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Chorus
G/B C Em
Deal with the devil you know, take it slow
D C
You might show up, you might lose him
G/B Em D
When you grow up, you might blow up, you might pop
None of that's a good reason to stop
Verse 1
C
I can still hear it
D B7
"You're so ambitious," she spit at me like a curse
Em
What made it worse is that she was right
F
I looked in the mirror that night and saw what she saw
C
a dreamer clenching her jaw
D B7 Em
Soon to be a dying violet between the noise and silence
F
Accusing every co-pilot willing to step up to the plate
C D
Of throwing me off my game, headed for a crash landing
B7 Em
With little to no understanding of what I was taking on
F
The goalposts always move, no one's honest with you
C
And the point you're trying to prove is lost
D B7
Your life is recovery or **** in the moon
Em F
You're hovering over the room, people muttering, talking about you
C D
And you're still not doing what you know you could do.
Pre-Chorus
B7 Em F
I still want it, what's my problem?
Chorus
G/B C Em
Deal with the devil you know, take it slow
D C
He might show up, you might lose him
G/B Em D
When you grow up, you might blow up, you might pop
None of that's a good reason to stop
Verse 2
C
Always been hot for teacher
D B7
Keep getting older and they Do too.
Em
a little information right out of my grasp
F
Better answers to the questions I'm afraid to ask
C
Kissing on a curve (Open-mouthed education)
D B7
Building my nerve (Testing my patience)
Em
Did I make the most of what I'm made of?
F
Did I face what I'm afraid of?
C
a little close to the truth?
D
Keeps getting hotter as you do
B7 Em
I wanna be a live wire.
F
Don't wanna steal, don't wanna get tired
C
Don't wanna be a slot machine
D B7
Don't wanna miss the mark
Em F
I wanna be the weak spot.
Between the eyes of a shark
Chorus
G/B C Em
Deal with the devil you know, take it slow
D C
You might show up, you might lose him
G/B G D
When you grow up, you might blow up, you might pop
Em G D C D EmD
None of that's a good reason to stop
Verse 3
G C
You can't chase the ghost
Em D
You find it more than most
G C
I don't care how old your soul is
Em D
It's just focus and preparation
C Em
It takes failure, it takes patience
G C D C D EmD
To deal with the devil you know.
Chorus
G C Em
Deal with the devil you know, take it slow
D C
You might show up, you might lose him
Em G D
When you grow up, you might blow up, you might pop
Em C D EmC
None of that's a good reason to stop.
Outro
Em G/B
It's not over.
D
You're not done
G
You're not nothing
G/B C D C
And you're not the only one
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Song History
Published: March 4, 2026
Last Updated: March 4, 2026