Key: C
Introduction:
D
It was how Dave said "us" like the last three years had never happened
D Em A Bm
It was how George walked down and threw dirt onto the casket
D Em A Bm
It was how I know you would want this to be a fast one
A B D
And not some cliché ballad
Bridge
A B C# B
I'm slowing down in the August air
A B C# B
A heavy heart and shaking hands carried you up here
A B C# B
I buried half of a decade there
A
It was the better part
B
You'd catch the reference
C#
If only you could hear
verse 2
D Em A B D Em A B
Because I can still hear you in the bass drum beat after "I'll Catch You" I'm left wondering if
D Em A B
You meant anything when you typed out
A B D
"You never got me down, Ray. I never went down"
Break
A B C# B
(You know the fucked up part is)I kind of always knew we'd have to write a song about this
A B C# B
(You know the fucked up part is) I had my fingers crossed that it wouldn't be for you, kid
A B C#
(You know the fucked up part is) It's been months, and I still have nightmares
B
(You know the fucked up part is) I'm never going back there
A B
(You know the fucked up part is) The fucked up part is
C# B
(You know the fucked up part is) The fucked up part is
A
(Fuck)
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