Piggyback Chords by Melanie Martinez

Piggyback Chords by Melanie Martinez

[Intro] 
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[Verse 1]
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I was three years old

All I wanted was the music and
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My parents were doing everything they could
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To move away from our place working over time always
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While I sat up in my grandma's
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Project building coloring, oh

[Bridge 1]
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Moved to a small town and
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Started to, started to grow
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Poetry written, I’m singing and dancing, oh
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Photographs, painting, cartoons
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That's all I know
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That's all I know, oh

[Verse 2]
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I have one best friend to this very fucking day
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Since we were five years old and I fucking moved away
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I wish I never did cause
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She’s the only one who sees me
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For who I really am instead of how many I reach, oh

[Bridge 2]
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Trusted too many fake people while I was still young
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Gave them the benefit of the doubt, I was so wrong
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I cut them off and they came for blood cause they know
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They ain't getting no more

[Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh
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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh
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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
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When you could never come close cause
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I know my destiny
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I worked hard for my shit
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Put my love in this shit
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Now you’re trying to kill my name for some fame
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What is this?
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Tried to help you do your shit
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Encouraged you to work on it
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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

[Verse 3]
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Now I’m 22 and I've had a crazy year of
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Isolation from all the plastic people here
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I cannot wait for the day
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I can finally move away
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Back to New York City where
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The realest people really stay, oh

[Bridge 3]
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Oh, spent this whole time writing
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Away my heart and my soul

The people I surround myself
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With have hearts filled with gold
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Love and empathy are things that we hold so close
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Trying to learn and evolve

[Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh
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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh
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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
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When you could never come close cause
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I know my destiny
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I worked hard for my shit
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Put my love in this shit
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Now you’re trying to kill my name for some fame
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What is this?
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Tried to help you do your shit
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Encouraged you to work on it
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Was a good friend and you used that to your advantage

[Instrumental] 
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[Chorus]
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I’m so done with playing piggy back, oh
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Swear to god I wished y’all all the best, oh
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You’re lying your way to try to gain a piece of me
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When you could never come close cause
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I know my destiny