The Milk Carton Kids - Permanent

Just to make ^Gsomething of my^Amself Fmaj7/C C G I can't live off these childhood trophies on my shelf Fmaj7/C C I want to get my hands dirty I want to feel a ^Gburning in my ^Amlegs Fmaj7/C C G I want more than the receipt for what i paid

Because ^Ameverybody ^Gloves something new Fmaj7/C C 'cause you can open it and plug it in And it ^Amfeels like a good ^Gnight's sleep Fmaj7/C C Like the girl you like paid you a compliment G Am G Fmaj7/C They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to who's liste^Gning C G Am G Fmaj7/C C I'm still looking for something a little more permanent

Show me the ^Geasy way and i'll ^Amdo it Fmaj7/C C G No one could ever say that i've been trying way too hard Fmaj7/C C Everything that i have ever owned Got ^Gdusty and ^Amold ^G Fmaj7/C C G So i threw it out just to make myself some room

I'm like ^Ameverybody i ^Glove something new Fmaj7/C C 'cause you can open it and plug it in And it ^Amfeels like a good ^Gnight's sleep Fmaj7/C C Like the girl you like paid you a compliment G Am G Fmaj7/C They can keep the change and they can keep 'em coming they can talk to who's liste^Gning C G Am G Fmaj7/C C I'm still looking for something that I can die with

Please don't ^Glet it be so with ^Amlove G Fmaj7/C C G It's been a long year but i'm not ready to give up Fmaj7/C C Even if I lay ten million bricks And they ^Gbreak through the summer haze^Am G Fmaj7/C C G Someone will come around and bulldoze them down some day Ohhhhh

Because ^Ameverybody ^Gloves something new Fmaj7/C C You get rid of what came before And it ^Amfeels like a long ^Ghot shower Fmaj7/C C Like getting in your bed when the sheets are warm G Am G Fmaj7/C So they can keep construction and they can keep em coming and I wont be lis^Gtening C G Am G Fmaj7/C G Cause I found something a little more permanent C G Am G Fmaj7/C C Oh yes, I found someone that I can die with