Can You Afford To Be An Individual Chords - Nothing But Thieves

Intro

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Verse 1

E I couldn't be anything that I didn't wanna be F Dm Eb It's stubborn as hell or a problem with authority E 'Cause it won't mirror your image of masculinity F Dm Oh did I disappoint ya? Dm Eb Sorry to disappoint ya

Bridge

E F Dm E What will you do when the vultures come for you? E F Dm Will you run and hide?

Verse 2

E And now we're breeding a feeling of animosity F Dm Eb Our thoughts are tribal, go viral and now it's deafening E Oh how we're loving the comfort of pack mentality F Dm The internet has teeth and Dm Eb E It eats and eats and eats ya

Pre-Chorus

E F Dm So are you scared of your introspection? Eb E Why could that be? F Dm Oh, maybe you object to what you find there E F Dm And as you stare into your own reflection Eb E What do you see? F Dm N.C. Your black hole for a soul

Interlude

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Chorus

E F G E And as your stare into your reflection what do you see? F G E Your black hole for a soul

Interlude

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Verse 3

E So how's it being a prisoner of your own illusion? F Dm Up on a pedestal reveling in your own confusion E I see you hide behind your alter or your constitution F Dm But you can't live forever Dm E In your own echo chamber

Verse 4

E And you're so scared of the people up in your fairyland F Dm But how can you hate something you don't even understand? E Oh, you're a walking contradiction in a MAGA hat F Dm It's where I wanna be Dm E God bless the land of the free

Verse 5

E So who are you to tell us where we do and don't belong? F Dm And who are you to tell us who to love and who to not? E Because your mother told ya you would win when you were young F Dm Oh it's a boys wonderland, Dm Eb E We know it now

Verse 6

E But now the liberals aren't liberal, they're just as venomous F Dm And you can't have an opinion unless you're one of us E No second chances, you're branded, your kind are dangerous F Dm We're bringing each other down Dm Eb E We're tearing each other down

Verse 7

E So have I gotta k**l myself to be original? F Dm Eb And if I fucking hate you all am I a criminal? E Can you afford to be an individual? F Dm Can you afford to be an individual?

Outro

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