Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Sydney 2013 (Guitar)

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[Intro] E A B A [Verse 1]
               E
Shaking on the plane

            A
Mercy in my headphones

                   B
I guess that I was scared

             A
But I had a six-month window

                E
Liz was in the car

                A
Waiting at the airport

         B
I was unprepared

           A
To say goodbye
[Chorus]
B                      E       A
Life got heavy, I got carried away

B                      E       A
I was in the middle of a summer of pain

B
Didn't know the feeling

      E          A       B
But I wanted to stay in love
[Verse 2]
                E
Matthew had the coke

               A
Billy had the friends out

                B
Britney had the sweet, sweet smile

                    A
That I could get my head 'round

                 E
Frankie's in the night

              A
Pizza by the deep black water

              B
Bodies on the beach cooking like a peach

              A
Either in my head either out of reach
[Chorus]
B                      E       A
Life got heavy, I got carried away

B                      E       A
Ran out of the pills, I was staying awake

B
Didn't know the feeling

       E          A       B
But I wanted to break the ties
[Bridge]
           A                             B
Maybe in a way I push my feelings right down

                E                         C#m  B
Looking for an easy fix to black them all out

                 A                            B
Maybe there was grace in all the ways I fell down

               E                             C#m
So I could be face to face with where I was found
[Chorus]
                          E       A
Hey, no worries, couldn't do it again

B                  E         A
One too many and I cannot pretend

B                       E         A      B
Found me a lover when I needed to find a friend
[Outro]
                  E
When Liz is in the car

               A
Smiling at the airport

                   E    B
She says I've come far

E        A
Lots has happened

                  E
I guess it really shows

                A
How slowly we surrender

                    B
I let God and I let go

                       A
When I'm in Sydney, I remember