Intro: E Verse 1: E B E A This is for the lions living in the wiry broke down frames of my friends' bodies E B E A When the floodwater comes, it ain't gonna be clear, it's gonna look like mud Dbm A Dbm A Dbm A Dbm A E But I will help you swim, I will help you swim, I'm gonna help you swim Verse 2: E B E This is for the snakes and the people they bite A E For the friends I've made, for the sleepless nights B E For the warning signs I've completely ignored A Dbm There's an amount to take, reasons to take more Pre-Chorus: A Dbm A Dbm It's no big surprise you turned out this way A Dbm A Dbm When they closed their eyes and prayed you would change A Dbm A Dbm And they cut your hair, and sent you away A Dbm A Dbm You stopped by my house the night you escaped A Dbm A Dbm With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay A Dbm A You said "Hey man, I love you, but no xxxxing..." Chorus: E Abm A Gbm I'm sure that we could find something for you to do on stage E Abm A Gbm Maybe shake a tambourine, or when I sing, you sing harmonies Interlude: E Dbm A E Dbm A E Verse 3: E B E This is for the lake that me and my friends swim in A E Naked and dumb on a drunken night B E And it should've felt good, but I could hear the Jaws theme song A On repeat in the back of my... Pre-Chorus: Dbm A Dbm A Dbm A Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face Dbm A Dbm A There are lessons to be learned Con Dbm A Dbm A Dbm sequences for all the stupid things I say A Dbm A Dbm And it is no big surprise you turned out this way A Dbm A Dbm A The spark in your eyes, the look on your face, I will not... Chorus: E Abm A Gbm I'm sure that we could find something for you to do on stage E Abm A Gbm Maybe shake a tambourine, or when I sing, you sing harmonies Post-Chorus: E Abm I wanna contribute to the chaos A Gbm I don't wanna watch and then complain E Abm 'Cause I am through finding blame A Gbm That is a decision that I have made Break: E Dbm A E Dbm A Bridge: E Dbm A E Dbm A E Dbm A E Dbm A E She hopes I'm cursed forever Dbm A To sleep on a twinsized mattress E Dbm A In somebody's attic or basement my whole life E Dbm A Never graduating up in size to add another E Dbm And my nightmares will have nightmares every night A E Dbm A E Dbm A E Dbm A E Dbm A Oh, every night, every night. Outro: E B E A
