Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
🎸 Intro:
C Em Dm G
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🎸 Verse 1:
C
I empty the fridge
Em
You empty the bottle
Dm G
We’re stocking’ up a mountain of hard pills
G
We’ll have to swallow
C
It's strange how we point
Em
Our flaws in one another
Dm
We both got different vices
G
And they lead us to each other
C
Cause you over drink and I over eat
Em
We’re under thinking everything
Dm G
And every night we swear it’s gonna change
🎸 Chorus:
N.C. F
But in a perfect world
C
You get sober, I get skinny
G
We live far from more than pennies
Am
Write the checks that we can cash
F
Keeping all our promises
C
We got faith, we got each other
G
We grow up and we get better
Am
Things need fixing, we got plenty
F
When you get sober, I’ll get skinny
C G Am
Mmm, mmm, when you get sober, I’ll get skinny, yeah
🎸 Verse 2:
C
You wont see a shrink
Em
While I think we should talk to one
Dm G
Find a comfy couch and let out all the hurt
C
We’ve kept inside since we were young
C
That’s so numb
Em
Now we found ways to cover up
Dm
If we keep going out
G
Where we're going, what will we become ?
🎸 Chorus:
F
Cause in a perfect world
C
You get sober, I get skinny
G
We live far from more than pennies
Am
Write the checks that we can cash
F
Keeping all our promises
C
We got faith, we got each other
G
We grow up and we get better
Am
Things need fixing, we got plenty
F
When you get sober, I’ll get skinny
C G Am
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, oh, oh, oh,
🎸 Bridge:
F
It’s easy to imagine (imagine)
N.C.
All our problems disappear like magic (magic)
🎸 Chorus:
N.C. F
But in an honest world
C
You’re not sober, I’m not skinny
G
We scraping by old borrowed pennies
Am
Writing checks that never cash
F
Breaking all our promises
C
We got faith, we got each other
G
Maybe we’ll grow old together
Am
Waking up by our happy ending
F
But you get sober, I’ll get skinny
C G
Oh, oh, you get sober, I’ll get skinny
Am F
Ooh, you get sober, I’ll get skinny
C G
Oh, oh you'll get sober, I’ll get skinny
🎸 Outro:
Am F
It’s easy to imagine
N.C.
It’s easy to imagine