Cough Syrup Uke tab by Young The Giant

5 Chords used in the song: D, A, G, Bm, Ab

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Artist: 
Year:  2011
Difficulty: 
4.3
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords
Intro: D D    A A    G G    A A

Verse:
D D A A
Life’s too short to even care at all, oh whoa-oh
G G A A
I’m losing my mind losing my mind losing control
D D A A
These fishes in the sea, they’re staring at me oh whoa-oh, oh whoa-oh-oh
G G A A
A A wet world aches for a beat of a drum, oh whoa, oh

Chorus:
Bm Bm A A
If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away
Ab Ab G G Bm Bm A A
To some fortune that I should have found by now
G G Bm Bm A A
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down, come down

Interlude: D D A A G G A A

Verse:
D D A A
Life’s too short to even care at all, oh whoa-oh
G G A A
I’m coming up now coming up now out of the blue, oh oh oh oh
D D A A
These zombies in the park they’re looking for my heart oh whoa-oh, oh whoa-oh-oh
G G A A
A A dark world aches for a splash of the sun, oh whoa whoa

Chorus:
Bm Bm A A
If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away
Ab Ab G G Bm Bm A A
To some fortune that I should have found by now
Bm Bm
And so I run out to the things they said could restore me
A A
Restore life the way it should be
G G Bm Bm A A
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down

Bridge:
D D A A
Life’s too short to even care at all, oh whoa-oh
G G A A
I’m losing my mind losing my mind losing control

Interlude (x3): D D A A G G A A

Chorus:
Bm Bm A A
If I could find a way to see this straight I’d run away
G G Bm Bm A A
To some fortune that I should have found by now
Bm Bm
And so I run out to the things they said could restore me
A A
Restore life the way it should be
G G Bm Bm A A
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down

Outro:
D D A A
One more spoon of cough syrup now, oh whoa-oh
G G A A
One more spoon of cough syrup now, whoa-oh, oh oh

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About this song: Cough Syrup

The Cough Syrup Songfacts reports that the song was composed when the band was unsigned and originally appeared on their 2008 Shake My Hand EP.The song was written as a cry for help when the band was broke and didn't know what to do with themselves. Read more on Last.fm.

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