Swallowing Gum

          D
It hit me soft enough I didn't stop
   A
or plan to change my course
           E
when all I needed was a little shove
   F#m
to help me out the door
            D
oh mine's a hopeless home that never seems
   A
to let me know
                       E
I've shuttered out the view

    D
But that's what we need sunlight for
   A
to creep below the cracks and to
E
remind me there's a window,
         F#m
and that window has a latch
        D                                 A
but I'm holding up a stone so please step back
                            E
because this rock is coming through


[Chorus]
                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum

                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum


[Verse 2]
   D
So maybe I will move away and
A
load up all my things so I can
E
drive along the coast and see
     F#m
what rainy weather brings
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       D                               A
If you told me it would dry out all my papers
                      E
maybe I wouldn't have gone

         D
But that thats thing about me
         A
you just have to understand
          E
I'm still sure as hell short-sighted,
       F#m
and my vision's going bad
         D
I'd have told you it's too tough for me
    A                       E
and wouldn't have been more wrong


[Chorus]
                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum

                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum


[Bridge]

D A E F#m D A E (x2)

     D
So I might be missing out on what's
A
expected of my youth
             E
but rites of passage all seem average
        F#m
from my passive point of view
            D
sometimes a sacrifice is needed if
    A                                 E
you want to be remembered when you're gone

       F#m
And my balance needs to calibrate
D
before I hit it big
            F#m
but I'll be battling the best of 'em
     D
much sooner than you think
      F#m                          A
Oh my ambitions might beat both my best
                                      E
intentions but I'll tell you when I'm done


[Chorus]
                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum


[Other]
               D
I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m                  D    A    E
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke to death I know

               D
I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my trachaea
E
who'd have thought it'd take that much
   F#m
to wake me up
  D                       A                E
I know I'm blessed but so stubborn when it counts

                   D
And I'm swallowing gum,
             A
lodged in my throat
            E                    F#m
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
               D    A    E
I'm swallowing Gum

               D    A    E    F#m
I'm swallowing Gum