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Key: A minor

Verse 1
C C 
 
Gm Gm 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Selflessly hid
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
ing all emotions inside
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Chilly and dry, New England style
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Nobody's figured out my
C C 
 
D D 
 
twelve fatal flaws
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
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
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
I tried returning all that stuff to the store
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
But then I bought more, then I bought more
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
I'm done explaining all
C C 
 
these reckless displays
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Hard to defend, I'm in a  haze

Verse 5

Old stories told

In brand- new clothes I bought today

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

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

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