Intro
N.C.
Man, if I'm gonna be honest I-
[Verse 1]
A
Dropped out of college
Found myself a whole new realm of knowledge
A7
Down to the forest
Foraging for sounds that I can rhyme with orange
D
Look, I'm a simple gatherer among a world of hunters
Dm
Not about chasing clout
I'd rather gaze at cows and feel the comfort
(So uh oh!)
A
On the trending tab
Hope this won't be ending bad
A7 D
Checking analytics is like working in a forensic lab (oh Lord)
Life's getting hard
I'm too young for a credit card
Dm
And I crashed the very first time I drove my parents' car
A A7
Teardrops, we've made friends between screens and deep seas
Steal hearts while teens scream our ears off
D
You might not believe it
A# life full of streaming is real tough
Dm
It feels rough sometimes but that's the real stuff
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Day by day, putting on a brave face (Hey!)
A7
Playing games, taking pain straight away (Yay!)
D
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay (Wait!)
Dm
We all need to take a break
[Chorus]
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If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
Dm A
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
A7 D
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
Dm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
[Verse 2]
A
Just tryna keep my life afloat but never quite coping
A7
I feel the heat beneath my collar whenever I am joking
D
Know most people aren't evil, though some really just wanna watch you burn
Dm
So you're on edge and sweating
Dreading making wrong turns
A
I'm treading on egg shells
Laying on a bed of nails
A7
Don't you take a wrong step or else you'll get impaled
D
I'm just a happy guy
Paddling through the angry tide
Dm
Online emotions amplified
I try to let it pass me by
A
Can't keep everybody satisfied, pacified, appetites
A7
My frazzled and distracted mind is acting like a satellite
D
So many transmissions
Every day I'm twitching
Wishing that things were just an itty bit different
Dm
I know I shouldn't complain at the end of the day but it's a British tradition
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Day by day, putting on a brave face (Hey!)
A7
Playing games, taking pain straight away
D
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay (Wait!)
Dm
We all need to take a break
[Chorus]
A A7 D
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
Dm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
A A7 D
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
Dm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
[Instrumental]
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[Pre-Chorus]
A
Day by day, putting on a brave face (Hey!)
A7
Playing games, taking pain straight away (Yay!)
D
Maybe made mistakes but it's a-okay (Wait!)
Dm
We all need to take a break
[Bridge]
A
So I'll be chilling when the tide is low (Oh woah)
A7
'Cause I wanna take it slow (Oh woah)
D
And I can't sing the next note
But I brought a bro
Dm
(C#G5 hits high note)
[Chorus]
A A7 D
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little space to breathe
Dm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
A A7 D
If I'm gonna be honest, I need a little bit of a breeze
Dm
And I'm living and loving my life by the sea
[Outro]
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