C Am
It's M.C. And Y.J., another hit, okay.
C Bdim
We looking fine, taking off, saw us on a runway
C Am
On any given Sunday, Monday, Tuesday (haha)
C Bdim C
They try to confuse me, I never let 'em use me
[Verse 1]
Am
I was a girl, you were the man
F
I was too young to understand
C G
I was na - ive, I just believed
N.C.
Everything that you told me
Am
Said you were strong, protecting me
F
Then I found out that you were weak
C G
Keeping me there under your thumb
N.C.
'Cause you were scared that I'd become much
Am
More than you could handle
F C
Shining like a chandelier
G
That decorated every room
Am
Inside the private hell we built
F C
And I dealt with it like a kid
G
I wished I could fly away but instead
[Pre-chorus]
F Am
I kept my tears in - side 'cause I knew if I
G
Started I'd keep cryin' for the rest of my
F C G
Life with you I finally built up the strength
N.C.
To walk away don't regret it
Am
But I still live with the side effects
[Chorus]
N.C.
Waking up scared some nights
F C
Still dreaming 'bout the violent times
G
Still a little protective 'bout the people
Am
That I let inside
N.C.
Still a little defensive
F C
Thinking folk be trying to run my life
G
Still a little depressed
N.C.
Inside I fake a smile and deal with the
Am F
Side effects
C G
Side ef - fects
F C
Side effects
G
Side ef - fects
[Verse 2]
Am
Vacant in - side, no one was there
F
Couldn't be real, had to keep quiet
C G
Once in a while, put up a fight
N.C.
It's just too much, night after night
Am
After a while, I would just lie
F
You was dead wrong, said you was right
C G
Did what I could just to survive
N.C
Couldn't believe this was my life
Am
Flickering like a candle
F C G
Doing my best to handle sleep - ing with the enemy
Am C
Aware that he was smothering every last part of me
G
So I broke away and finally found the strength to leave
[Pre-chorus]
F Am
Kept my tears in - side 'cause I knew if I
G
Started I'd keep cryin' for the rest of my
F C G
Life with you I finally built up the strength
N.C.
To walk away don't regret it
Am
But I still live with the side effects
[Chorus]
N.C.
Wakin' up scared some nights
F C
Still dreaming 'bout the violent times
G
Still a little protective 'bout the people
Am
That I let inside
N.C.
Still a little defensive
F C
Thinking folk be trying to run my life
G
Still a little depressed
N.C.
Inside I fake a smile and deal with the
Am F
Side effects
C G
Side ef - fects
F C
Side effects
G
Side ef - fects
[Rap]
Am F
Hey Magnifico or should I say Magnificent?
C C/G G
Ain’t nothing worth your happiness and I ain’t caring who you’re with.
Am F
Misery love company so we ain’t tryin’ to hang with y’all.
C C/G G
Hurt you if ya let ’em in, gotta keep ya sucka smilin’.
Am F
Keep tryin’ to play ’pology, I tell him I ain’t blowin’ tho.
C C/G G
Think they want me outta here, I tell ’em I ain’t goin’ tho.
Am F
Side effects be drowsiness, loneliness, how is this?
C C/G G/C G G/B G/C F/A
I think they call it hateration, what can you prescribe for this?
[Bridge]
F
Forgive but I can't forget
C
Everyday I deal with this
C/G
I live with the side effects
G
But I ain't gon let them get the best of me
F
Forgive but I can't forget
C
Everyday I deal with this
C/G
I live with the side effects
G
But I ain't gon let them get the best of me
[Pre-chorus]
F Am
kept my tears in - side 'cause I knew if I
G
Started I'd keep cryin' for the rest of my
F C G
Life with you I finally built up the strength
N.C.
To walk away don't regret it
Am
But I still live with the side effects
[Chorus and Fade]
N.C.
Wakin' up scared some nights
F C
Still dreaming 'bout the violent times
G
Still a little protective 'bout the people
Am
That I let inside
Still a little defensive
F C
Thinking folk be trying to run my life
G
Still a little depressed
N.C.
Inside I fake a smile and deal with the
Am F
Side effects
C G
Side ef - fects
F C
Side effects
G
Side ef - fects
