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β« Intro:
Bb
β« Verse 1:
Bb
empty
F C Bb
I pour myself into you and you let me
Dm C Bb
Then say you're overwhelmed and you resent me
F C Bb
'Cause you don't know how to let somebody down gently
Dm C
Do you? Oh
β« Pre-Chorus:
Bb
Never got what I needed
F C
And my love has a ceiling
Bb Dm C
Nothing left to believe in, no
β« Chorus:
Bb
Ooh
F C
You want something that I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
Dm C
I can't go back to the way things were before
β« Interlude:
Bb F C
Bb Dm C
β« Verse 2:
Bb F C Bb
After
Iβm the one who breathes in smoke from your disaster
Dm C Bb
Then you say it's my fault my heart's beating faster
F C Bb
And you ask me how I'm feeling like it matters
Dm C
Do you
β« Pre-Chorus:
Bb
Never got what I needed
F C
And my love has a ceiling
Bb Dm C
Nothing left to believe in, no
β« Chorus:
Bb
Ooh
F C
You want something that I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
Dm C
I can't go back to the way things were before
Bb F C
And I can't breathe down here, when did we get so heavy?
Bb Dm C
Tell me why we're drowning still when the lifeboat's empty
β« Instrumental:
Bb F C
Bb Dm C
β« Chorus:
Bb
Ooh
F C
You want something that I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
Dm C
I can't go back to the way things were before
Bb F C
And I can't breathe down here, when did we get so heavy?
Bb Dm C
Tell me why we're drowning still when the lifeboat's empty
β« Outro:
Bb F C
Bb Dm C
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- The Lifeboats Empty (Tabs)
Song History
Published: January 28, 2022
Last Updated: March 29, 2026