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Capo: 	2nd fret

[Verse 1]

G                                Bm

I'm going to rise up early every day

Am                      G

Overcome every obstacle in my way

G                                 Bm

Keep a secret chamber in my heart clean

Am                   G

Polish every surface   to a brilliant sheen

D

Remain positive and stay on the grind

C

And banish every other thought from my mind

 

 

[Chorus]

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

         D                                                 Em

Let your yes be yes and let your no come from deep in your belly

C                        G

I'm going to make you suffer

 

 

[Instrumental]

G D | F | G D | F |

 

 

[Verse 2]

            G                         Bm

There was a captain many years at sea

Am                             G

Living the life of thе sailor,   rugged and free

                G                                 Bm

Nothing but the sky to sing him to sleep at night

Am                             G

Safe in thе arms of the ocean,   no land at sight

            D

Out on the waves you try to keep warm

C

Nobody here to sound the alarm

 

 

[Chorus]

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

             D                                       Em

The first in line will receive the full brunt of the blow

C                        G

I'm going to make you suffer

 

 

[Instrumental]

G D | F | G D | F |

G D | F | G D | F |

 

 

[Verse 3]

               G                        Bm

Woke up from a dream whimpering like an infant

Am               G

Over time people tell me their dreams grow distant

                  G                        Bm

And they learn to love the lives they lead

Am             G

No more hungry ghosts in the chimney to feed

D

You often hear stories like these

C

Someday I will see you on your knees

 

 

[Chorus]

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

                         G   D  C

I'm going to make you suffer

             D                            Em

Say what you like, there won't be anybody listening

C                        G

I'm going to make you suffer

 

 

[Outro]

G D | F | G D | F |

F   | F | F   | F |

F   | G |