Halsey – Charades (Guitar)

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[Intro]
N.C.             Am
Ladies and gentlemen

G                       C
You are about to witness

F        C             F    C              F
The most death-defying leap ever attempted

      C   G
Watch her closely
[Verse 1]
F                          C
The words, they don't come easy

        F                 C
But the feelings come out strong

        F                  C
I know what should make me happy

       G                  F
If sometimes I play along

F                  C                F             C
My chest don't set fire, there's no burnin' in my lungs

      F             C
Just an empty space I've labeled as

G
"The things that I should love"
[Pre-Chorus]
Am            E7
All that cuts through

     Dm
Is a fear of what I'll lose

      F              C
I was born a welfare baby

         F              C
With the blisters in my shoes

Am                  E7
Pretendin' that I'm small

                 Dm
'Cause I'd be in trouble if I grew

F                C
Pretendin' I was fine

                 G
'Cause I'd be in trouble if they knew
[Chorus]
F      C      F         C       F      C    G
I've been confusing, afraid and well-behaved

F          C     F             C              F
Been sacrificin' things that I want because I thought

C                     G
That it would make me brave

              Am               E7             Dm
And since the pastor kicked me out because of ties that went unpaid

        F                C               N.C.
I don't waste my time at all, and nobody answers when I pray

N.C.                Am    E
Are you good at charades?

E                    Dm
Can you see that I'm bleeding on the stage

        F                   C              G
Can you feel the things I'm screamin' even when I cannot say?

Am                           Em
I don't talk to God, I don't talk at all

    Dm                   F
I'm quiet most these days

C                  G
So are you good at charades?
[Verse 2]
F
Three words and four syllables

                   C
Doctor told me I'm not invincible

                                            G
But I've been livin' like I was for far too long

      C                        Fm
A big world feelin' real small now

               C
Every day, I'm dizzy and a roundabout

                                      G
Daddy told me that he won't be coming around
[Pre-Chorus]
    Am                  Em
The only way that I get through

      Dm
Is to tell them that I refuse

             F              C
'Cause I was born a welfare baby

         G
So I got nothing left to lose

        Am                  C
And I'm pretendin' it don't hurt

              Dm
'Cause I know somehow I'll make do

       F              C
I know exactly how to be alone

             G
Because it's all I ever knew
[Chorus]
F      C      F           C           F      C   G
I'm afraid to feel like a burden, so I lie awake

F            C     F                    C                    F      C  G
Try not to get too attached 'cause I know that they'll leave anyway

G               Am               E              Dm
Ever since that pastor kicked me out because of ties that went unpaid

        F                C               N.C.
I don't waste my time at all, and nobody answers when I pray

N.C.                Am
Are you good at charades?

Em                   Dm
Can you see that I'm bleeding on the stage?

        F                   C              G
Can you feel the things I'm screamin' even when I cannot say?

Am                           Em
I don't talk to God, I don't talk at all

    Dm
I'm quiet most these days

C                   G                             F         C
So, are you good at charades? Are you any good at charades?
[Outro]
F         C      F         C    G
Maybe you and I, we should play

G                   F                    C
Should we give it a go, 'cause nobody knows?

                  F         C             F     C  G
At the end of the day, it's just a harmless game

G                           F    C
Well, I don't wanna give it away

F              C     F             C    G
And I know you could get it if you paid attention

                   F    C  F
Are you good at charades?

C                      F    C
Are you any good at charades? Mm