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Spit Shining Shit - The Lawrence Arms

Spit Shining Shit

The Lawrence Arms

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Verse

C F

I was awake, dreaming about sleeping

C F

And my mistakes, and how I keep ‘em

C G Am F

So close to me,

C G Am F

so that I’ll never

C G Am F

Never forget,

C G Am F

I can’t get anywhere

G F

Shedding tears over these bottles

C G F

Celebrating my life at the bottom

G F

Of the barrel of a barrel so rotten

G

And I’ve forgotten

F G

What this was like before I started stopping

[Refrão]C

Fuck this, fuck this

G

I’m out, I'm out

Am F

of bullshit to cry about.

C G

You can pass these “fuck you”s around.

Am F

I’ll be dead and gone when this shit hits the crowd

C C/B Am G F

Tell me why, why, why, why, why

C C/B Am G F

I even tried, tried, triiiiied tonight

C G F C G F C G F

I should just let it die.

G F

Cause I’m so tired of waiting for this shit to shine.

Verse

C F

I was asleep dreaming about palm trees

C F

And I woke up to lonely city streets

C G Am F

I heard the voices

C G Am F

echoed in the back rooms

C G Am F C G Am F

And I had to walk around the corner to the barstools

G F

Where I was shedding tears over these bottles

C G F

Celebrating my life at the bottom

G F

Of the barrel of a barrel so rotten

G

And I’ve forgotten

F

How to light this fire

G

I’ve forgotten

F

How to toe this wire

G

I’ve forgotten

F G

What this was like before I started stopping

[Refrão]C C/B Am G F

Why, why, why, why, why

C C/B Am G F

Do I even try, try, tryyyyy tonight

Am G F Am G F Am G F

I should fucking let it die.

Em F

And I’m tired of waiting for this shit to shine.

Bridge

C G F

I am tired of waiting

C G F

I am tired of waiting

C G F

This is my life this is my time

C F

It’s time to take it

Outro

C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C G Am F C G Am F

This is my life this is my time

C C/B Am G F

Don’t let it die, die, die, die, die

How to play Spit Shining Shit

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 C. 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.

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