[Intro] C  Dm  Am  F  C
 
Am                        F  C
Waiting for the exhale
          Am                                     F  C
I toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well
 
[Estribillo]

        C        Dm          Am
I can't breathe, I'm waiting for the exhale
        F                   C
Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well
         C  Dm  Am
Still no luck, but oh well
        F                 C
I still try even though I know I'm gon' fail
Am
Stress on my shoulders like a anvil
F                    C
Perky got me itching like a anthill
      Am
Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill
F                 C
Sometimes I don't know how to feel
 
[Primera Parte]

     C     Dm         Am
Ring-ring, phone call from depression
            F                    C
You used my past and my memories as a weapon
       C           Dm        Am
On the other line, I talk to addiction, huh
F                      C
Speaking of the devil, all the drugs, I miss them
Am
This can't be real, is it fiction?
F                      C
Somethin' feels broke, need to fix it
Am
I cry out for help, do they listen?
F             C
I'ma be alone until it's finished
  
[Pre-Estribillo]

Am                                                  F
This is the part where I tell you I'm fine, but I'm lying
             C
I just don't want you to worry
Am                                                F
This is the part where I take all my feelings and hide 'em
         C
'Cause I don't want nobody to hurt me 
 
[Estribillo]

        C        Dm          Am
I can't breathe, I'm waiting for the exhale
        F                   C
Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well
         C  Dm  Am
Still no luck, but oh well
        F                 C
I still try even though I know I'm gon' fail
Am
Stress on my shoulders like a anvil
F                    C
Perky got me itching like a anthill
      Am
Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill
F                 C
Sometimes I don't know how to feel
 
[Segunda Parte]

    C     Dm      Am
Sometimes I don't know how to feel
      F
Let's be for real
C                                      C       Dm
If it wasn't for the pills, I wouldn't be here
Am                                        F        C
But if I keep taking these pills, I won't be here, yeah
                     Am
I just told y'all my secret, yeah
                F         C
It's tearing me to pieces
                      Am
I really think I need them
  F                  C
I stopped taking the drugs and now the drugs take me
  
[Pre-Estribillo]

Am                                                  F
This is the part where I tell you I'm fine, but I'm lying
             C
I just don't want you to worry
Am                                                F
This is the part where I take all my feelings and hide 'em
               C
'Cause I don't want nobody to hurt me
  
[Estribillo]

        C        Dm          Am
I can't breathe, I'm waiting for the exhale
        F                   C
Toss my pain with my wishes in a wishing well
         C  Dm  Am
Still no luck, but oh well
        F                 C
I still try even though I know I'm gon' fail
Am
Stress on my shoulders like a anvil
F                    C
Perky got me itching like a anthill
      Am
Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill
F                 C
Sometimes I don't know how to feel