X Ambassadors – Quicksand (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm [Verse 1]
Dm
  Mama don't sleep well

Dm
She worries 'bout the kids all night

Dm
And the kids don't eat well

Dm
They worry 'bout the mama so they hustle on the side
[Pre-Chorus]
G                            F
 And daddy workin' three jobs

F
The sweat keeps drippin' in the Buffalo sunshine

Dm
  So he drives that car

Dm
Promises someday, mama, we will be all right
[Chorus]
Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm                                Dm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Verse 2]
Dm
  Sister's got a new car

Dm
No new friends, she got money in the bank

Dm
And every day she works hard, she plays hard

Dm
Baby knows how to drink
[Pre-Chorus]
G
 Her brother's in a bad place

F
Takes prescriptions for pain to keep his demons at bay

       Dm
So she,  so she drives that car

Dm
Promises, someday brother, we will be all right
[Chorus]
Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Bridge]
Dm F
    It's pullin' me down, down, down

Bb
  Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Verse 3]
Dm
  Every day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'

Dm
Every day, I pray and I pray, I pray that I find my way

Dm
Every day, I pray and I pray, feel like the rain always stayin'

Dm
Every day, I pray and I pray, I gotta find an escape
[Chorus]
Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm                F                              Bb
  And I'll be fine to get my feet on solid ground

Bb
Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down
[Outro]
Dm F
    It's pullin' me down, down, down

Bb
  Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down

Dm F
    It's pullin' me down, down, down

Bb
  Sometimes it feels like quicksand

     Gm
Quicksand's pullin' me down, down, down