Melanie Martinez – Piggyback (Guitar)

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[Intro] Ebm Bbm x2 [Verse 1]
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I was three years old
All I wanted was the music and
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My parents were doing everything they could

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To move away from our place working over time always

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While I sat up in my grandma's

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Project building coloring, oh
[Bridge 1]
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Moved to a small town and

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Started to, started to grow

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Poetry written, I’m singing and dancing, oh

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Photographs, painting, cartoons

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That's all I know

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That's all I know, oh
[Verse 2]
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I have one best friend to this very fucking day

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Since we were five years old and I fucking moved away

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I wish I never did cause

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She’s the only one who sees me

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For who I really am instead of how many I reach, oh
[Bridge 2]
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Trusted too many fake people while I was still young

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Gave them the benefit of the doubt, I was so wrong

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I cut them off and they came for blood cause they know

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They ain't getting no more
[Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh

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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh

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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close cause

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I know my destiny

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I worked hard for my shit

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Put my love in this shit

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Now you’re trying to kill my name for some fame

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What is this?

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Tried to help you do your shit

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Encouraged you to work on it

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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage
[Verse 3]
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Now I’m 22 and I've had a crazy year of

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Isolation from all the plastic people here

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I cannot wait for the day

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I can finally move away

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Back to New York City where

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The realest people really stay, oh
[Bridge 3]
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Oh, spent this whole time writing

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Away my heart and my soul
The people I surround myself
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With have hearts filled with gold

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Love and empathy are things that we hold so close

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Trying to learn and evolve
[Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh

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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh

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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close cause

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I know my destiny

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I worked hard for my shit

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Put my love in this shit

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Now you’re trying to kill my name for some fame

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What is this?

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Tried to help you do your shit

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Encouraged you to work on it

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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage
[Instrumental] Ebm Bbm [Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh

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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh

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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me

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When you could never come close cause

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I know my destiny