Verse 1:
Ab
  I know that I xxxxed up when I
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  Told you I'm afraid of heights
Ab
  It made you wanna test my courage
Eb
  You made me climb a cliff at night
Ab
  You wanted me to jump and I declined
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  You called me a coward, I replied
Ab
  "I don't wanna live forever
Eb
  but I don’t wanna die tonight"

Chorus:
Fm                             Db
  When the black water ate you up

  Like a sugar cube in a teacup
Ab
  I got the point you were makin'
Eb
  When I held my breath 'til you came up

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Verse 2:
Ab
  There's been a run of fires downtown
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  On half built construction sites
Ab
  I know you never liked a townhouse
Eb
  I've seen you climb a crane at night
Ab
  If they ever catch you at it
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  I know you'd want me to be proud
Ab
  That you took a rich man's dream
Eb
  And brought it with you on your way down

Chorus:
Fm                                        Db
  "Cause one man's dream is another man's death"
                              Ab
  I remember when you told me that
                                    Eb
  Didn't know what to say so I just laughed

  Now I know it's not funny

Interlude: Fm Ab

Verse 3:
Ab
  I never rode a motorcycle
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  I've never smoked a cigarette
Ab
  I wanna live a vibrant life
Eb
  But I wanna die a boring death
Ab
  I know I was a disappointment
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  Know you wanted me to take a risk
Ab
  Not everybody gets the chance to live
Eb
  a life that isn't dangerous

Outro:
Fm                     Db
  You called me a crybaby

  But you're the one who got teary
Ab
  Tellin' me what you believe
Eb
  How we're stuck in entropy
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  How it hurts to hope
Fm
  Oh, it hurts to hope for more
Ab                         Eb
  Oh, it hurts to hope the future
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  Will be better than before

Outro: Ab