Long Story Short - The Story Of Us
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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
F C Am G
Fatefully, I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me
F C Am G
Misery, like the war of words I shouted in my sleep
F C
And you passed right by
Am G
I was in the alley surrounded on all sides
F C
The knife cuts both ways
Am G
If the shoe fits, walk in it 'til your high heels break
[Chorus 1]
F C
And I fell from the pedestal
Am
Right down the rabbit hole
G
Long story short, it was a bad time
F C
Pushed from the precipice
Am
Clung to the nearest lips
G
Long story short, it was the wrong guy
F C
Now I'm all about you
Am G
I'm all about you, ah-ah
C F
Yeah, yeah
Am G
I'm all about you, ah-ah
C F
Yeah, yeah
Am G
I'm all about you
[Verse 2]
C G F
I used to think one day, we'd tell the story of us
How we met and the sparks flew instantly
C G F
And people would say, they're the lucky ones
C G F
I used to know my place was the spot next to you
Now I'm searching the room for an empty seat
C G F
'Cause lately I don't even know what page you're on
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
Oh, a simple complication
F C
Miscommunications lead to fall-out
F
So many things that I wish you knew
G
So many walls that I can't break through
[Chorus 2]
C G F
Now I'm standing alone, in a crowded room
And we're not speaking
C G F
And I'm dying to know, is it killing you
Like it's killing me, yeah?
Am G C
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
F
When it all broke down
Am G F
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now
N.C.
Next chapter!
G Am C F
G Am C F
[Bridge]
C*
This is looking like a contest
F
Of who can act like they care less
Am G F
But I liked it better when you were on my side
C
The battle's in your hands now
F
But I would lay my armor down
Am G F
If you said you would rather love than fight
[Bridge 2]
F C Am G
Past me, I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things
F C Am G
Your nemeses, will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing
F C
And he's passing by,
Am G
Rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky
F C
And he feels like home
Am G
If the shoe fits, walk in it everywhere you go
[Chorus 2]
C G F
But I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speaking
C G F
And I'm dying to know, is it killing you
Like it's killing me, yeah?
Am G C
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
F
'Cause we're going down
Am G F C G
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now, now, now
[Outro]
F
And we're not speaking
C G F
And I'm dying to know is it killing you
Like it's killing me, yeah?
Am G C
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
F
'Cause we're going down
Am G F
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now
N.C.
The end!
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