 
 
D D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 7
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Caring is carting bad ideas to the dump
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And taking my time, taking my time
Bb Bb 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Hey, this microphone was
Bb Bb 
 
turned on all along
Eb Eb 
 
D D 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Bb Bb

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