The Milk Carton Kids - Permanent

I ^Cthink I'm going to work ^Gconstruction Just to make ^B7something of ^Emmyself I can't ^Clive off these childhood ^Gtrophies on my ^Dshelf I ^Cwant to get my hands ^Gdirty I want to feel a ^B7burning in my ^Emlegs ^D I want ^Cmore than a ^Greceipt for what I ^Dpaid

^EmEverybody ^Dloves something new 'Cause you can ^Copen it and plug it ^Gin And it ^Emfeels like a good night's ^Dsleep Like the girl you like ^Cpaid you a compli^Gment They can keep the ^B7change and ^Emthey can keep 'em ^Dcoming they can ^Ctalk to who's liste^Dning ^GI'm still ^D/F#looking for ^Emsomething a ^Dlittle more ^Cperma^Gnent

^CI am not a ^Gpoet Show me the ^B7easy way and I'll do ^Git No one could ^Cever say that I've been ^Gtrying way too ^Dhard ^CEverything that I have ^Gever owned Got ^B7dusty and ^Emold ^D So I ^Cthrew it out just to ^Gmake myself some ^Droom

I'm like ^Emeverybody I ^Dlove something new 'Cause you can ^Copen it and plug it ^Gin And it ^Emfeels like a good night's ^Dsleep Like the girl you like ^Cpaid you a ^Gcompliment They can keep the ^B7change and ^Emthey can keep 'em ^Dcoming; they can ^Ctalk to who's liste^Dning ^GI'm still ^D/F#looking for ^Emsomething that I can ^Cdie ^Gwith

^CIf my luck is ^Grunning out Please don't ^B7let it be so with ^Emlove It's been a ^Clong year, but I'm not ^Gready to give ^Dup ^CEven If I lay ten ^Gmillion bricks And they ^B7break through the summer ^Emhaze ^D Someone will ^Ccome around and ^Gbulldoze them down some ^Dday

Because ^Emeverybody ^Dloves something new You get ^Crid of what came ^Gbefore And it ^Emfeels like a long hot ^Dshower Like getting in your ^Cbed when the sheets are ^Gwarm So they can keep ^B7construction and ^Emthey can keep 'em ^Dcoming and I ^Cwon't be ^Dlistening ^GI ^D/F#found ^Emsomething a ^Dlittle more ^Cperma^Dnent ^GI ^D/F#found ^Emsomeone that ^DI can ^Cdie ^Gwith