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Introduction:
Am Em
There is something to the ritual
Am Em
Of setting some old shit on fire
F E
A way of saying this now lives in memory
F E
A way of saying it's only a memory
Am G
There's something to the ritual
Am G
Of setting a torch to what is gone
F E
The vikings did it to honor a memory
F E
And now we do it to honor
Am E C
Who I used to be
Am Em C F E
Let's say goodbye to Natalie
F G
She was 33
Am E C
Tonight
Am E C F E
Let's say goodbye to Natalie
F E
And her fake IDs
F E
She was imaginary
F G
Which is why we say goodbye to her
Am G Am G
And hello to me
Am G
The person who I was
Am G
On the day you and I met
F E F
Was deeply ashamed of who she had become
E
So deeply ashamed of what she'd done
F E
And when you showed her questions
F E
The 36 questions
F
She looked ahead and saw
E F
Who she wanted to be
She built a past
E F
Made up a history
E
Details that fit this person named
Am E C
Natalie
Am E C F E
Let's say goodbye to Natalie
F E
She was 33
F E
On her fake IDs
F G
She was real to me
Dm C
I don't expect
E Am G
For you to understand perfectly
Dm C
I loved her, too, as much as you
Am G
And she'd want you to bury her with me
Am G
There is something to the ritual
Am G
Of setting fire to the lie
Am E
A way of saying that's one win for honesty
Am E
What's done is done
Am E C
Tonight
Am Em C F E
I say goodbye to Natalie
F G
She was 33
Am E C
Tonight
Am Em C F E
We say goodbye to Natalie
F E
And her fake IDs
F E
She was imaginary
F G
She was 33
N.C.