Balanced On A Shelf Chords by Alkaline Trio

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Somewhat inviting, [B] very different [E] kind of hell _ To live without ever looking at yourself _
[B] You see life is [E] so much simpler [B] when it's barely [Gb] done or so
[A] That fit unperfectly placed there [Gb] in the sun _ _ Now look how you're admired by [E] everyone
Who sees [Ab] you now they know [Gb] your name But [E] is it real?
All [Ab] your bad habits [Gb] have become your [E] light to be
_ [B] And then it's ready to go, ready [E] to go go
You're [B] screaming ready to go, ready [E] to go go
Well [B] first of all and worst of all You [Ab] look inside your mouth
Didn't care much for [E] what you saw [Gb] For [Ab] what you saw _ _
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[Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _ Can [Abm] you imagine [B] did you ever play [E] with dolls?
You [Abm] can't protect your [Gb] cotton heart
Behind [E] a skin of porcelain wall [Eb] You can't stand [E] to see your future
[B] Through these marble eyes they show [A] Everything you're never ever [Gb] gonna have _ _
Life's a giant fail but swallow if [E] you can You will start [Abm] all over again
You'll change [Gb] your name and [E] be reborn And [Abm] begin [Gb] to mend all that [E] happened so
And [B] then it's ready to go, ready to [E] go go
You're [B] screaming ready to go, ready [E] to go go
Well [B] first of all and worst of all You [Ab] look inside your [E] mouth
Didn't care much for what you saw [Gb] For [Ab] what you saw _ _
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