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D5
  Got out of bed
            Dmaj7
could not remember my own name
   Dsus4
Condemned to walk the soil 
            D5                  A
Amongst all creatures wild and tame

D5
  Go where I go
Dmaj7
  Do what I must
      Dsus4
Crawl starving on my belly
D5                 A
Licking up the dry dust

          Bm                             Em
I see the light in your window, ride the elevator to the sixth floor
G                                    Asus4        A
Stand with my arms at my sides as you open up the door
                  D5              G
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
              D5        A
I’m out of my element
              D5   G   D5   G
I can’t breathe

   D5
Alone with your bathroom mirror
Dmaj7
Try to get my head straight
Dsus4
Breathe on the glass and wait for it to clear
D5        A
    Clean slate

D5
Meet up with you in the kitchen
          Dmaj7
Where the air is hot and dry
Dsus4
Open up all the faucets
   D5                A
Be fruitful and multiply
  Bm              Em
I stand where the flashing swords gleam
      G                    Asus4        A
And I try to shake my head clear of the dream
                  D5              G
But I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
              D5        A
I’m out of my element
              D5   G    D5    G
I can’t breathe

D5
  I start to sweat,
             Dmaj7
I can’t cool down
Dsus4
  I’m scared of all
    D5                A
The strangers in this town

D5
  I try to tell you
Dmaj7
  Just why I’ve come
Dsus4
  It’s like I’ve got
    D5         A
Molasses on my tongue

Bm                       Em
       I made it through town somehow
G                         Asus4   A
       But who’s going to save me now?
              D5              G
I’m out of my element I can’t breathe
              D5        A
I’m out of my element
              D5   G    D5    G
I can’t breathe