Quinn Cicala - In A Diner In Poughkeepsie

      [Intro]

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[Verse 1]
                       A#
I'm afraid that I will one day yell too loud
           B
and I will blow my voice out
           Bm
and I will bleed out of my mouth
                 F#
and I won't ever talk again
              A#
I won't ever laugh again
                 B
and I won't ever sing again
      G#
to a lover, friend, or crowd


[Pre-chorus]
          B                                           Bm
But I try not to think about things like that because


[Chorus]
           F#
I wanna be happy
               A#
I wanna be the smartest person in the room
           B                            G#
and I want everyone to notice when I am present
           F#
I wanna be laughing
     A#
at a joke that Jimmy said
     B                              Bm
in a diner in Poughkeepsie and I am surrounded by all my friends


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[Verse 2]
F#
I know
                A#
that it must be hard for you to handle
            B
when she is drunk and you're alone
      Bm
and you just wanna go home
                       F#
just know that you are strong
         A#
stronger than me
         B                       G#
stronger than I could ever be in this life


[Pre-chorus]
          B                                           Bm
but I try not to think about things like that because


[Chorus 2]
             F#
I'm gonna be happy
                 A#
I'm gonna be the brightest person in the room
        B                          G#
and everyone will notice when I am absent
             F#
I'm gonna be laughing
     A#
at a joke that my best friend said
     B                               Bm
in a restaurant far away from here surrounded by all my friends


[Bridge]
         G#
but just know
                 B
that you got my attention
               G#
and I can only hope
                  B
that I hold your attention


[Outro]
     G#
just know
                 B
that you got my attention
      G#
and I hope
                  B
that I hold your attention