Tone: [G]
Verse:
[Gmaj7]my mask of glue and plastic
[C7]hides my [B]fragile face
[Gmaj7]it’s almost like a magic
[C7]spell i [B]put in place
Alternate Verse:
[Em]as [B]not to [G]cause [Cm]alarm
to [G]anyone that might
[Am]suspect that i’m not [Cmaj7]real
Verse:
[Gmaj7]i’m slowly building my [C7]relationships
with [B]people that i know
[Gmaj7]it’s not what i expected but i’ve [C7]learned
to [B]go with the flow
alternate Verse:
[Em]i [B]must a[G]adapt be[Cm]because it’s the
[G]only way to [Am]prove that i am [Cmaj7]real
but i’m no[Cm]not real [Cm]
Chorus:
i [G]never said you [B]
had to put your [Em]trust in [C]me
de[G]despite my fancy [B]tie
my pretty [Em]lies
our pretty [C]see through-
look [G]closely at my [B]smile
and you will [Em]find
that my [C]disease lies
[G]right behind my [Am]teeth and down my [Cmaj7]throat
and [Cm]i’m not gonna sugarcoat it.
Post-Chorus:
[G]you’re [B]dead to [Em]me [B] [C] [C]
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Verse:
[Gmaj7]the world is full of
horrid [C7]people from end to [B]end
[Gmaj7]and those of us considered [C7]good are [B]only preten[Em]pretend-
alternate Verse:
-ing [B]to fit [G]in to [Cm]what they were [G]told
[Am]counts as [Cmaj7]real
Chorus:
i [G]never said you [B]had
to put your [Em]trust in [C]me
de[G]despite my fancy [B]tie
my pretty [Em]lies
our pretty [C]see through-
look [G]closely at my [B]smile
and you will [Em]find
that my [C]disease lies
[G]right behind my [Am]teeth and down my [Cmaj7]throat
and [Cm]i’m not gonna sugarcoat it.
Bridge:
[G]i like it better [Am]anyway
i don’t know what to [Em]say to you
it was [Cm]fake [Cm]
Chorus:
i [G]never said you [B]had to put your tr[Em]trust in [C]me
de[G]despite my fancy [B]tie
my pretty [Em]lies
our pretty [C]see through-
look [G]closely at my [B]smile
and you will [Em]find
that my [C]disease lies
[G]right behind my [Am]teeth and down my [Cmaj7]throat
and [Cm]i’m not gonna [Cm]sugarcoat you...