Intro
F#m C# F#m C# D D C# C# x2
F#m
He can't make sense of this
D
He's just too normal
C#
This place is too scary
F#m
He's so scared that he'll miss
D
It keeps him in hiding
C#
And restless and wanting
Repeat Intro
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F#m
What if for one minute
D
He's given a chance
C#
And he does something brilliant
F#m
But he'd rather not know
D
Cause walls protect him
C#
His bedroom's a prison
D D C# C#
A C# D A
Now is your chance boy just ignore
A C# D A
The dreadful things they say
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E F#m
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
D F#m E A
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
Repeat Into
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F#m
If he took his time to prepare,
D
Stepped out of his shell
C#
Blows an addiction
F#m
Such a comforting place,
D
D# common mistake,
C#
D# dry wishing well.
D D C# C#
A C# D A
Now is your chance boy just ignore
A C# D A
The dreadful things they say
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E F#m
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
D F#m E A
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
F#m D E A
So go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#
Oh what a mistake
F#m
He is charcoal within
E D
He could never direct by them
F#
He stands on the stage
A
With a grin
D F#
But he drops on his knees
F#m E F#m E
And is waiting for anything he can believe in
D D F# E D
He's lost, he just wants to be or-di-na-ry
A C# D A
Now is your chance boy just ignore
C# D A
The dreadful things they say
(Palm Mute)
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E F#m
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
D F#m E A
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E F#m
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
D F#m E A
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E F#m
His blood will boil, the kids will sing.
D F#m E A
Learn to drown before you learn to swim.
F#m D E F#m
Go on, give up, you'll never win
D F#m E A
No crying now, they're watching him
F#m D E A
So go on, give up, you'll never win