Nineteen
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Capo 4
Intro Em,C,G,D
Em C
I´m tired of playing the part
G D
Of a little girl who, cant use her heart.
Em C
I´m broken, torn and scarred
G D
From all the poison, you threw at us.
Em C
But you won´t know, cuz you can´t see
G D
The tattered child, you made of me
Em C
You´ll follow me into my dreams
G D
And spit your words so desperately,
Em C G D Am C
I'll wash my hands of this tragic mess, But truth can´t cure the blind, if
D
they don´t care to see.
Em,C,G,D
Em C
Nineteen years inside this flesh
G
I fought through pain, I paid my dues,
D
But that´s still not enough for you.
Em C
So where do we go from here?
G D
You won´t keep me trapped in my fears.
Em C
You´re sinking in your selfishness,
G D
We´re tainted by, words left unsaid.
Em C
You´ll follow me, into my dreams.
G D
And spit your words, so desperately.
Em C
I´ll wash my hands, of this tragic mess.
G D Am C D
But truth can´t cure the blind, if they don´t care to see.
yeah... Em,C,G,D
Em C
Did you even notice look in my eyes,
G D
When I spoke of him for the very first time.
Em C
And do you remember when you were my age?
G D
Do you remember at all?
Em C
Don´t follow me, into my dreams
G D
And spit your words so viciously,
Em C
I´ll wash my hands, of this tragic mess.
G D Am C
Truth can´t cure the blind,
G D Am C
I wish you´d change your mind...
D G
But you don´t care to see.
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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