Tom: A
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I’ve been reading journals that I wrote when I was thirteen
A
And I’m still trying to find the answers that that kid was asking
A
Sometimes it feels so hopeless that it’s pointless to keep searching
A
But she keeps telling me its all how I perceive it
[Verse]
A
And I’ve been thinking lately that maybe there’s nothing to it
A
Everyone tells me to relax and not to over think it
A
I take a break to view the lake outside my bedroom window
A D
And I must say its really beautiful while it's snowing
[Instrumental]
D
[Verse]
A Bm E
It still feels as though I’m reading while it’s being written
A D A
Eraser marks, a time machine back to 2007
A D A
And if it worked in reverse and my former self could see me
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Would he be proud or would he just be disappointed?
[Verse]
A D A
There’s a chest that’s in a closet in my parent’s basement
A D A
Full of nostalgic shit throughout the years that I’ve collected
A D A
I find it scary when there’s nothing left for me to bury
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These aren’t trophies, these are ghosts
A D
That’s what I keep them for
[Instrumental]
D A Dmaj7 A D F# A D A D
[Refrain]
D E A
So why can’t I feel better?
D E A
So why can’t I feel better?
D
Everyone knows that the past is gone forever
A
So why can’t I feel better?
D E F#m D E F#m
D E F#m
So why can’t I feel better?
D E A
So why can’t I feel better?
[Outro]
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I’ve been calling people that I knew when this was written
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Bringing up stories but eventually they’re barely listening
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If I could find someone who’s haunted by the same things I am
A D
Then we could talk for days until we both feel better
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…we could talk for days until we both feel better
