We Are Sick
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Capo 3
G D G
I wake up but I don’t go out
D G
I sit and I sit and I lay back down
Am
Will I be there for a long time?
G D
And were my eyes only half way closed?
G
Did I see you in the doorway ?
D Am
Making sure I was sleeping so soft?
And keeping so still
C
And I never made a sound,
Am C
But if you weren’t there to hold me down.
Em G
Loving you was never hard to do,
D C
But I’m sick and they’re coming to get me soon
Em G
If they never bring me back to you,
D
Will you tell me the truth?
Will you tell me the truth?
C G
Would someone tell me the truth?
D G
I walk around but I don’t breathe out
D
I stumble like a child and I fall to the ground
Am Em
Will I be there for a long time?
Am D Em
Will I be there for a long time?
C D G
And did my thoughts only make me numb?
D
Did I pretend to be normal,
C Am
Making sure I was keeping in line?
Em
And keeping so still
C
And I never made a sound,
G Am
But if you weren’t there to hold me down
Em G
Loving you was never hard to do,
D C
But I’m sick and they’re coming to get me soon
Em G
If they never bring me back to you,
D
Will you tell me the truth?
C
Will you tell me the truth?
G Em
Would someone tell me the truth?
C G Em
Would someone tell me the truth?
C G Em
Would someone tell me the truth?
C G Em
Would someone tell me the truth?
C
I was sleeping so soft
And keeping so still
D
And I never made a sound,
But if you weren’t there to hold me down.
Em
I'm in line
And keeping so still
D
And I never made a sound
C
But if you weren't there to hold me down
G D
Loving you was never hard to do,
Bm D
But I’m sick and they’re coming to get me soon.
G C
If they never bring me back to you,
Will you tell me the truth?
G D C
Will you tell me the truth?
Am G
And holding on was all that I could do,
D C
But I’m sick and they’re is nothing here left for you.
Em G
And if you hear me from behind your pews
D
Will you tell me the truth?
C
Will you tell me the truth?
G
Would someone tell me the truth?
How to play We Are Sick
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.