Sympathy Is A Knife - Charli XCX, guitar chords

Published: 2024-06-19 15:28
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

Verse:
C5             E5
I donʼt wanna share the space
C5             E5
I donʼt wanna force a smile
C5                      E5
This one girl taps my insecurities
C5                                E5
Donʼt know if itʼs real or if Iʼm spiraling
C5                 E5
One voice tells me that they laugh
C5                    E5
George says Iʼm just paranoid
C5                              E5
Says he just donʼt see it, heʼs so naive
C5                                       E5
Iʼm embarassed to have it, but need the sympathy

Chorus:
      C               Em           D
Cause I couldnʼt even be her if I tried
                  G             C
Iʼm opposite, Iʼm on the other side
                   Em                D
I feel all these feelings I canʼt control
       G            C
Oh no, donʼt know why
              Em             D
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   G                C
Why I canʼt even grit my teeth and lie?
                    Em                D
I feel all these feelings I canʼt control
              G
Oh no, donʼt know

Verse:
C5          E5
Why I wanna buy a gun?
C5          E5
Why I wanna shoot myself?
C5                       E5
Volatilе at war with my dialogue
C5                               E5
Iʼd say that there was a God if thеy could stop this
C5                 E5
Wild voice tearing me apart
C5              E5
Iʼm so apprehensive now
C5                                   E5
Donʼt wanna see her backstage at my boyfriendʼs show
C5
Fingers crossed behind my back
             E5
I hope they break up quick

Chorus:
      C               Em           D
Cause I couldnʼt even be her if I tried
                  G             C
Iʼm opposite, Iʼm on the other side
                   Em                D
I feel all these feelings I canʼt control
       G           C
Oh no, donʼt know why
              Em             D
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   G                C
Why I canʼt even grit my teeth and lie?
                    Em                D
I feel all these feelings I canʼt control (Oh no)

Outro:
              G             C
All this sympathy is just a knife
               Em             D
All this sympathy is just a knife
               G              C
All this sympathy is just a knife
                   Em               D
Yeah, all this sympathy is just a knife
          G
Oh no, oh no
C                    Em             D
Why is all this sympathy a fucking knife?
                     G             C
Yeah, all this sympathy is just a knife
              Em           D
Couldnʼt even be her if I tried
N.C.
Oh no, oh no