You’re a Mirror I Cannot Avoid
Bad BooksVersion1
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I caught you caroling and giving grief
Thought you were cannonballing after me
Now that your actions speak for themselves
And wished you well
But you're a mirror I cannot avoid
Strung out and jittery and paranoid
A leaky battery that can't keep charged
Get in the car
And say what you mean
Explain yourself to me
and I'll try not to judge you more than you would
Let me help, I promise not to tell
Like anyone's asking or anyone should
(Same strum pattern as verse)
First time I met you I was full of fear
Knew that eventually you'd disappear
Just when I needed you to burn to smoke
And off you go
Just come back and peel away the mess
Lay here beside me and open your eyes
Take it back your dignity attacked
Turn back to the person you tried to let die
I caught you nesting with your antelope
Glassy eyes from kissing poison frogs
Becoming infinite against his couch
Open your mouth
and say the words you used to wish you heard
Back when you focused enough to be good
And if you're gone, an endless false alarm
Just remember I loved you as long as I could
(Same strum pattern as verse)
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Readable chord sheet for You’re a Mirror I Cannot Avoid by Bad Books
[A]I caught you caroling and [E]giving grief [F#m]Thought you were cannonballing [C#m]after me [Ab]Now that your actions speak [F#m]for [Ab]them[A]selves [B] And wished you [C#m]well [A]But you're a mirror I can[E]not avoid [F#m]Strung out and jittery and [C#m]paranoid [Ab]A leaky battery that [F#m]can't [Ab]keep [A]charged[B] Get in the [F#m]car [A] [B] [E]And say what you [C#m]mean Ex[A]plain your[B]self to [E]me [F#m] and I'll try not to [C#m]judge you more than you [B]would [C#m] [A] [B] [E]Let me [C#m]help, I [A]promise [B]not to [E]tell [F#m] Like anyone's [C#m]asking or anyone [B]should [Ab] [B] [C#m] [Ab] [A] (Same strum pattern as verse) [A] [E] [F#m] [C#m] [Ab] [F#m] [Ab] [A] [B] [C#m] [A]First time I met you I was [E]full of fear [F#m]Knew that eventually you'd [C#m]disappear [Ab]Just when I needed you to [F#m]burn [Ab]to [A]smoke [B] And off you [F#m]go [A] [B] [E]Just come [C#m]back and pe[A]el a[B]way the [E]mess [F#m] Lay here bes[C#m]ide me and open your [B]eyes [C#m] [A] [B] [E]Take it [C#m]back your [A]digni[B]ty at[E]tacked [F#m] Turn back to the [C#m]person you tried to let [B]die [Ab] [B] [C#m] [Ab] [A] [A]I caught you nesting with your [E]antelope [F#m]Glassy eyes from kissing [C#m]poison frogs [Ab]Becoming infinite a[F#m]gainst [Ab]his [A]couch [B] Open your [F#m]mouth [A] [B] [E]and say the [C#m]words you [A]used to [B]wish you [E]heard [F#m] Back when you [C#m]focused enough to be [B]good [C#m] [A] [B] [E]And if you're [C#m]gone, an e[A]ndless f[B]alse alar[E]m [F#m] Just remember I [C#m]loved you as long as I [B]could [Ab] [B] [C#m] [Ab] [A] (Same strum pattern as verse) [A] [E] [F#m] [C#m] [Ab] [F#m] [Ab] [A] [B] [C#m]