The Ballad of G and X

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Verse 1:
Ab              G                                  Ab
I talk to X, he tell me that he's always watching
                G                                  Ab
He put a hex up on my soul to keep me locked in
                  G                                  Ab
I keep on looking at the world like I'm an optimist
                     G                                         Ab
He says we can't go back, there ain't no way of stopping this
                      G                                 Ab
I say the truth will always make it through the winter
                  G                                 Ab      G
He tells me history is written by the victor, it's poison
             Ab      G
-Yeah, it's poison-
Ab                Ab                                   Ab
I wanna live for something, I wanna die for something
                     G                                    Ab
He makes me cry for nothing, says that I'm a dime a dozen
                   G                                     Ab
I wanna write the song to help you start the revolution
                  G                               Ab      G
He wanna see you next to me in public execution, poison
             Ab     G
-Yeah, it's poison-
 
Chorus:
      Fm    Cm              Eb
And I watch these birds fly
G                     Ab     G        Ab   G
And I cry, "Why can't I? Why can't I?"
      Fm    Cm              Eb
And I watch these birds fly
G                     Ab     G        Ab   G
And I cry, "Why can't I? Why can't I?"
 
 
Verse 2:
Ab              G                                      Ab
I wanna be the change, I try to make my feelings vocal
                   G                                        Ab
He's in my head, he makes me sick, he makes me antisocial
                G                                     Ab
I try to do my part, I vote, I sign all the petitions
                        G                                       Ab
He tells me that there ain't no way that I'ma make a difference
                   G                                 Ab
Losing my mind, I wanna find a way to keep composure
                     G                                    Ab
He gets me high, he tell me lies, I think he's taking over
                   G                                 Ab
I try to close my eyes, I'm haunted in my nightmares
     Ab              Ab           Ab                 Ab
I'm quite scared, I look to the left and I find him right there
       Ab     G
It's poison
             Ab      G
-Yeah, it's poison-
 
Chorus:
       Fm   Cm             Eb
And I watch these birds fly
 G                    Ab   G           Ab  G
And I cry, "Why can't I? Why can't I?"
       Fm    Cm            Eb
And I watch these birds fly
 G                    Ab    G
And I cry, "Why can't I? Why can't I?"
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Arya

strumming pattern?

Max

what a song

Album: Death Of An Optimist

From the same album
  1. Dirty
  2. Identity
  3. Riptide
  4. The Ballad of G and X
  5. Welcome To Paradise
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Biography

Grandson is an alternative artist hailing from Toronto, Canada. Born in the small town of Englewood New Jersey, he relocated to the cultural melting pot of Toronto at a young age, and grew up surrounded by music ranging from jazz to rock and roll to rap, dancehall and r&b. He began playing guitar and piano in high school.

At 17, he relocated to Montreal, QC to attend university, and began working in nightclubs cleaning tables and DJing. He started writing music at this time, incorporating the unique blend of sounds he grew up surrounded by.

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