The Wonder Years - The Devil In My Bloodstream

the wonder years – the devil in my bloodstream

key – C#

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we wiped out all the buffalo
A#m
around the turn of the last century ,
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and so it’s factories and sawgrass ,
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wheat fields and asphalt laid in front of me .
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the midwest feels like a hollow place
A#m
that we filled with love and industry .
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and we’re staring at the frozen ground in goodwill suits ,
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silent as the pastor reads the eulogy .
F# G# A#m G# F#
well i wanted to see just a little bit of everything .
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let me be .

C# F#
two blackbirds on a highway sign
A#m G#
are laughing at me at four in the morning .
C# F#
they played the war drum out of time
A#m G#
so i’m not sure where i’ve been marching .
A#m F#
i wanna be strong , but it’s not easy anymore .
C# G# F#
i’m hoping i’m wrong .

C#
it’s sixteen hours straight to home
A#m
from the heart of north missouri ,
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and so i searched through my great – grandpop’s memoirs
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for the devil in my bloodstream .
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depression grabbed his throat
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and choked the life out of him slowly .
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i’ve got the same blood coursing through my veins
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and it’ll come for me eventually .

C#
i bet i’d be a fxxking coward .
A#m
i bet i’d never have the guts for war ,
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’cause i can’t spend another month away from here .
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these frantic rest stop phone calls don’t get answered anymore .
F# G# A#m G# F#
but i , i wanted to know if i could please come home .
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so let me know .

C# F#
two blackbirds on a highway sign
A#m G#
are laughing at me at four in the morning .
C# F#
they played the war drum out of time
A#m G#
so i’m not sure where i’ve been marching .
A#m C# F#
i wanna be strong , but it’s not easy anymore .
C# G# F#
i’m hoping i’m wrong .
C# G# F#
i’m hoping i’m wrong .

C# G# F#

C# F#
two blackbirds on a highway sign
A#m G#
are laughing at me at four in the morning
C# F#
they played the war drum out of time
A#m G#
so i’m not sure where i’ve been marching .

A#m C# F#
i wanna be strong .
C# G# F#
i wanna be strong , but it’s not easy anymore .