Tom: A
D
It hit me soft enough I didn't stop
A
or plan to change my course
E
when all I needed was a little shove
F#m
to help me out the door
D
oh mine's a hopeless home that never seems
A
to let me know
E
I've shuttered out the view
D
But that's what we need sunlight for
A
to creep below the cracks and to
E
remind me there's a window,
F#m
and that window has a latch
D A
but I'm holding up a stone so please step back
E
because this rock is coming through
[Chorus]
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
[Verse 2]
D
So maybe I will move away and
A
load up all my things so I can
E
drive along the coast and see
F#m
what rainy weather brings
D A
If you told me it would dry out all my papers
E
maybe I wouldn't have gone
D
But that thats thing about me
A
you just have to understand
E
I'm still sure as hell short-sighted,
F#m
and my vision's going bad
D
I'd have told you it's too tough for me
A E
and wouldn't have been more wrong
[Chorus]
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
[Bridge]
D A E F#m D A E (x2)
D
So I might be missing out on what's
A
expected of my youth
E
but rites of passage all seem average
F#m
from my passive point of view
D
sometimes a sacrifice is needed if
A E
you want to be remembered when you're gone
F#m
And my balance needs to calibrate
D
before I hit it big
F#m
but I'll be battling the best of 'em
D
much sooner than you think
F#m A
Oh my ambitions might beat both my best
E
intentions but I'll tell you when I'm done
[Chorus]
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
[Outro]
D
I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m D A E
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke to death I know
D
I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my trachaea
E
who'd have thought it'd take that much
F#m
to wake me up
D A E
I know I'm blessed but so stubborn when it counts
D
And I'm swallowing gum,
A
lodged in my throat
E F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
D A E
I'm swallowing Gum
D A E F#m
I'm swallowing Gum
