Blooming Strangely(Keyboard chords)

	        Intro 

Em C 

Verse 1:
Em                    C 
I was planted in the dark 
                     G 
Was watered by the rain 
                        B 
Sloughing off from the bark of my neighbors 

Em                     C 
I pushed outside my shell 
                 G 
Ate up all the dirt 
                           B7 
That would stop me from reaching the sun 
 

C 
Naked and trembling, 
    B 
I learned how it works 
      Em                       E7 
The tallest and biggest will always feed first 
    Am 
I lapped up the leavings and 
 C                   
Whispered through leaves 
Am                     B 
One day, I'll grow up like you 


Verse 2:
Em                      Am 
I learned to thread my roots 
                      G 
Learned the warp and weft 
              B 
Tightened my grip on them slowly 
Em                 Am 
I learned to be a leech 
                      G 
To drink the elders dry, serves them right 
                 B7 
Thought they'd steal all my sunlight 


C 
Fragile and dying, 
       B 
they learned how it works 
      Em 
The smallest and smartest 
      E7 
Will learn to feed first 
Am                      C           
Out of the woodwork and in on the breeze 
Am                        B 
Grow up to look just like you 

 
Bridge:
Em C G B 
oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh 
Em Am G B 
oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh 

Verse 3:
Em                  C 
I fought my way to life 
                    G 
I grew to love the dark 
             B 
Hiding my shoots blooming strangely 
Em                     Am 
I have counted every breath 
                   G 
Watched your every step 
            B 
Someday I will taste the sunlight 


C                                 B 
Skin cinched like hand-me-down clothes, I convulse 
   Em 
  I'll stop your heartbeat 
    E7 
to feel my own pulse 
Am 
Stretching my nerves out for 
C                
warmth within reach 
Am                        B 
Waiting to feel something new 


Outro 

Em C G B 
ah, ah, ah, ah 
Em Am G B 
ah, ah, ah, ah