Slight Figure Of Speech

slight figure of speech the avett brothers i and love and you this song can be played with capo 2 and with the chords G , C , D , and Em . live i have it played without capo . great song and simple . this should get you going! Intro : A ( no chord ) D they say you’ve got to lose a couple fights to win E A it’s hard to tell from where i’m sitting D they say that this is where the fun begins E A i guess it’s time that i was quitting F#m E a slight figure of speech A D i cut my chest wide open F#m E they come and watch us bleed A D E is it art like i was hoping now? they said "i hope that you will never change" i went and cut my hair they say "don’t take your business to the big time" i bought us tickets there a slight figure of speech i cut my chest wide open they come and watch us bleed is it art like i was hoping now? what did you expect and what did you forget that to live you let go of me with each step it becomes a progression i won’t let regret manifest to aggression are you to assess what i’ve been? what i am? or become? did you stop to accept how pathetically dumb it can be to attack those around ’cause you’re true to color , a town , a time , or a place? it’s not you , it’s not mine and besides it is gone and you never will find it again but i don’t want to fight i just ask let me be i won’t give the chance to be my enemy so go home think it through a jet plane and a big idea i jump over the sea what ifs hot on my trail but that can’t catch me , no a slight figure of speech i cut my chest wide open they come and watch us bleed is it art like i was hoping now?