Because Of The Shame

[Intro]
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 D A      G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
 D A      G
whoa oh  oh oh whoa
 Bm A      G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
D A       G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa

         D                       G
We used to get high together, instead of getting high alone.
        Bm
I can't remember the last time I saw you.
        G
I can't remember the last time we talked.
      D
You left home for a fresh start,
                   G
working as a waitress down in Bradenton.
     Bm    A           G
With my name tattoo'd into your skin.

[Chorus]
        D       G
Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability
   Bm          Bm/A
I am numbing myself completely.
     G
Can you hear me right now?
         D                 G           G/A
I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.
       Bm               A             G
well, It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.

 D A      G  A
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
 D A      G  A
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa

        D                     G
Don't it seem so detached and unreal? Don't it seem so far away?
      Bm                  G
Like the past never happened, or like nothing's ever changed.
       D
With your casket open in front of me,
       G
your eyes closed and your lips silent.
     Bm    A           G
With my name tattoo'd into your skin.

        D       G
Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability
   Bm          Bm/A
I am numbing myself completely.
     G
Can you hear me right now?
         D                 G           G/A
I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.
      Bm                A             G
Well, It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.

D A       G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
D A       G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa

         D
I didn't listen to the preacher.
               G
I couldn't look your husband in the eyes.
     Bm
I'm not sure what I meant to you then,
        G
so I'm not sure what I owe you now.
       D
But if something I said hurt you
           G
I swear it was not my intention.
      Bm    A         G
With your name tattoo'd into my skin.
      Bm    A         G
With your name tattoo'd into my skin.

        D       G
Because of the shame I associate with vulnerability
   Bm          Bm/A
I am numbing myself completely.
     G
Can you hear me right now?
         D                 G           G/A
I watched your mother bury you today, with tears in her eyes.
       Bm               A             G
well, It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.
       Bm               A             G
well, It wasn't her words that shook me, it was the resemblance you shared.

D A       G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
 D A      G
whoa oh  oh oh whoa
 Bm A      G
Whoa oh  oh oh whoa
D A
Whoa oh
     G         A
Can you hear me right now?
     G         A  D
Can you hear me right now?