Cm D D# Fm G G#
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[VERSE 1]
Cm
I get down with the victim
Cm
We both know you need them
Cm
You're stuck in the middle
Cm
Of all irrelevance
Cm
And your heart is a beating
Cm
'Cause you know that you gotta
Cm
Get out of the middle
Cm
And rise to the top now
[PRE-CHORUS]
G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm D D#
'Cause I'm playing it all wrong
G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm G
Cause I'm playing it, all wrong
[CHORUS]
Cm
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
Cm
Don't tell me to be strong (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't fight the friction, so
Ease it off
[VERSE 2]
Cm
And get into the system
Cm
We both know you need one
Cm
The tip of the needle
Cm
It's taking over you
Cm
And your heart is beating
Cm
Cause you know that you gotta
Cm
Get out of the middle
Cm
And rise to the top now
[PRE-CHORUS]
G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm D D#
'Cause I'm playing it all wrong
G#
When you've made it,
Fm
Won't you tell me what to do
Cm G
Cause I'm playing it, all wrong
[CHORUS]
Cm
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
Cm
Don't tell me to be strong (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't fight the friction, so
Ease it off
[BRIDGE]
G# Fm Cm D D#
Oh Why can't you let it go
G#
Like a bird in the snow
Fm Cm G
This is no place to build your home
[CHORUS]
Cm
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
Cm
Don't tell me to be strong (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't fight the friction, so
Ease it off
Cm
You can't fight the friction (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't take the pressure (So, ease it off)
Cm
Don't tell me to be strong (So, ease it off)
Cm
You can't fight the friction, so