Dysphoria
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Intro: G C9
[Verso 1]
G C9
Binding my chest and biting my tongue
Em7 C9
Wearing boxers never fixed anyone
G C9
Biking on Bloor could have had me beaten
Em7
It's a risk I'll take
C9
I feel so defeated
[Refrão]
G
Dysphoria
C9
Dysphoria
Em7
Dysphoria
C9
Dysphoria
G
And this is the last time
C9
I'll allow my ribs to be swollen
Em7
And I'll grow out my hair
And pretend I don't care
C9
And maybe my ribs are broken
[Verso 2]
G
Being young and gay
Is romantic and upsetting
C9
Explaining why you love someone to God, She keeps forgetting
Em7
She said (gender is a universe and we are all stars)
C9
And I believed Her
Because this planet is bigger than us
G
Someday we'll leave Her
[Refrão]
E|-Phor| ia
C9
Dysphoria
Em7
Dysphoria
C9
Dysphoria
G
And this is the last time
C9
I'll allow my ribs to be swollen
Em7
And I'll get a little thin but I'll feel better in my skin
C9
And baby, my ribs don't feel broken
[Ponte]
G
This body's made for loving
It's not a place for betting
C9
Let's run around and get all sweaty
I wanna feel myself get healthy
Em7
Dysphoria's a bitch
I wanna kick her in a ditch
C9
It's not fair to wanna itch
All of the places that don't fit
[Refrão]
G
Dysphoria
C9
Dysphoria
Em7
And this is the last time
C9 G
I'll allow my ribs to be swollen
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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