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Tragedy

Joey Degraw
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 -  -  -  2x
 An experimental  phase
 That you couldn't  get away from
Your  open minded ways did you in
 Your shepherd's  broken staff
Should  have been your warning
 But you were moving  way too fast to notice it
 This is a tragedy
 This is loneliness
 Why do you try  so hard to climb out of yourself?
 Do you still  believe
 You will find  a way
 To make  your life mean something and stay?
Were  you afraid that you
Would  not have a story?
 Were you  afraid that you would have no pain?
 This is  your private war
 Where you  get all the glory
 If you beat  the odds to wake and rise again
 This is a tragedy
 This is loneliness
 Why do you try  so hard to climb out of yourself?
 Do you still  believe
 You will find  a way
 To make  your life mean something and stay?
I'm  sure that  you know  this
 Meanwhile, I  wish you  would say
'On  and on  I'm holding on  to that
Which has  betrayed'
 This is a tragedy
 This is loneliness
 Why do you try  so hard to climb out of yourself?
 Do you still  believe
 You will find  a way
 To make  your life mean something and stay?
 -  -  -  4x
 An experimental  phase
 That you couldn't  get away from
Your  open minded ways did you in

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Readable chord sheet for Tragedy by Joey Degraw

[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[A]

[Bm] - [G] - [D] - [A]  2x

An [Bm]experimental phase
That you [G]couldn't get away from
[D]Your open minded ways did you [A]in
Your [Bm]shepherd's broken staff
[G]Should have been your warning
But you were [D]moving way too fast to notice [A]it

This is a t[Bm]ragedy
This is l[G]oneliness
Why do you [D]try so hard to climb out of yourse[A]lf?
Do you s[Bm]till believe
You will f[G]ind a way
To [D]make your life mean something and [A]stay?

[Bm]Were you afraid that you
[G]Would not have a story?
Were [D]you afraid that you would have no [A]pain?
This [Bm]is your private war
Where y[G]ou get all the glory
If you [D]beat the odds to wake and rise ag[A]ain

This is a t[Bm]ragedy
This is l[G]oneliness
Why do you [D]try so hard to climb out of yourse[A]lf?
Do you s[Bm]till believe
You will f[G]ind a way
To [D]make your life mean something and [A]stay?

[Bm]I'm sure t[A]hat you k[D]now this
Meanwhile, [Bm]I wish y[A]ou would s[D]ay
[Bm]'On and [A]on I'm [G]holding [D]on to that
[G]Which [A]has be[D]trayed'

This is a t[Bm]ragedy
This is l[G]oneliness
Why do you [D]try so hard to climb out of yourse[A]lf?
Do you s[Bm]till believe
You will f[G]ind a way
To [D]make your life mean something and [A]stay?

[Bm] - [A] - [D] - [D]  4x

An [Bm]experimental phase
That you [G]couldn't get away from
[D]Your open minded ways did you [A]in