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
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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
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For the warning signs  I've completely ignored
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There's an amount to take, reasons to take more 
 
Pre-chorus:
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It's no big surprise you turned out this way
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When they closed their eyes and prayed you would change
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And they cut your hair, and sent you away  
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You stopped by my house the night you escaped
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With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay  
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You said "Hey man, I love you, but no xxxxxxx..."
 
Chorus:
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I'm sure that we could find something for you to do on stage 
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Maybe shake a tambourine, or when I sing, you sing harmonies  
 
Interlude:
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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
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And it should've felt good,  but I could hear the Jaws theme song
        A
On repeat in the back of my...
 
Pre-chorus:
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Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face
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   There are lessons to be learned Con
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sequences for all the stupid things I say  
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And it is no big surprise you turned out this way
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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:
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I wanna contribute to the chaos 
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I don't wanna watch and then complain  
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'Cause I am through finding blame 
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That is a decision that I have made 
 
Break:
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Bridge:
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A             E
 She hopes I'm cursed forever
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To sleep on a   twinsized mattress
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In somebody's attic or basement my whole life
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Never graduating up in size to add another
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And my nightmares will have nightmares every night  
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Oh, every night, every night.
 
Outro: E B E A