Tone: [Em]
Verse 1:
[C]Daddy went to law school and [Em]could've been an architect
[D]Now he's turnin' sixty and [Am]wonders where the big dream [C]went
[C]Tucker never said a lot, [Em]two eyes down, a little luck
[D]Took it to the Ivies and [Am]never really knew for [C]what
Pre-Chorus:
[C]And I, I bite my tongue ten times a [Em]day
Half swear to God, I might just [D]pray
And I got a lot to lose
So I [Am]might as well lose it [C]anyway
[C]And I, I manifested you [Em]would leave
So the day you did, I had you [D]beat
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Three steps ahead of everythin'
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Lately, I wake up feelin' like
Chorus:
[C]"Oh, where does the time [Em]go?"
You never really [D]know
'Til you're standing in the [Am]bathroom mirror [C]like
[C]"No, xxxx, we got so [Em]close"
Hit me fast and [D]slow
Funny thing about [Am]nostalgia
Didn't [C]show up '[C]'til I lost ya -[Em]-Ooh-
Didn't show up 'til I [D]lost ya -[Am]-Ooh- [C]
Verse 2:
[C]My ma wasn't raised right, oh no, [Em]all she ever knew was guilt
[D]Little did she know that's
all her [Am]kids would ever grow to [C]feel
Pre-Chorus:
[C]And every choice leads back to the trait
[Em]Every time that I drink and heart that I break
[D]It's a truckload of regret and stupid mistakes
[Am]And, man, lately I wake up feelin' like
Chorus:
[C]"Oh, where does the time [Em]go?"
You never really [D]know
'Til you're standing in the [Am]bathroom mirror [C]like
[C]"No, xxxx, we got so [Em]close"
Hit me fast and [D]slow
Funny thing about [Am]nostalgia
Didn't [C]show up '[C]'til I lost ya -[Em]-Ooh-
Didn't show up 'til I [D]lost ya -[Am7]-Ooh-
Didn't [C]show up '[C]'til I lost ya -[Em]-Ooh-
Didn't show up 'til I [D]lost ya -[Am7]-Ooh- [C]
Outro:
[C]And I, I bite my tongue ten times a [Em]day
Half swear to God, I might just [D]pray
And I got a lot to lose
So I [Am]might as well lose it [C]anyway
[C]And I, I manifested you [Em]would leave
So the day you did, I had you [D]beat
Three steps ahead of [Am7]everythin' [C]