Intro: Dm A F G
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Can't you see I'm in decay?
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Like a pitchfork in the rain.
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Rusted red my metal stained,
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I'm cracking up like peeling paint.
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Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
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Can't you see I'm in denial?
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Like a clown that paints his smile.
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This head's a junkyard gone to pot,
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Just a milk-tooth left to rot.
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Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
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Can't you see my memory fade?
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Like a washboard scrubbing stains.
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My tongue has twisted in to knots,
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My words are stories with no plots.
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Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
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Can't you see me fall apart?
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Like a burning house of cards!
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Clubs and diamonds in array,
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The spades are digging their own graves.
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Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...