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Tracklist: 1 "Flashlight" 2 "Maps" 3 "Looking Like You Just Woke Up" 4 "Mountain" 5 "Rhode Island" 6 "The Beers" 7 "Father" 8 "Swimming Pool" 9 "The Boredom is the Reason I Started Swimming, it's Also the Reason I Started Sinking" 10 "Bathtub" 11 "Legit Tattoo Gun" 12 "Hooped Earings" Track 1: "Flashlight" [Intro] F#m E D A
F#mx3 E A A [Verse 1] Please fall aslF#meep so I can take pEictures of you and hDang them in my roomA So when I wF#make up I'll be like "Yeah, eEverything's all right"A A You are still F#mhere, you are still haEppy You are still sDmiling and laughiAng You are still the F#monly thing and eEverything I need in my liAfeA And it goes iAn, in, oEut through the mouth BF#mreathing exercises I will neEver figure out
[Pre-Chorus]
So I amA running in circles or WEalking in circles or CF#mrawling in circles or LEying on the ground
[Interlude] A A [Chorus]
And BI Can hear your dog whEistle from my bedroom A YeDah, yeah And BI Can see a flashlight cuEttin' Up the trees behind my housAe A Yeah yDeah yeah yeah yeah
[Instrumental] F#m E D A
F#mx2 E A A [Verse 2] She says a lF#mot of the kids we graduated wEith are now homeless Which puts them in mDad shady situations withA mad shady people If noF#mt everyday, then on anE every other day basisA A And she's probably with a F#mfew of them right Enow And they are probably justD drinking and talking aboAut How she misses gettinF#m' fucked up andE hangin' arounAd A And he says "F#mHey, you're good at that" and she says "TEhanks It's kDind of All I gAot, " and then she looks aF#mway and says, "It's aElso all I neeAd"A
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can sAmell plastic bEurning, I can smell chF#memicals breaking dEown I got your lAast three emEails, The ones where you F#msaid, "I was sEorting some things oDut" And Amhe will be able to hear her dog wEhistle from his beAdroom YeDah yeah
[Chorus]
And BI Can see a flashlight cEuttin' Up the trees behind my hAouse YeDah yeah And BI will read the flashing Like a MDorse code explanation Though it'll mean noAthing But take all night to figure oDut, out, out
[Instrumental] F#m E D A F#m E A A [Bridge]
When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A When I am F#msad, oh I am sEad But when I'm hDappy, oh God, I'm hAappy There's just F#mno place in beEtween for us to meeAt A SAad
Track 2: "Maps" [Intro] D C G G G [Verse 1]
There is a Gmap in my room on the wGall of my room and I've got bAmig biCg plGans And I can sGee them slipping through almost fGeel them slipping through the paAmlms of Cmy sweaty hGands And I move Amslow, G just slow enoAmugh to make you uncComfortable You say I hGate you you mean it and I lGove you sounds fake It's taken Amme so long to Cfigure that Gout I used to lGove the taste I would do aGnything for it Now I would do Amanything to get the taCste out of my moGuth And you're so cAmonfident G but I hear you cAmrying in your sCleeping bag
[Pre-Chorus]
But you were brokenF badEm yoursGelf and you were mad asF hellEm you fGelt If you had done anythiFng witEmh anyoneG else it would have wForked out Emso wGell
[Chorus]
But you are an aCrtist and your mind don't work the way you want it to One day you'll beG washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom And you'll be thinkingF how did I get here? Where the hell am I? If the roles were reverGsed you could have seen me sneaking up, sneaking up from behind
[Interlude] D C G G G [Verse 2]
She sees these Gvisions, she feels eGmotion She says thatAm I cannot Cgo she sees my Gplane in the ocean And wGhat about your friends don't you lGove them enough to stay And I sayAm if I don't Cleave now then I will Gnever get away Let me be a blue Amraft on the bGlue sea I'll Amblend right Cin There is a Gmap in my room on the wGall of my room and I've got bAmig biCg plGans And I can sGee them slipping through almost fGeel them slipping through the paAmlms of Cmy sweaty hGands And I move Amslow,G just slow enAmough to make you unCcomfortable
[Pre-Chorus]
But you were brokenF badEm yoursGelf and you were mad asF hellEm you fGelt If you had done anythiFng witEmh anyoneG else it would have wForked out Emso wGell
[Chorus]
But you are an aCrtist and your mind don't work the way you want it to One day you'll beG washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom And you'll be thinkingF how did I get here? Where the hell am I? If the roles were reverGsed you could have seen me sneaking up, sneaking up from behind
[Outro] D C G G G Track 3: "Looking Like You Just Woke Up" [Verse 1]
I love to wBait, I love gCirls with ex- boyfriends that they A aren't really aren't Eover And I love New CMexico, I love pClaces I've never been I love the iDdea of places I'll never gDo
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement, Alright alright Lets keep this cClean, As clean as you lCike And it prEobably won't get eF#masier, Just eaGsier to hide Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
[Verse 2]
I'm playing dBead, I've faked my dCeath And I keep preteAnding if nothing else for the sEake of the tradition. And I am coCnfident Even if it makes no sCense, I will sDay I love you back to the lDove that I am given.
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement, Alright alright Lets keep this cClean, As clean as you lCike And it prEobably won't get eF#masier, Just eaGsier to hide Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
[Chorus]
So I'm sEwinging like a fist fight cF#moncrete colored bGasement, Alright alright Lets keep this cClean, As clean as you lCike And it prEobably won't get eF#masier, Just eaGsier to hide Prepare for an aCching the rest of your lCife
Track 4: "Mountain" [Intro] C C E D x2 [Verse 1]
I am clCimbing Up this mEountainD So I can ride my skCateboard right back dEown Dit But first i am dCigging myself out of this hEole D I love your eCyes the way they lEook When you're unDcomfortable
[Chorus]
I bought Gfireworks a Dbig bag in pennsylvaniCa I'm gonna Glight them up when I get home to jersey They'll probably Darrest me Probably Gruin my DwhoCle summer CStop taking pictures with your phone DStop taking pictures with you phone
[Verse 2]
the door soCunded when she sEhut itD' as if sheC didn't realEly have to leDave she just nCeeded a separaEtoDr she needed sComething in betwEeeDn
[Chorus]
I bought Gfireworks a Dbig bag in pennsylvaniCa I'm gonna Glight them up when I get home to jersey They'll probably Darrest me Probably Gruin my DwhoCle summer CStop taking pictures with your phone DStop taking pictures with you phone
Track 5: "Rhode Island" [Verse 1]
I wonder how that bFike trip's gEmoing C C I wonder if the gFovernment knEmows he's hCidingC It'll probably tFake a fEmew more moCnths Florida's a lFong way from REmhode IslanCd C
I watch her rest her hFands insiEmde her lCapC I try to focus hFard cause her eEmyes don't mCake the framCe I try to work up the cFourage to kiss the bEmottom half of her fCace EmAmora cut her hair in Baltimore right before I left
[Pre-Chorus]
CI watch her sitting by herself talking to herself FBreathing calmly, then trying to catch her breath
[Chorus]
FCasanova Gjust can't turn the charm Con Or find any of the right vibrations FI know these womenG if he don't wanna Cdo it Then they are probaCbly just gonna make him FYou can never tell Gwhen they're fucking around
[Verse 2]
Everything you're fFeeling is EmcommonC C Even though you nFever felt Emso aloCneC I could probably cFatch a ride Emto your hCouseC and borrow a bFike to get bEmack hCome C
She says "You gotta pFromise Emnot to bCreakC, no matter hFow far Emyou are bCent"C She says I gottaF shift Emmy posiCtionC and try to get cFomfortEmable aCgainC
[Pre-Chorus]
CWe both chose the same tone Mine was an alaFrm clock ringing from a cell phone
CNow the words to me so we can keep things quiet And I'll still know exacFtly what you mean
[Interlude] C F C F [Outro]
And it isF probably just myG friends fucking arCound Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund They never cut meBb any slack FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around
And it isF probably just myG friends fucking arCound Yeah, it is Fprobably just my Gfriends fucking aroCund They never cut meBb any slack FIt’s just my Gfriends fucking around
Track 6: "The Beers" [Intro] A C G Dm A C G Dm [Verse 1]
There's bEeer in coffee mugs, Cwater bottles and Dmsoda cups And it's Eclear as the windows I came C throughDm That Eyou are in one of those moods andC I am iDmn one of them, too And it's hEard to communicCate anythGingDm A
[Chorus]
C And I will rDmemember thatG summer As the sBummer I was takCing steroids Because you Dmlike a man with Gmuscles And BI lCike Dmyou
[Instrumental] A C G Dm A C G Dm [Verse 2]
It's the Ecops are coming in type of sobering up It's a gCirl who never learned that I could nDmot give a fuck My friends are Ehappy, I am happy, I have learned to adapt It's a dCarker kind of humor and I can sDmtill hear 'em laugh There's bEeer in coffee mugs, Cwater bottles and Dmsoda cups And it's Eclear as the windows I came C throughDm
[Chorus]
C And I will rDmemember thatG summer As the Bsummer I was takinCg steroids Because you Dmlike a man with Gmuscles And BI likCe yDmou.
[Instrumental] A C Dm E C Dm E [Bridge]
But it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom Yeah, it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom Look in your windows, and I am Ctrying not to stare DmHold on to hope I'm sure was Enever even there 'Cause it's an Caerial view fromDm your house to my rEoom
A C G [Outro]
As the sAummer I was takingA steroidCs G As the Asummer I was takingA steroidCs G As the Asummer I was takingA steroidsC G
Track 7: "Father" [Intro] F F Bb Bb C C Bb Bb [Verse 1]
I have this Fdream that I am hitting my dFad with a baseball bat And he is Bbscreaming and crying for helpBb And maybe Chalfway through it has Cmore to do with me killing him Then it Bbever did protecting myBbself And I Fbelieve that yeah, dad, maybe no one is Fperfect But I Bbbelieve that you were pushing your Bbluck It just Csucks it played out like this A Cterrible movie and you can tell none of the aBbctors even give a fuBbck
[Pre-Chorus]
But you look Dmgood tonight girlfCriend, Can I sleep in your Bbbed? And when I Dmcrawl out in the Cmorning, Can IF stay inside yourBb head?C
[Chorus]
Cause you were Bbhigh scChoolDm And FI was just more like real Bblife And you were Bbokay, Cokay as a Dmgirlfriend But FI was just more like his wBbife I'll do theBb pushC-ups, I'll wear the Dmmakeup I'll do whatFever he wants allBb night Cause you were Bbokay okCay as a Dmgirlfriend But FI was just more like reaBbl life.
[Verse 2]
A long, long tiFme ago my great, great, great, gFreat grandfather took soBbmething that did not belong to hBbim And that is Cwhy today I have an eaCgle in my veins I Bbam part Native AmeriBbcan And I am Fleaving as soon as I comeF As soon as I come youBb will probably forget my naBbme I hope I fCall asleep at the wheel and cCrash my car on the ride home OBbr I could just stay here, bBbecause
[Pre-Chorus]
You lookDm good tonight girlCfriend, Can I sleep in yourBb bed? And when I Dmcrawl out in the Cmorning, Can IF stay inside yourBb head?C
[Chorus]
Cause you were Bbhigh scChoolDm And FI was just more like real Bblife And you were Bbokay, Cokay as a Dmgirlfriend But FI was just more like his wBbife I'll wear tBbhe maCkeup, I'll do the puDmsh-ups I'll do whatFever he wants allBb night Cause you were Bbokay okCay as a Dmgirlfriend But FI was just more like reaBbl life
Track 8: "Swimming Pool" [Verse 1]
There's cBomfort in the bGottom of a sAwimming pool D I'm holding my breath for Gyou BThere's no doubt in my mind that if you coGuld then you would tAry To crDack my ribcage open and pGull my heart right through
B B G A B B G A
There's cBomfort in the bGottom of a sAwimming pool D I'm holding my breath for Gyou BThere's no doubt in my mind that if you coGuld then you would tAry To crDack my ribcage open and pGull my heart right through
[Chorus]
But I'm a cEreature of a F#mculture that GI creaDte I'm the lEast one on the dF#mance floGor As the cDhandelier gives way And I am Epermanently PrF#meoccupied with your pGast I've been arouEnd long enF#mough nowG To know that the gDood things never last
They never last B B G A B B G A [Verse 2]
BThere's comfort in thGe silence of aA living room DThe TV is on foGr you BHide in your basement wGhile your houseA burns down

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Your teeth are loose inside of your gums They will evBentually fall out Follow an oGrange eAxtension cord under aD carpet, to Ga closet door Feeding the Bblack light that will sGomeday make me vAery, very, very, very, very rGich
[Chorus]
But I'm a cEreature of a cF#multure that GI create D I'm the lEast one on the dF#mance floGor As the chDandelier gives way And I am Epermanently PrF#meoccupied with your Gpast I've been aEround long enouF#mgh now To Gknow that the good tDhings never last
They never last. D C# B A D C# B A [Bridge]
D How low is yC#our self estBeem And hAow low could it pDossibly Bbe? I kDnow, I know you're in lC#ove with me And I've been ignorAing you
A B C# D A B C# D [Outro]
I will stopA cuttiBng my paC#nts into sDhorts I wiAll addresBs the issuesC# I cannot iDgnore And I wAill do the Bthings I thiC#nk you mighDt like And I will Abe aBlone prC#obably the Drest of my life There'sB comfort in the bottom of a sGwimming pool
Track 9: "The Boredom Is The Reason I Started Swimming, It's Also The Reason I Started Sinking" [Intro] A A A A [Verse 1]
Foreign cAountries Hardwood fEloors and tDrying to sEleep Foreign laAnguages On all three cEhannels of TDV E I don't want no dArama or bEaggage Don't tell me coAmplicatDed stEories About who you uAsed to be but are dEifferent And have cAhanged as a pDerson complEetely
[Pre-Chorus]
And I am nAot sure tChat I wGant Any sAingle pCart of tGhis Any siAngle pCart of aGny of this shGit G
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose You're part of a pDrogramB Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping You're not even slDeepingE You're prob'ly even lDisteningE
[Verse 2]
Keep it sAimple and honDest Stop crEying, yDou're an adEult I could stAand up, I could mEan up It's just so convEenient Dto be frEagile This pain is cAonstant and shEarp Watching the sEignals tDhat you sEend I wanna feel lAethal on the iEnside I wanna read AEmerican PDsycho agaEin
[Pre-Chorus]
But I am nAot sure tChat I wGant Any sAingle pCart of tGhis Any siAngle pCart of aGny of this shGit G
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose You're part of a pDrogramB Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping You're not even slDeepingE You're prob'ly even lDistening, even lEistening
[Chorus]
'Cause eF#mverybody pEays Everybody's hAead is in the nCoose You're part of a pDrogramB Get with the pDrogramB
'Cause eF#mverybody coEmes and falls aslEeep Lies awAake, pretends to be sleeCping You're not even slDeepingE You're prob'ly even lDistening, lEistening to mAe
Track 10: "Bathtub" [Verse 1]
I am wCashing my hAair with sBboapBb I am sCitting dAown in the sBbhower Bb It is this dCirty tAype of cBbleanBb That keeps me trCapped in hAere for hBbours
Still I sFcrub and scrub until my Abody bleeds ConvBbince myself I am coCming clean ForgFet and ignore who AI used to be That kid is nBbever coming backC
[Pre-Chorus]
Relax my mBbuscles And all of a sudden I aFm scared All of a sudden I cCan't breathe All of a sudden I am noBbthing In this mBboment You are evFerything
She says can you fFeel that? Oh, what a marvelous senCsation She says could you plFease take me off spCeaker phone This is a prFivate cConversatFion
[Chorus]
And I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap, with soap
But there Cis air insBbide of my lFungs And it Cis keeping Bbme aflFoat He says his gCrandpa's Bbin the mFafia He is the nCicest guy BbI kFnow
So I will rFun and run, maybe drAive my car Baby, lBbook at me now, I have cCome so far And I doFn't know where my fAamily's from But I've got this stereotypical tBbemper I cannot sChake
[Pre-Chorus]
Relax all the mBbuscles in my face And all of a sudden I aFm scared All of a sudden I cCan't breathe All of a sudden I am noBbthing In this mBboment You are evFerything
She says can you fFeel that? Oh, what a marvelous senCsation She says could you plFease take me off spCeaker phone This is a prFivate cConversatFion
[Chorus]
And I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap Yes I am wCashing my hBbair with sFoap, with soap
Track 11: "Legit Tattoo Gun" [Intro] B D F#m Em B D F#m Em [Verse]
My hBead has thDoughts What a riF#mdiculous place to sEmtart She said, well, Bhow about my cDhest Or, more specificalF#mly, my hEmeart
WheneBver I'm aDlone or feeling F#mlonely I preEmtend I can play the dBrums Inside my hDead and I am gF#mood I love these sEmongs They love my soBngs D F#m Em
[Interlude] B D F#m Em [Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god And I don't have a dDirty body AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time The other half,D I am only hiAding And she was getting hGigh Yeah, she was smoking pDot AI'm pretty sure I aGm the only guy She's hooked up with toDnight But probably,A no, probably not
[Instrumental] Bm D F#m Em Bm D F#m Em [Verse]
BWho did I think ID was Who did I F#mthink that I could Embe? Oh, how dBare me DOh, how F#mdare me Em And there's a voBice in the back of my hDead In the back of my F#mhead, says, "let 'em Embe Just let them be Dhappy." I'm gonna go cGrazy
B D F#m Em B D F#m Em
I am the Dwater Emin a puddle In the shade of a Ctree When I freeze Dover, Emyou are the sun You cannot Ctouch me And the tree feels bDad I can tEmell by the way that it fCelt But it still won't Ammove CSo, the ice won't mEmelt No, it still won't Ammove CSo, the ice won't mEmelt
[Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god And I don't have a dDirty body AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time The other half,D I am only hiAding
[Instrumental] E Em A Am E Em A Am [Bridge]
Keep my Ebody aEmlive Keep my aArmAms Reaching out towards aEnyonEme A Am
[Chorus]
But I am not a dGirty god And I don't have a dDirty body AAnd I am aloGne only half of the time The other half,D I am only hiAding And she was getting hGigh Yeah, she was smoking pDot AI'm pretty sure I aGm the only guy She's hooked up with toDnight But probably,A no, probably nBot
Track 12: "Hooped Earrings" [Verse 1]
F#m Come on give me a brEeak What is the point if I sDtay There’s not that much I can sAay F#m I never really even kEnew your mom aDnywayA F#m And now she’s crying in the bEathroom I’m standing on the bDack porch for suppAort And she is bF#megging you not to cut your hEair Cause curly hair don’t lDook good cut shAort
[Chorus]
And you have gCotta do this now Or you can never come hEome agFain Yeah, you have gGotta do this now Or you can never come hEome agaFin...agGain
[Verse 2]
You've got a F#mrash on your neck just belEow the line Where at your sDhirt stops covering and leaves your sAkin bare It’s such an F#munimportant detailE That has nDothing to do with aAnything But it's the F#monly thing I rememberE from wDhen I cut your haiAr
[Chorus]
And you have gCotta do this now Or you can never come hEome agFain Yeah, you have gGotta do this now Or you can never come hEome agaFin...agGain And there are Cnot so many options, there's not so many ways E That this could possibly Fend So you have gGotta do this now Or you can never come hEome aFgain...agGain