and you're down[Am]
for the co[F]unt
you are dan[Am]cing with men
going rou[F]nd and around
and you're scar[Am]ed
and you're sure[F]
that your spin[Am]e will dissolve
you will fal[F]l to the floor
you will ta[Am]ke
what you need[F]
and the heada[Am]ches will come
but at lea[F]st you can breathe
as the sm[Am]oke
fills your l[F]ungs
we will wa[Am]it for the day
we'll rejo[F]ice when it comes
on your bir[C]thday
you wo[G]ke up
the sn[Am]ow was on the ground[F]
you op[C]ened books and peeked ins[G]ide
they ki[Am]ssed you on your crown[F]
with pi[C]ns in your fing[G]ers
you he[Am]ld yourself up high[F]
the pi[C]cture peeled the person[G]
they le[Am]t themselves divide[F]
you a[Am]rrive
at the pl[F]ace
it is [Am]not what you want
but it i[F]s what you chase
so you don[Am]'t
have to hol[F]d
[Am]all of the candles
that bu[F]rn on their own
you will st[Am]eal
all the sm[F]ells
that cu[Am]t through your nose and inside on yo[F]ur cells
when it's tim[Am]e
to esc[F]ape
you rea[Am]lize you've waited until it'[F]s too late
but your bir[C]thday
[G]inflated
the b[Am]ones with which you creak[F]
they st[C]ole your shoes and brought y[F]ou to
the ca[Am]verns of their teeth[F]
you pl[C]eaded
oh k[G]ind sir
please let[Am] me say goodbye[F]
your so[C]ul ripped from your stomach[G]
you ga[Am]ve an awful cry[F]
[F]a cry
[F]a cry
[F]a cry
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F] [F]
[C]I s[G]aid
[Am]I'm[F] sorry dear
[C]I s[G]aid
[Am]I'm[F] sorry dear
but you don'[C]t listen[G][Am][F]
no you don[C]'t listen[G]
you si[Am]lly little [F]girl
for the co[F]unt
you are dan[Am]cing with men
going rou[F]nd and around
and you're scar[Am]ed
and you're sure[F]
that your spin[Am]e will dissolve
you will fal[F]l to the floor
you will ta[Am]ke
what you need[F]
and the heada[Am]ches will come
but at lea[F]st you can breathe
as the sm[Am]oke
fills your l[F]ungs
we will wa[Am]it for the day
we'll rejo[F]ice when it comes
on your bir[C]thday
you wo[G]ke up
the sn[Am]ow was on the ground[F]
you op[C]ened books and peeked ins[G]ide
they ki[Am]ssed you on your crown[F]
with pi[C]ns in your fing[G]ers
you he[Am]ld yourself up high[F]
the pi[C]cture peeled the person[G]
they le[Am]t themselves divide[F]
you a[Am]rrive
at the pl[F]ace
it is [Am]not what you want
but it i[F]s what you chase
so you don[Am]'t
have to hol[F]d
[Am]all of the candles
that bu[F]rn on their own
you will st[Am]eal
all the sm[F]ells
that cu[Am]t through your nose and inside on yo[F]ur cells
when it's tim[Am]e
to esc[F]ape
you rea[Am]lize you've waited until it'[F]s too late
but your bir[C]thday
[G]inflated
the b[Am]ones with which you creak[F]
they st[C]ole your shoes and brought y[F]ou to
the ca[Am]verns of their teeth[F]
you pl[C]eaded
oh k[G]ind sir
please let[Am] me say goodbye[F]
your so[C]ul ripped from your stomach[G]
you ga[Am]ve an awful cry[F]
[F]a cry
[F]a cry
[F]a cry
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
and whe[C]n I ha[G]ve died[F]
[C]will you us[G]e my spin[F]e
to s[C]wing from tree [G]to tree i[F]n search of
[C]places plea[G]sing to [F]the eye?
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F] [F]
[C]I s[G]aid
[Am]I'm[F] sorry dear
[C]I s[G]aid
[Am]I'm[F] sorry dear
but you don'[C]t listen[G][Am][F]
no you don[C]'t listen[G]
you si[Am]lly little [F]girl