NIKI – Heirloom Pain
Transpose:
Capo ♪ fret 2
Intro : C..
C G
build a pillow barricade
Am Em
so the ghosts can't get to me..
F
twenty something instincts
C G
feel like a deadbeat dad..
C G
never there when it counts
Am Em
and puts you right in therapy..
F
life is a gamble, baby
C G
and you'll have to live with that..
Am
oh, but i'll be fine
G
cause i always end up
C F
just fine, then i call a friend up
Am G
that's just how it is..
Reff :
C G
and i wake up tired and vaguely sore
Am Em
stir a pot when i'm feeling bored
F C G
full sending a lot only halfway sure..
C G
walking around with heirloom pain
Am Em
dad's temper and mom's mistakes
F C
and always afraid
G
to fall flat on my face..
yet doing it anyway..
Int. C G Am Em
doing it anyway..
F C G..
C G
walls up to the skies,
Am
many men have marched around
Em
to no avail
F
there's achilles..
C G
then there's his godforsaken heel..
Am G
i do the dishes and tend the garden
C F
soften up where i used to harden
Am G
then take a moonlit walk..
Reff :
C G
and i wake up tired and vaguely sore
Am Em
stir a pot when i'm feeling bored
F C G
full sending a lot only halfway sure..
ooohoo..
C G
walking around with heirloom pain
Am Em
grandma left but her heartache stayed
F C G
and now i'm always afraid to take up space..
yet doing it anyway..
Int. C G Am Em
doing it anyway..
F C G
oo oo ooh..
C G
people fall in love and fuck up
Am
and have kids who fall in love
Em
and fuck up
F
who have kids that fall in love
C G
and have you..
C G
people fall in love and fuck up
Am Em
we all fall in love and fuck up
F C G
you will fall in love and fuck up too
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===ORIGINAL CHORD===
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Intro : D..
D A
build a pillow barricade
Bm F#m
so the ghosts can't get to me..
G
twenty something instincts
D A
feel like a deadbeat dad..
D A
never there when it counts
Bm F#m
and puts you right in therapy..
G
life is a gamble, baby
D A
and you'll have to live with that..
Bm
oh, but i'll be fine
A
cause i always end up
D G
just fine, then i call a friend up
Bm A
that's just how it is..
Reff :
D A
and i wake up tired and vaguely sore
Bm F#m
stir a pot when i'm feeling bored
G D A
full sending a lot only halfway sure..
D A
walking around with heirloom pain
Bm F#m
dad's temper and mom's mistakes
G D
and always afraid
A
to fall flat on my face..
yet doing it anyway..
Int. D A Bm F#m
doing it anyway..
G D A..
D A
walls up to the skies,
Bm
many men have marched around
F#m
to no avail
G
there's achilles..
D A
then there's his godforsaken heel..
Bm A
i do the dishes and tend the garden
D G
soften up where i used to harden
Bm A
then take a moonlit walk..
Reff :
D A
and i wake up tired and vaguely sore
Bm F#m
stir a pot when i'm feeling bored
G D A
full sending a lot only halfway sure..
ooohoo..
D A
walking around with heirloom pain
Bm F#m
grandma left but her heartache stayed
G D A
and now i'm always afraid to take up space..
yet doing it anyway..
Int. D A Bm F#m
doing it anyway..
G D A
oo oo ooh..
D A
people fall in love and fuck up
Bm
and have kids who fall in love
F#m
and fuck up
G
who have kids that fall in love
D A
and have you..
D A
people fall in love and fuck up
Bm F#m
we all fall in love and fuck up
G D A
you will fall in love and fuck up too