Verse
N.C.
Man, if I'm gonna be honest I -
E*
Dropped out of college
Found myself a whole new realm of knowledge
E7*
Down to the forest
Foraging for sounds that I can rhyme with orange
A*
Look, I'm a simple gatherer among a world of hunters
Am*
Not about chasing clout
I'd rather gaze at clouds and feel the comfort
F#
Uh Oh! On the trending tab
F#7
Hope this won't be ending bad
B Bm
Checking analytics is like working in a forensic lab
F#
Oh Lord
Life's getting hard
F#7
I'm too young for a credit card
B Bm
And I crashed the very first time I drove my parents' car
E* E7*
Teardrops, we've made friends between screens and deep seas
A*
Steal hearts while teens scream our ears off
You might not believe it
Am*
B life full of streaming is real tough
Bm
It feels rough sometimes but that's the real stuff
F# F#7
Day by day putting on a brave face [Hey!]
B Bm
Playing games, taking pain straight away [Yay!]
F# F#7
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay [Wait!]
A* Am*
We all need to take a break
F# F#7 B Bm
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
F# F#7 B Bm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
F# F#7 B Bm
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
F# F#7 B Bm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
E*
Just tryna keep my life afloat but never quite coping
E7*
I feel the heat beneath my collar whenever I am joking
A*
Know most people aren't evil though some really just wanna watch you burn
Bm
So you're on edge and sweating, treading
Bm
Making wrong turns
F#
I'm treading on egg shells
F#7
Laying on a bed of nails
B Bm
Don't you take a wrong step or else you'll get impaled
F#
I'm just a happy guy
F#7
Paddling through the angry tide
B
Online emotions amplified
Bm
I try to let it pass me by
E*
Can't keep everybody pacified, satisfied, appetites
E7*
My frazzled and distracted mind is acting like a satellite
A*
So many transmissions
Every day I'm twitching
Am*
Wishing that things were just an itty bit different
Bm
I know I shouldn't complain at the end of the day but it's a British tradition
E*
Day by day putting on a brave face [Ay!]
E7*
Playing games, taking pain straight away
A*
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay [Wait!]
Am*
We all need to take a break
F# F#7 B Bm
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
F# F#7 B Bm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
F# F#7 B Bm
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
F# F#7 B Bm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
F# F#7 B Bm
(Sea...)
E*
Day by day putting on a brave face [Ay!]
E7*
Playing games, taking pain straight away
A*
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay [Wait!]
Am*
We all need to take a break
F# F#7
So I'll be chilling when the tide is low [Oh woah]
B Bm
'Cause I wanna take it slow [Oh woah]
F# F#7
And I can't sing the next note
B Bm
But I brought a bro [Oh!]
E* E7* B
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
B Bm Am*
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
F# F#7 B Bm
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
F# F#7 B Bm F#
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea.
F# F#7 B Bm
Life by the sea!
F# F#7 B Bm
Life by the sea!
F# E*
Life by the sea!
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