Natasha Bedingfield - Pirate bones

^EmWhat if I squeeze myself into any shape and I still don't fit?^{Bm Em}What if I bend myself so much that I break and I can't mend it? ^DWhat if I burn so bright that the fire goes out and I can't stay ^Bmlit? What's the point i^Cn it? ^EmI could get good at crying crocodile tears just to get ^Bmalong ^EmI could carry on telling you wanna hear 'til my voice is gone^{Bm D}But if I finally get to the place that I think is home and I don't be^Bmlong What's the poi^Cnt in it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it

It's not wor^Emth having if it's too much to hold You can dig so d^Bm7eep that you're left with a hole ^EmThirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold ^{Bm7 Em}Don't wanna end up like pirate bones ^Bm7What I thought was precious was just a pile o' stones ^EmI might have the treasure but I'd be lying alone ^Bm7 Just a pile of pirate bones ^Em If I fo^Bm7rfeit my soul it ain't worth having ^Em If it's so^Bm7mething I stole it ain't worth having

^EmWhat if I stake everything I am on a dream and it's counterfeit? ^{Bm Em}If I reach the end that justifies the means could I live with i^Bmt? And if it's true t^Dhat having too much of any good thing could only make me si^Bmck What's the point i^Cn it? Where's the benefit? When I'm gaining all but I'm losing it. Oh, oh

^AmIt's not worth that much to me if losing out ^Em/Gis what it means ^DTo swim in shallow victory ^CIs empty, empty ^AmIt's just not worth the price it's only ^Em/Ga fools paradise D C Bm7 ~B7 If it's draining every drop of life 'til I'm dry like pirate bones