Swallows Me Whole chords by Lori McKenna

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B

Verse:
C           G/B           C        G/B
You say you think you can help me
C              G/B         C       G/B
Think of me as someone who bleeds
     Am                  F
Well I never told you to love me
                    C      G/B  C  G/B
That's your sort of greed

Verse:
C             G/B   C        G/B
I can make my own decisions
C             G/B       C   G/B
I can do what I want to do
      Am                      F
And I don't have to share my addiction
            C    G/B  C  G/B
With any of you

Chorus:
Am           G              F
I'll be just fine out of my mind
               G                   F
I like it this way, I know when to pray
          G                        C      G/B
I'm in control till it swallows me whole

Instrumental:
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B

Verse:
C            G/B        C        G/B
I know you'd like to control me
C          G/B        C      G/B
You always need to be right
            Am
Because I'm late once or twice
       F                   C      G/B  C  G/B
Lose a job or stay out all night

Verse:
C             G/B   C        G/B
But I can see high above it
C              G/B          C    G/B
The world is a boundary for you
      Am                          F
And I know that you'd like to see through it
               C   G/B  C  G/B
The way that I do

Chorus:
Am           G              F
I'll be just fine out of my mind
               G                   F
I like it this way, I know when to pray
                 G                F
And I don't need any until I need more
             G                       F
I said I was sorry a hundred times before
               G                        C      G/B  C  G/B
And I'm in control, till it swallows me whole

Instrumental:
C  G/B    C  G/B    C  G/B

Verse 5:
      C            G/B         C          G/B
Well, you say that you have to leave now (G/B)
    C               G/B           C   G/B
You can't stand the things that I do
        Am                       F
And you know that I'll need this more
                    C    G/B  C  G/B
Than I'll ever need you

Chorus:
Am           G              F
I'll be just fine out of my mind
               G                   F
I like it this way, I know when to pray
                 G                F
And I don't need any until I need more
                 G                F
And I don't need any until I need more
                 G                F
And I don't need any until I need more
              G     C  G/B  C
And I'm in control
        G           C      G/B  C
Till it swallows me whole
        G           C      G/B  C
Till it swallows me whole
G/B         C
Swallows me whole