Presents
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[Verse 1]
A
Don't follow me or my faint melodies
Bm
I sing to myself even when you are home
E E7
And I don't see the need to apologize
A
I gave you my insides
A
Left through a mirror I saw you at night
Bm
I waved to the glass but you looked to the side
E
And I don't see a reason
E7 A
A reason to swallow your attention
[Chorus]
Fm
Don't keep on pace with a fragile heart
Bm E A Dbm
It'll bend you, it'll bend you
Fm A7
Prized you and set you down in my car
D Dmaj7 Bm E
I forgot who I live through
A Asus4 Bsus4 Asus4 A
[Verse 2]
A
Opened the presents late one Christmas Day
Bm
And the bells, oh they rang, for the guilt on display
E E7
And in-spite of the warmth and the food on the trays
A
I wasn't happy
A
I opened up stitches in the depth of her place
Bm Bm7 Bm7maj7
I was told to ignore because truth isn't safe
E E7
But I found it and wore it like it was my name
A
But I wasn't happy
A
I found you a box full of fake animals
Bm
And the charm is in play but the fake in itself
E E7
And I wonder why he is the boy you adore
A
And I hate him
A
Oh I sleep in the vacuum that sucks it away
Bm Bm7 Bm7maj7
But I can't call myself without dips in your space
E
Like a puddle that shakes and makes
E7 A
Funny reflections of my face
[Chorus]
Fm
Don't keep on pace with a fragile heart
Bm E A Dbm
It'll bend you, it'll bend you
Fm A7
Prized you and set you down in my car
D Dmaj7 Bm E
I forgot who I live through
[Break]
A
[Verse 3]
A
Her arms are a joke for attention or praise
Bm
Through a lie of the people I still can't explain
E
And I think that I know them but that's fast to say
A
It's too easy
A
You told me I'm chasing a small fleeting urge
Bm
But I really do picture our bodies, they merge
E
Into one blur of nonsense and I knew that I do
A
I love you
A
There's never a good reason for the jokes that I've slurred
Bm
And my friends are obsessed with the gross and absurd
E
And the fights of our parents that we never heard
A
But we feel them
A
Oh, and if you don't invite me I'll live with myself
Bm
And rescue the past if it falls off the shelf
E
'Cus it's all that I'm made of, the death of herself
A
is it risen
A
Oh, and if you don't invite me I'll live with myself
Bm
And rescue the past if it falls off the shelf
E
'Cus it's all that I'm made of
A
And the death of herself, is it risen
[Outro]
A
How to play Presents
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.