I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
My Chemical Romance
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[Verse]DWell if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say.BmI never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way.EmFor all the dirty looks, the photographs your boyfriend took,ARemember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?[Chorus]DI'm not okayBmI'm not okayEmI'm not okayAYou wear me out[Verse]DWhat will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems? (I'm not okay)BmI've told you time and time again you sing the words but don't know what it means (I'm not okay)EmTo be a joke and look, another line without a hookAI held you close as we both shook for the last time take a good hard look![Chorus]DI'm not okayBmI'm not okayEmI'm not okayAYou wear me out[Solo]A5 A#5 B5 A5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 A5 G#5 F#5 E5 F#5 E5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 G#5 E5 F#5 A5[Bridge]AForget about the dirty looksThe photographs your boyfriend tookYou said you read me like a book, but the pages all are torn and frayedDI'm okayBmI'm okay!EmI'm okay, now (I'm okay, now)ABut you really need to listen to meBecause I'm telling you the truthI mean this, I'm okay! (Trust Me)[Chorus]DI'm not okayBmI'm not okayWell, I'm not okayI'm not o-fucking-kayEmI'm not okayAI'm not okay (Okay)D