The Suitcase

Intro: 
G D/F# 
Em A D G D/F# 
Em D A 


 
D                       Em 
Birds in my head try to take control 
      G                   G D/F# 
Must be some kind of virus 
Em    D            A 
  Memory I can't reset 
D                        Em 
Future's bright with the past behind 
         G                           G D/F# 
But I'm stuck in this strange station 
Em              D                 A 
  Dampening the years I can't get back 
 

 
    G               Em 
Oh, I can't seem to fight it 
          D 
Or try to hide it 
              A 
The state I'm in 
G                Em 
Someone's out to get me 
       D 
Not protect me 
           A 
She always wins 
Em     A               D       G D/F# 
  Mama left me her old suitcase 
Em       D                     A 
  It was tethered to her heartbreak 
 

 
D                      Em 
Tears rolled down with her last breath 
G                    G D/F# 
There goes my Goliath 
Em            D                A 
  Who's gonna take on all the blame? 
  D                 Em 
I can't let go if I can't move on 
       G                           G D/F# 
It's strange, these guilty feelings 
Em         D               A 
  Her disapproval made me say 
 

 
    G       D/F#    Em 
Oh, I can't seem to fight it 
          D 
Or try to hide it 
              A 
The state I'm in 
G        D/F#    Em 
Someone's out to get me 
     D 
Not protect me 
           A 
She always wins 
 

 
Bm                 A 
  I never knew the morning sun 
           C                   G 
'Cause you kept your sky so grey 
        C                 G 
And the victim you portrayed 
                D 
Never wanted to leave 
D               Em 
Who am I if I'm not in pain? 
  G                      G D/F# 
I feel like such a coward 
Em           D               A 
  Don't even know if this is mine 
 

 
    G               Em 
Oh, I can't seem to fight it 
          D 
Or try to hide it 
              A 
The state I'm in 
G                Em 
Someone's out to get me 
     D 
Not protect me 
           A 
She always wins 
 

Outro: 
Em     A               D 
  Mama left me her old suitcase 
            G         D/F#    Em 
And all the guilt you left inside 
       D                     A 
It was tethered to her heartbreak 
                  A 
Right through the heart of mine 
Em     A               D 
  Mama left me her old suitcase 
      G         D/F#    Em 
Never wanted to say goodbye 
       D                   A 
It was filled with all her weight