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The Suitcase by Linda Perry

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro:

G D/F#
Em A D G D/F#
Em D A
 
 
Verse 1:
D                       Em
Birds in my head try to take control
      G                   G D/F#
Must be some kind of virus
Em    D            A
  Memory I can't reset
D                        Em
Future's bright with the past behind
         G                           G D/F#
But I'm stuck in this strange station
Em              D                 A
  Dampening the years I can't get back

Chorus:
    G               Em
Oh, I can't seem to fight it
          D
Or try to hide it
              A
The state I'm in
G                Em
Someone's out to get me
       D
Not protect me
           A
She always wins
Em     A               D       G D/F#
  Mama left me her old suitcase
Em       D                     A
  It was tethered to her heartbreak
 
 
Verse 2:
D                      Em
Tears rolled down with her last breath
G                    G D/F#
There goes my Goliath
Em            D                A
  Who's gonna take on all the blame?
  D                 Em
I can't let go if I can't move on
       G                           G D/F#
It's strange, these guilty feelings
Em         D               A
  Her disapproval made me say
 
 
Chorus:
    G       D/F#    Em
Oh, I can't seem to fight it
          D
Or try to hide it
              A
The state I'm in
G        D/F#    Em
Someone's out to get me
     D
Not protect me
           A
She always wins
 
 
Bridge:
Bm                 A
  I never knew the morning sun
           C                   G
'Cause you kept your sky so grey
        C                 G
And the victim you portrayed
                D
Never wanted to leave
D               Em
Who am I if I'm not in pain?
  G                      G D/F#
I feel like such a coward
Em           D               A
  Don't even know if this is mine
 
 
Chorus:
    G               Em
Oh, I can't seem to fight it
          D
Or try to hide it
              A
The state I'm in
G                Em
Someone's out to get me
     D
Not protect me
           A
She always wins
 
 
Outro:
Em     A               D
  Mama left me her old suitcase
            G         D/F#    Em
And all the guilt you left inside
       D                     A
It was tethered to her heartbreak
                  A
Right through the heart of mine
Em     A               D
  Mama left me her old suitcase
      G         D/F#    Em
Never wanted to say goodbye
       D                   A
It was filled with all her weight