Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
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Verse 1
The litebrite's now black and white
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Cause you took apart a picture that wasn't right
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Pitch burning on a shining sheet
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The only maker that you'd want to meet
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The dying man in a living room
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Whose shadow paces the floor
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He'll take you out any open door
Chorus
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This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
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It's not what I'm like
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It's just a fond farewell to a friend
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Who couldn't get things right
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A fond farewell to a friend
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Verse 2
He said really I just wanna dance
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Good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance
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I can deal with some psychic pain
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If it'll slow down my higher brain
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Veins full of disappearing ink
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Vomiting in the kitchen sink
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Disconnecting from the missing link
Chorus
m
This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
m
It's not what I'm like
m
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
m
Who couldn't get things right
m
A fond farewell to a friend
m
Verse 3
I see you're leaving me
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And taking up with the enemy
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The cold comfort of the in between
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A little less than a human being
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A little less than a happy high
m m
A little less than a suicide
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The only things that you really tried
Chorus
m
This is not my life
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
m
It's not what I'm like
m
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
m
Who couldn't get things right
m
A fond farewell to a friend
m
This is not my life
m
It's just a fond farewell to a friend
Outro
m m (x3)
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(the final line is also played between the chorus and verses 2 and 3)