Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
E MajorE
You’re the tick I
A augmentedA
found at summer’s
A minorAm E MajorE
end Crawling around
A augmentedA A minorAm
the back of my neck
G# minorG#m
I thought you were
F# minorF#m
a sun spot I’d have
A augmentedA
memories of But you’ve
G# minorG#m
embedded yourself and
F# minorF#m
you’re sucking my blood
Refrain 1:
A augmentedA A minorAm
I wish I was the kind
G# minorG#m
of girl who sat in
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
cafes mid day Smiling
A minorAm G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
with all my teeth showing
Chorus 1:
A augmentedA
Maybe I’m just
a parrot on your
BB
shoulder Maybe
I’ll be your next
favorite placeholder
C# minorC#m A minorAm
or maybe I’ll
E MajorE A augmentedA A minorAm E MajorE A augmentedA A minorAm
just shine
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Like fog that’s
A augmentedA
grazing mountain
A minorAm E MajorE
tops You barely
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even touched my
A minorAm G# minorG#m
arms And I knew
F# minorF#m
I wasn’t your girl
A augmentedA
And I knew that
A minorAm
you weren’t my girl
Refrain 2:
A augmentedA
And I wish I was
A minorAm
the kind of girl
G# minorG#m
who danced and
F# minorF#m
played these games
A augmentedA A minorAm
Smiling with all
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
my teeth showing
Chorus 2:
A augmentedA
Maybe I’m just
a parrot on your
BB
shoulder Maybe
I’ll be your next
favorite placeholder
C# minorC#m A minorAm
or maybe I’ll
Bridge:
And I’ve been
BB
practicing my
party tricks
E MajorE
Moving the knife
between my fingers
BB
While I make my
friends all nervous
E MajorE
Moving it faster
and faster all
BB
the while hoping
A minorAm
that I miss
Refrain 3:
A augmentedA
And I know that
A minorAm
I’m the kind of
G# minorG#m
girl whose fire
F# minorF#m
cannot be smothered
A augmentedA
The kind who
A minorAm
would meet their
G# minorG#m F# minorF#m
God my Mother
Chorus 3:
A augmentedA
Maybe I’m just
a parrot on your
BB
shoulder Maybe
I’ll be your next
favorite placeholder
C# minorC#m A minorAm
but maybe I’ll
E(hold)
just shine