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Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G
Let me set the sea floating down the stream
Em
I can barely breathe when I'm underneath
C G
Suffocating at the seams
G
If God does exist
I hope he forgives
Em
Me for jumping ship
I was just a kid
C G
Oh, what am I, what am I to believe?
Refrain:
Am C G
Ooh, my picture on the wall
Am C G
Now I don't recognize 'em at all
Verse 2:
G
I still wonder when I'll escape the thought
Em
That half of my life is already gone
C G
I'm a dead man walking down the street
G
There's an open door far abov? the trees
Em
Oh, when I get th re, will I be complete
C G
Oh, on the day, on the day I leave?
Chorus:
C D Em
I'm halfway there stuck in between
D/F# G C C
Giving up or swimming right back upstream
D Em
If I get back to where I used to be
D/F# G C C
I swear to God that'll be the end of me
D G
I wonder who, who I'll meet
D/F# C C
On the day, on the day, on the day I leave
D G
I won't be who I used to be
Instrumental Interlude:
G Em C G
Refrain:
Am C G
Ooh, my picture on the wall
Am C G
Now I don't recognize 'em at all
Chorus:
C D Em
I'm halfway there stuck in between
D/F# G C C
Giving up or swimming right back upstream
D Em
If I get back to where I used to be
D/F# G C C
I swear to God that'll be the end of me
D G
I wonder who, who I'll meet
D/F# C C
On the day, on the day, on the day I leave
D G
I won't be who I used to be
Song History
Published: February 9, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025