Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Gb Db F7 Bbm
I'm an alternate universe in Target lingerie
Gb Db
You're a country song in three-four time
F7 Bbm Gb Ab
I can see through time in on a clear day
Gb Db
Tastes like black grape and chlorine
F7 Bbm
And something else that I can't name
Gb Db
Maybe I could describe it
F7 Bbm
Unless you make me, I won't say
Gb Ab
Say, say
Chorus:
Gb
If we peel apart
Db F7 Bbm
Will we be stronger than we were before
Gb Db
We had formed ourselves together
Ab
In a temporary whole?
Gb Db
And if wе reunite, will we still know
F7 Bbm
Thе things that we had learned before?
Gb Db
We're not boxes, doors, or borders
Ab
We were portals
Verse 2:
Gb Db
Our arms form a circle
F7 Bbm
And sometimes when they take that shape
Gb Db
Suddenly I'm in a tunnel
F7 Bbm
Headed to another state
Gb Db
You're a hand punched through a pane of glass
F7 Bbm
To get the handle on the other side
Gb Db
Yeah, we're cut on the knuckles
F7 Bbm
But at least we're open wide
Gb Ab
Wide, wide
Chorus:
Gb
If we peel apart
Db F7 Bbm
Will we be stronger than we were before
Gb Db
We had formed ourselves together
Ab
In a temporary whole?
Gb Db
And if we reunite, will we still know
F7 Bbm
The things that we had learned before?
Gb Db
We're not boxes, doors, or borders
Ab
We were portals
Song History
Published: June 16, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025