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Performance: "In Case I Make It,"
Key: C
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C
The greener grass grows where the wildfires fertilize
C
With ashes of sparrows, peppered moths, and butterflies
Dm F C
Ghosts of trees and termites bloom in the beanstalk
C
And if you get lightheaded when standing too fast
C
Is it from shaking out the weight of phosphenes and past
Dm F C
Salt deposits on warm little rivers that burst from our words
Pre-Chorus:
G F C
And God knows crying ain't gonna change a thing
G F C Cmaj7 C7
She said take care, but I take more than I bring
Chorus:
F C
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much"
F C Cmaj7 C7
Cuz when you leave you know, you take more than your love
F C
Just one week of cicada days, we're losing touch
F C
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much
Dm F
Verse 2:
C
Our nerves were braided under ceiling stars, they were all
C
Glow-in-the-dark, hanging over queen-sized
Dm F
Purple waves of ancient chemicals
C Dm F
Just whispeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
C
Did you ever build with those endangered bones?
N.C. C C7 Dm
Well, the ground looks soft enough to bury this now
F C
Oh, please, oh no
Pre-Chorus:
G F C
And then my sponsor said, "Do nothing, nothing works"
G F C Cmaj7 C7
And then my doctor said, "Don't do that if it hurts"
Chorus:
F C
She said "It just feels inhumane to lose this much"
F C Cmaj7 C7
Cuz when you leave you know, you take more than your love
F C
The seasons of cicada days, we can't make up
F C
And I know it just feels inhumane to lose this much, woaaaaaah
Bridge: (Single strum on all the chords)
F C
Let all my red flags fade to white, yeah, I give up
F C
Don't let me leave, I'll only take more than I gave
Okay, I'll pack my stuff
F C
Here at the end of days, my God, what have I done?
Dm F c Dm F
Christ, now it feels damn inhumane to get all I've dreamed of, woaaaah
Outro: (break down the chords, let final chord ring out)
C
Keep coming back, it works if you work it
C
So work it, you're worth it, it won't if you don't
Dm F C
One day at a time, tomorrow's too late, amen
Song History
Published: February 14, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025