Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
Am C Am C
Verse 1:
Am Am7 C
Sharpener's callin' me again
Cmaj7 Am
Tryin' to turn it into some-
Am7 C Cmaj7
thing I can draw into my skin
Am Am7 C
Make it a picture that I love
Cmaj7 Am
Instead of something that I wish
Am7 C Cmaj7
I could get in the bath and scrub right off
Chorus:
Am Dm Bb7 F
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
Am Dm Bb7 F
All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you
Interlude:
C Dm Bb F
C Dm Bb F
Verse 2:
Am Am7 C
Big old pill to inch around
Cmaj7 Am
There's no copping out this time
Am7 C Cmaj7
Try my best to get it down (Cet, get, get, get it down)
Am Am7 C
Sometimes seems like I'm still young
Cmaj7 Am
Lookin' at the boy across the sink
Am7 C Cmaj7
Thinking "What the hell have you just done?" ("What the hell have you just done?")
Chorus:
Am Dm Bb7 F
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
C Dm Bb F
All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you
C Dm Bb F
Why am I afraid of things I let inside my room?
C Dm Bb F F7
Just wanted some company, broke the sharpener in two
Outro:
C Dm
You say, why am I like this?
Am
You mean, why am I stupid?
C Dm Am
‘Cause you know you’re not trying to fix it
C Dm
You mean, why am I like this?
Am
You say, why am I selfish?
C Dm Am
‘Cause you know honey you can’t help it