I so hate consequences
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{INT} -> C#5 A#5 C#5 A#5 F#5 G#5
A#5 C#5
So here I sit looking at the traffic lights
F#5
The red extinguishes the hope that the green ignites
C#5
I want to run away I want to ditch my life
G#5 A#5
Cause all of my mistakes keep me awake at night
And after all of my alibis desert me
C#5
I just want to get by
I don't want nothing to hurt me
F#5
I had no idea where my head was at
C#5 G#5
But if my heart says I'm sorry can we leave it at that
A#5 G#5 C#5
Because I just want for all of this to end
F#5 C#5
And I so hate consequences
A#5 G#5
And running from you is what my best defense is
F#5 C#5
Ohh....... Consequences
A#5 G#5
Oh God, don't make me face up to this
F#5 C#5
And I so hate consequences
A#5 G#5
And running from you is what my best defense is
A#5
Cause I know that I let you down
G#5
And I don't want to deal with that
Intro repeated*
A#5
It just now hit me this is more than just a set back
C#5
And when you spelled it out, well, I guess I didn't get that
F#5
And every trace of momentum is gone
C#5 G#5
And this isn't turning out the way I want
A#5
And after all of my alibis desert me
C#5
I just want to get by, I don't want nothing to hurt me
F#5
I had no idea where my head was at
C#5 G#5
But if my heart says I'm sorry can we leave it at that
A#5 G#5 C#5
Because I just want for all of this to end
F#5 C#5
And I so hate consequences
A#5 G#5
And running from you is what my best defense is
F#5 C#5
Ohh....... Consequences
A#5 G#5
Oh God, don't make me face up to this
F#5 C#5
And I so hate consequences
A#5 G#5
And running from you is what my best defense is
A#5
Cause I know that I let you down
G#
And I 5don't want to deal with that
A#5
And I spent all last night
Tearing down
F#5
Every stoplight
And stop sign in this town
C#5
Now I think there might
Be no way to stop me now
G#5
I'll get away despite
F#5
The fact I'm so weighed down
G#5
All of my escapes have been exhausted
A#5
I thought I had a way but then I lost it
F#5 G#5
And my resistance was once much stronger
A#5
And I know I can't go on like this much longer
F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5
C#5 A#5
When I got tired of running from you
F#5
I stopped right there to catch my breath
C#5
There your words they caught my ears
G#5 C#5
You said, "I miss you son. Come home"
A#5
And my sins, they watched me leave
F#5
And in my heart I so believed
C#5
The love you felt for me was mine
G#5 D#5
The love I'd wished for all this time
And when the doors were closed
A#5 G#5
I heard no I told you so's
F#5
I said the words I knew you knew
C#5 G#5
Oh God, Oh God I needed you
A#5 G#5 F#5
God all this time I needed you, I needed you
F#5 C#5
And I so hate consequences
A#5 G#5
And running from you is what my best defense is
F#5 C#5
I hate these Consequences
A#5
And I know that I let you down
G#5
And I don't want to deal with that
Outro: F#5 G#5 A#5 F#5 C#5 F#5 C#5
How to play I so hate consequences
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.