Because Of The Shame
Against Me!
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Tom: D
[Intro]
e|------------------------|---------------------|
B|---3---3-5-3-----2---5-75--0-|-0-0-0-0-0--2---| (2x)
G|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|
D A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D A G
whoa oh oh oh whoa
Bm A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D G
We used to get high together, instead of getting high alone.
Bm
I can't remember the last time I saw you.
G
I can't remember the last time we talked.
D
You left home for a fresh start,
G
working as a waitress down in Bradenton.
Bm A G
With my name tattoo'd into your skin.
[Chorus]
D G
Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability
Bm Bm/A
I am numbing myself completely.
G
Can you hear me right now?
D G G/A
I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.
Bm A G
well, It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.
[Próxima Parte]
D A G A
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D A G A
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
[Próxima Parte]
D G
Don't it seem so detached and unreal? Don't it seem so far away?
Bm G
Like the past never happened, or like nothing's ever changed.
D
With your casket open in front of me,
G
your eyes closed and your lips silent.
Bm A G
With my name tattoo'd into your skin.
[Próxima Parte]
D A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D
I didn't listen to the preacher.
G
I couldn't look your husband in the eyes.
Bm
I'm not sure what I meant to you then,
G
so I'm not sure what I owe you now.
D
But if something I said hurt you
G
I swear it was not my intention.
Bm A G
With your name tattoo'd into my skin.
Bm A G
With your name tattoo'd into my skin.
[Próxima Parte]
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[Próxima Parte]
Bm A G
Whoa oh oh oh whoa
D A
Whoa oh
G A
Can you hear me right now?
G A D
Can you hear me right now?
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