I'm Through

(originally by Vic Chesnutt)

Capo: 2 Fret
 
 
[Intro]
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G  Gmaj7
G  Gmaj7
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[Verse 1]
       Em                C    G  D/F#  Em
Forget everything I ever told you,
         G                    D
I'm sure I lied way more than twice,
G        Em             C     G  D/F#  Em
But understand I am not Emily Post,
             C                    D
You know I'm nowhere near that precise.
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                                        G                D
And I struggle with these etiquettes like you wouldn't believe,
Em  C                G D
I'm puzzled by the policy,
 Am                              G            D
'Cause after everything else you draw out of me,
    Em           C        D
You still expect cute curtsies.
 
 
[Chorus]
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But I'm through, through, through,
C
Carrying you on my shoulders,
        G
And I'm through, through, through,
C
Hiding,
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I'm through, through, through,
C
Living my life for you,
       Am
Yes, I hope for both our sakes,
    C
I'm through, through, through.
 
 
[Interlude]
G  D/F# Em
C  G  D/F#  Em  C  D
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[Verse 3]
              Em                  C        G  D/F#  Em
I hope you're happy now with your hold on me,
        G                   D
It sure struck me awful strong,
G             Em                 C    G  D/F#  Em
And don't you dare call this disloyalty,
           C                     D
There's no way you could be more wrong.
 
 
[Verse 4]
Am                                 G               D
I'm just dragging my devotion in a last-ditch retreat,
Em      C        D
Seeking some safety,
Am                        G          D
I'm tired of bleeding for no good reason,
   Em      C         D/F#
Is that so hard to see?
 
 
[Chorus]
        G
But I'm through, through, through,
C
Carrying you on my shoulders,
          G
And I'm through, through, through,
C
Hiding,
    G
I'm through, through, through,
C
Living my life for you,
       Am
Yes, I hope for both our sakes,
    C
I'm through, through, through.
 
 
[Outro]
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