Denial Is A River chords by Doechii

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

"Hey, I thought it was all over"

A7 A13 A7 G5 F#5 (x3)
A7 A13 A7

"What's up, Doechii "
"Hey, girl"
"You know it's been a lil' minute since you and I have had a chat"
"Has it really "
"Probably since, like, your last EP, 'Oh the Places You'll Go'"
"Oh wow, it's been a minute, yeah"
"I've been gettin' some calls"
"Oh "
"People are a little bit worried about you"
"Not worried, okay"
"And I know that I was kinda that outlet for you, so"
"You were"
"Why don't you just tell me what's been goin' on "
"Okay"

Verse 1:
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 Remember old dude from 2019?
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Nice, clean, nigga did me dirtier than laundry (Than laundry)
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 Took a scroll through his IG
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Just to get a DM from his   wifey? (What the fuck)

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 I was so confused, what should Doechii do?
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She didn't know about me and I didn't know 'bout Sue
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I open up the messages and had to hit the zoom
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Turns out the girl was really a dude? (Goddamn)

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 Nigga think he slicked back 'til I slipped back
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Got my lick back, turned a nigga to a knick-knack (To a knick-knack)
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 I moved on, dropped a couple of songs
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And then I went and got signed, now it's 2021

Interlude:
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A7 A13 A7

"Okay, I just feel like"
"This is the perfect opportunity for us to just take a second and kind of unpack what's happened to you,
you know, this guy cheated on you, and—"
"Mm, nah, fuck it"

Verse 2:
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'Platinum record' this, 'viral record' that (That)
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I'm makin' so much money, I'm all over the net
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I'm movin' so fast, no time to process
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And no, I'm not in a gang, but I'm always on set (Yeah)

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Wrist watch, drip drop, label want the TikToks
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Now I'm makin' TikTok music, what thee fuck?
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 I need a cleanse, need a detox
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But we ain't got time to stop, the charts need us (And they do)

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 Fast forward, me, 2023
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I'm stackin' lots of cheese and makin' money
   A7
My grass is really green, and—

Interlude:
A13 A7 G5 F#5 (x3)

"Honestly, I can't even fucking cap no more, this is a really dark time for me,
I'm going through a lot"
"By 'a lot' you mean drugs "
"Um, I wouldn't—"
"Drugs "
"No, it's a—"
"No "
"It's a natural plant"
"No, I'm not judging"
"I'm not an addict"
"I'm just saying"
"I don't think—"
"You wanna talk about it "
"Uh"

Verse 3:
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 I mean, fuck, I like pills, I like drugs
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I like gettin' money, I like strippers, I like to fuck
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I like day-drinkin' and day parties and Hollywood
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I like doin' Hollywood shit, snort it? Probably would

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 What can I say? The shit works, it feels good
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And my self-worth's at an all-time low
    A7
And just when it couldn't get worse
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My ex crashed my place and destroyed all  I  owned

                    A13
Whoopsie, made a oopsie
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One-hundred thousand dollar 'oops' made me loopy
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 I ain't a killer, but don't push me
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Don't wanna have to turn a nigga guts into soup beans

Interlude:
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A7 A13 A7

"Woah! Woah, woah, woah, woah! Okay, Doechii"
"We don't wanna revert back into our old ways"
"Sorry, okay"
"So, we're gonna try a breathing exercise, okay "
"A'ight, word"
"When I breathe, you breathe"
"Okay, okay"
"Alright? Let's go"

Outro:
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Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-ah
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Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh, ah
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Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-uh-ah
A7
Uh, uh, uh, uh, ah, woosah