boygenius - Afraid Of Heights

[Verse 1]
Ab
I know that I fucked up when I
Db
Told you I’m afraid of heights
Ab
It made you wanna test my courage
Eb
You made me climb a cliff at night
Ab Db
You wanted me to jump and I declined
Ab
You called me a coward, I replied
“I don’t wanna live forever
Eb
But I don’t wanna die tonight”

[Chorus]
Db
When the black water ate you up
Fm
Like a sugar cube in a teacup
Ab
I got the point you were makin’
Eb Db
When I held my breath ’til you came up

[Verse 2]
Ab
There’s been a run of fires downtown
Db
On half-built construction sites
Ab
I know you never liked a townhouse
Eb
I’ve seen you climb a crane at night
Ab
If they ever catch you at it
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I know you’d want me to be proud
That you took a rich man’s dream
Eb
And brought it with you on your way down

[Chorus]
Db Fm
“‘Cause one man’s dream is another man’s death”
I remember when you told me that
Ab
Didn’t know what to say, so I just laughed
Eb Db
But now I know it’s not funny

[Verse 3]
Ab
I never rode a motorcycle
Db
I’ve never smoked a cigarette
Ab
I wanna live a vibrant life
Eb
But I wanna die a boring death
Ab
I know I was a disappointment
Db
Know you wanted me to take a risk
Ab
Not everybody gets the chance to live
Eb
A life that isn’t dangerous

[Outro]
Fm
You called me a crybaby
Db
But you’re the one who got teary
Ab
Tellin’ me what you believe
Eb Fm
How we’re stuck in entropy
How it hurts to hope
Db Ab
Oh, it hurts to hope for more
Eb
Oh, it hurts to hope the future
Db
Will be better than before