Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Otherside feat Fences

0Chorus:
Em0              G1
1  Oh girl, this boat is sinking,
D2                Em3
2  There's no sea left for me,
Em4            G5
3  And how the sky gets heavy
D6
4  When you are underneath it
  Em7   G8             D9            Em10
5  Oh I want to sail away from here
      C11
6  And God
          G12
7  He came down down down down down down down down
      C13
8  And said
  B14
9  Nothing
10
11Verse:
Em15
12  He rolled up asked him what he was sippin' on
G16
13  Said lean, you wanna hit it dawg?
D17
14  That's the same stuff Weezy sippin' huh?
Em18
15  And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard
Em19
16  Yep yep he had 5 up on
G20
17  When he passed him that Styrofoam
D21
18  The Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before
19
20  Finally got to see what all the hype was on
              Em22
21  And then he took a sip sittin' in the Lincoln
G23
22  Thinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system
D24                                                     Em25
23  Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass
24
25  Not the kind of hit from the kick drum
C26
26  Hot box let the bass bump
27
28  Take it to face, gulp
G27
29  Months later the use went up
30
31  And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
C28
32  But Goddamn he loved that feeling
33
34  Purple rain coated in the throat
          B29
35  Just so healin'
36
37  Medicine alleviate the sickness
38
39  Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost
  Em30
40  Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'
G31
41  Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him
  D32                                            Em33
42  Gone, get another bottle just get a couple swallows headed towards the bottom
43
44  Couldn't get off it
Em34
45  Didn't even think he had a problem
G35
46  Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous
D36
47  Room spinnin'
48
49  Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
Em37
50  His eyelids closed shut
G38
51  Sat back in the chair
52
53  Clutching that cup
D39                                              Em40
54  Girlfriend came and a couple of hours later said his name
55
56  Shook him, but he never got up
C41
57  Never got up, never got up
G42
58  We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us
C43                               B44
59 It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us
60
61 Nah, it won't be us
62
63Chorus:
Em45              G46
64  Oh girl, this boat is sinking,
D47                Em48
65  There's no sea left for me,
Em49            G50
66  And how the sky gets heavy
D51
67  When you are underneath it
  Em52   G53             D54            Em55
68  Oh I want to sail away from here
      C56
69  And God
          G57
70  He came down down down down down down down down
      C58
71  And said
  B59
72  Nothing
73
74Verse:
Em60
75  And he just wanted to act like them
G61
76  He just wanted to rap like him
D62                                  Em63
77  Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects we have on these kids
Em64
78  Blunt passed
                G65
79  Ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds
D66
80  The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some xxxx they haven't lived
Em67
81  Surprise, you know the drill
G68
82  Trapped in a box declined record sales
D69
83  Follow the formula
                          Em70
84  Violence, drugs and xxx sells
85
86  So we try to sound like someone else
C71
87  This is not Californication
88
89  There's no way to glorify this pavement
G72
90  Syrup, percocet, and an eighth day will leave you broke, depressed and emotionally vacant
D73
91  Despite how Lil Wayne lives
92
93  It's not conducive to being creative
B74
94  And I know cause he's my favorite
95
96  And I know cause I was off that same mix
Em75                            G76
97  Rationalize the xxxx that I try after I listen to dedication
D77
98  But he's an alien
              Em78
99  I sip that xxxx pass out or play PlayStation
Em79
100  Months later I'm in the same place
G80
101  No music made, feeling like a failure
D81
102  And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents basement
Em82
103  I've seen my peoples dreams die
G83
104  I see what they can be denied
D84
105  And "weeds not a drug" that's denial
106
107  Groundhog day life repeat each time
Em85
108  I've seen Oxycontin take 3 lives
G86
109  I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes
D87                                         Em88
110  I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside
111
112  Cheatin' and lyin'
             Em89
113  Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
               G90
114  Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside
D91
115  Broken, hopeless, headed no where
  Em92
116  Only motivation for what the dealer's supplyin'
C93
117  That rush, that drug, that dope
118
119  Those pills, that crumb, that roach
G94
120  Thinkin' I would never do that
121
122  Not that drug
123
124  Growin' up nobody ever does
C95
125  Until you're stuck lookin' in the mirror
126
127  Like I can't believe what I've become
G96
128  Swore I was gonna be someone
129
130  And growin' up everyone always does
C97
131  We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz
B98
132  Just keep me up, keep me up
133
134  Hollywood here we come
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