the wild reeds - Catch And Release

      
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
   A
Oh, Rosie, won't you visit me?
    E
I'm in a bad way and I can't seem to shake it
    D                  Bm
Remember the one with eyes like the sun?
    E
It turns out I was wrong

  A
I wish I could say it had gone my way
       E
But instead I've just been waiting in vain
        Bm                 D
I keep playing the record forward and back
         E
And it's driving me mad


[Pre-Chorus]
        Bm                    D
I was a fool to believe, too blind to see
    Bm          D             E
I'm just a pawn in a game of catch and release


[Chorus]
A                                                       D
Every time he cut the line I thought I'd make it out alive
         Dm                   E
Till he reeled me in just to toss me back
        D             A
And he did it with a smile


[Break]
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[Verse 2]
    A
Oh, Rose, you know just what to say
     E
It's not like me to get this bent out of shape
           D                      Bm
But I was chasing a dream down a one way street
    E
And now it's out of sight

              A
I guess some people don't want the real thing
              E
You wouldn't recognize it if all you've seen
     Bm              D
Is a photograph of a painting
      E
On a pixelated screen


[Pre-Chorus]
        Bm                   D
I was a fool to believe, too blind to see
    Bm          D            E
I'm just a pawn in a game of catch and release


[Chorus]
A                                                     D
Every time he cut the line I thought I'd make it out alive
         Dm                   E
Till he reeled me in just to toss me back
           D         A
And he did it with a smile

           A
They said "Hold your tongue, save some face"
                        D
Keep the secrets to yourself
           Dm                E
But it's a man's world and he got the last word
     D               A
So I had to write it down


[Bridge]
          D            Bm
There's a lesson to be learned in this
           A
And that's all he gave to me
 D          Bm             A
Victory is learning how to bow-out gracefully
       D
Don't hold your breath
      Bm            A       E         F#m
The future's always hand in hand with fate
     D              Bm            E
And part of growing up is knowing when to walk away


[Chorus]
 A                                                         D
Every time you cut the line I thought I'd make it out alive
          Dm                  E
Till you reeled me in just to toss me back
         D            A
And you did it with a smile

      A
So I cut my ties, but won't count the loss
                       D
The sun was bound to set
Dm             E
Now you get to be the fool
      D                 A
In a game where no one wins

             D                A
It's just a game where no one wins
             D                  Dm
It's just a game where no one, game where no one
       A
No one wins