Life Chords

Key: C Intro: C G Am Am x2 Chorus: C G Am Am I couldn't get my life back C G Am Am C I couldn't get my life back, I couldn't save myself Verse 1: C G Am C All the words of my mother hang heavy over me C G Am C It's summer in Texas, 2003 C G Am C I dissociate, the world around me fades C G Am Em There is no self if there is no one else

Pre-Chorus: Em Am Dm Em So I isolate and suppress discomfort Em Am Dm Em And I sacrifice any shred of my own self-worth Em Am Dm Em While I put so much faith in my open eyes Em Am Dm Em I have never felt so lonely and desperate Chorus: C G Am Am I couldn't get my life back C G Am Am C I couldn't get my life back, I didn't stand a chance Verse 2: C G Am C All the pain within my past weighs heavy on my heart C G Am C The euphoria won't last, it'll tear your life apart C G Am C I feel the same, the world around me changed C G Am Em It is a mess, and I could not make sense Refrain: Em Am Dm Em Of this brave new world I navigate alone Em Am Dm Em Or my hyper-vulnerability I now call home Em Am Dm Em 'Cause I put so much trust in their shifting words Em Am Dm Em And I have never felt so stupid and useless Before C G Am Am x4 Bridge: C G Am But it is all my fault C G Am I never should have trusted them Em Am Dm It's easy to smile and wave, to tell them one thing to their face It's hard to tell the truth C G Am Yeah, it is all my fault C G Am But how could I have known that Em Am Dm What people call low self-esteem is really just seeing yourself Em Am Dm The way other people see you? Outro: C G Am Am And I couldn't get my life back C G Am I couldn't get my life back C G Am Am I couldn't get my life back C G Am Am I couldn't get my life back