Intro
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Verse 1:
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My past is bigger than me
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Presses me down in my sleep
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I had enough for the bus
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You had enough to love me
Verse 2:
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The pictures find me in the dark
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I chase them out, I bark
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But I'll never do you no harm
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Cause I go weak in your arms
C G Am F
So pardon me please, I am green, I am weak
C G Am F
I need someone next to my body
C G Am F
You've got some years on me, you've got the dignity
C G Am F
I'll keep you company
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If you were bad for me
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You'd still stay in bed with me
Guitar solo
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Verse 3:
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Your anger sleeps 'neath your skin
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My memories eat from within
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But you have your medicine
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And I have my medicine
Verse 4:
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She keeps her eyes off of me
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Windowsill, tabletop, boxes I carry
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I nod as you say that she doesn't have sway
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But someday it will mean something
Bridge:
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Will me to walk out the door, what's the score?
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Because I did the worse thing before, and once more
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Well you have your own crimes, I'm just one dick in line
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Keep me foremost in mind, I'll be fine
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Cause you don't need me to be free
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I'm walking through streets as the moon follows me
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Yet here you are on my cellphone screen
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You are miles away and you are lonely
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You are miles away and you are lovely
C G Am F
So pardon me please, I am green, I am weak
C G Am F
And I need someone next to my body
C G Am F
You've got some years on me, you've got the dignity
C G Am F
I'll keep you company
Outro
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You could be better to me
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Yeah, you still will never leave
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I know I'm wrong for you
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I happy belong to you