Capo: 6th fret
[Intro]
C Am7 G7 C
[Part 1]
C Am7
You explode quietly, you keep bad habits for years,
G7 C
you retain it like long division all the things that they told you to revise.
C Am7
You learn quiet, you learn to please,
G7 C
you're best friends with the teacher, she looks at you with unease.
[Part 2]
C Am7
You take notes all the time, change in tone,
G7 C
and worry they're taking notes too, reading you like a palindrome.
C Am7
Not sure quite what you did at six years old
G7 C
to be told you're too much, you were learning the world.
[Part 3]
C Am7
You were learning yourself, you were learning what you could hold,
G7 C
you still hold too much, old habits die hard.
[Outro]
C Am7
Na nay, na nay, Mama, Mama, na nay, na nay.
G7 C
Na nay, na nay, Mama, Mama, na nay, na nay.
C Am7
Na nay, na nay, Mama, Mama, na nay, na nay.
G7 C
Na nay, na nay, Mama, Mama, na nay, na nay.
You explode quietly
You keep bad habits for years
You retain it like long division
All the things that they told you to revise
You learn quiet
You learn to please
You're best friends with the teacher
She looks at you with unease
You take notes all the time
A change in tone
And worry they're taking notes too
Reading you like a palindrome
Not sure quite what you did
At 6 years old
To be told you're too much
You were learning the world
You were learning yourself
You were learning what you could hold
You still hold too much
Old habits die hard
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