Artist: American Aquarium
[VERSE]
[C]Wide eyed and 21 [Am]Another shot of Jamison
[G]To calm my nerves before this nightly [F]masquerade
[C]What people see as nonchalant A[Am] complex conditioned response
[G]A chemical reaction [F]Brown liquor and self doubt
[C]So I can stand up on this stage [Am]Like a guilty child avoiding blame
[G]I kick I scream I’d curse the name Of the [F]girls that walked away
[C]You see the man left holding the pen [Am]Controls how every story ends
[G]The truth becomes a martyr for the [F]sake of the song
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
[F] [G] [Am] [F]
[VERSE]
[C]For years the drinks were just a crutch [Am]Until the drinks were just too much
[G]I guess it comes with the job [F]Hail hail rock and roll
[C]You see songs fulfill a human need [Am]To sit back and watch another man bleed
[G]So for a moment we don’t have [F]to feel sorry for ourselves
[C]This imaginary confidence [Am]Became first line of defense
[G]If you don’t let them in boy[F] They’ll never let you down
[C]But she broke through And took control [Am]My sweetheart of the rodeo
[G]And for the first time I found something [F]I couldn’t afford to lose
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
[VERSE]
[C]Every now and then I miss [Am]The way that high ball glass would kiss
[G]My lips like a long lost love[F] Welcoming me home
[C]But I don’t miss the highs and lows [Am]The back and forth the ebenflow
[G]Of letting down the people [F]That are standing up for me
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
Yeah I’m just [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs [F]one [G]day [C]at a time
[C]Wide eyed and 21 [Am]Another shot of Jamison
[G]To calm my nerves before this nightly [F]masquerade
[C]What people see as nonchalant A[Am] complex conditioned response
[G]A chemical reaction [F]Brown liquor and self doubt
[C]So I can stand up on this stage [Am]Like a guilty child avoiding blame
[G]I kick I scream I’d curse the name Of the [F]girls that walked away
[C]You see the man left holding the pen [Am]Controls how every story ends
[G]The truth becomes a martyr for the [F]sake of the song
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
[F] [G] [Am] [F]
[VERSE]
[C]For years the drinks were just a crutch [Am]Until the drinks were just too much
[G]I guess it comes with the job [F]Hail hail rock and roll
[C]You see songs fulfill a human need [Am]To sit back and watch another man bleed
[G]So for a moment we don’t have [F]to feel sorry for ourselves
[C]This imaginary confidence [Am]Became first line of defense
[G]If you don’t let them in boy[F] They’ll never let you down
[C]But she broke through And took control [Am]My sweetheart of the rodeo
[G]And for the first time I found something [F]I couldn’t afford to lose
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
[VERSE]
[C]Every now and then I miss [Am]The way that high ball glass would kiss
[G]My lips like a long lost love[F] Welcoming me home
[C]But I don’t miss the highs and lows [Am]The back and forth the ebenflow
[G]Of letting down the people [F]That are standing up for me
[CHORUS]
[G]Yeah I’m in a good [C]place I’m [G]walking that [F]straight line
I’m [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs
[F]One da[G]y at a [C]time
Yeah I’m just [Am]getting along [G]righting these wrongs [F]one [G]day [C]at a time
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