Apprehension - Manchester Orchestra
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F Am
Finding out that you had lost the little one inside you
F Am
Not a sound, but chalk that you had dropped on the floor
F
And I could tell that when you fell the future never planned on getting
Am
easier
G C
God has never been afraid to fill our cups with more than they could hold
F C
Til they all overflow and we drown once and for all
 
F Am (2x)
 
Am C/F C G
How could I misconceive I was owed something radically radiant
Am C/F C G
The doctor came through and asked if you'd like to give it name
Am C/F C G
How can you misconceive our ideals and growing our futures
F C/F C
Some impressive prize I find for placing all the blame
G F
My apprehension got the best of me
 
F Am
Better now than when I found I used to have the gift of amusement
F Am
It's funny how without a doubt the family's far more calmer than me
F Am
And I will cause a lovers court and do you don't you keep on tapping
G Am
Sour-mouth, a coward clout, the dormant gospels nativity
 
F
My apprehension got the best of me
Am
Walking dead my heart was moldering
F
Yeah it got the best of me
Am
The best of me
 
Am C/F C G
Pushing it out I heard the healthiest move is to abandon all of my blemish
Am C/F C G
That's what the hospital staff and the pair of our parents will say
Am C/F C G
Here I am again directly back to the place where Adam ruined family
F C/F C
running in a marathon of mental til God shows up again
 
My apprehension got me nowhere
F Am
Swimming in my own filth
F
Yeah got me nowhere
Am
Nowhere
F Am (2x)
 
end: F

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