Key: E
Introduction:
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I can't let you be, cause your beauty won't allow me
C F
wrapped in white sheets,
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like an angel from a bedtime story
G Am
and shut out what they say,
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cause your friends are fucked up anyway
G Am
and when they come around,
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somehow they feel up and you feel down.
C F G Am G F
When we were kids, we hated things our parents did
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we listened low to Casey Kasem's radio show
G Am
that's when friends were nice,
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to think of them just makes you feel nice
G Am
the smell of grass in spring
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and October leaves cover everything.
C G Am G F
Have you forgotten how to love yourself? x2
C F G Am G F
I can't believe all the good things that you do for me
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sat back in a chair like a princess from a faraway place
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nobody's nice, when you're older your heart turns to ice
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and shut out what they say they're too dumb to mean it anyway
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When we were kids, we hated things our sisters did
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backyard summer pools and christmases were beautiful
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and the sentiment of coloured mirrored ornaments
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and the open drapes look out on frozen farmhouse landscapes