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Capo on 3rd fret
Chords: Am, G, C and E
AmI remembGer it
AmIn DubliGn in a rainstorm
AmWe're sitting in Gthe long grass in summer
AmKeeping Gwarm
AmI remembGer it
AmEvery restless Gnight
AmWe were Gso young then we thoughAmt that everything we could Gpossibly do was right
AmThen we Gmove stolen Amfrom our very eyesG  
AmAnd I wondered where you went Gto, And tell me
AmWhen did the ligGht die?
AmYou will Grise
AmYou'll rGeturn
AmThe Phoenix from Gthe flame
AmAnd we'lGl learn aAmnd we'll riseG  
AmYou'll rGeturnAm  
CBeing what you are
There is no otheAmr Troy
For you Gto burnE  
AmAnd I never meanGt to hurt you
I Amswear I didn't mean those Gthings I said
AmI never meant to do thGat to you
Next time I'll keep my Amhands to myself insteadG  
AmOh, and I should love Gyou
AmWhat do Gyou want to do?
AmDoes she Gneed you like I do? Ooh oAmhh oGhh ohAmh ohh ohh Gohh ohAmhG  
AmDo you lGove her?
AmIs she gGood for you?
AmDoes she Ghold you likAme I do?G  
AmDo you wGant me?
AmShould I Gleave?
AmI know you're always telling me Gthat you love me
But just Amsometimes I wonder if I Gshould believe
AmOh, I loGve you
AmGod, I lGove you
AmI'd kill a dragoGn for you 
AmAnd dieG  
AmBut I wiGll rise and AmI will returnG  
AmThe PhoeGnix from the flame
AmI have lGearned
AmI will rGise
AmAnd you'Gll see me returnAm  G  
CBeing what I am
There is no other TroyAm  
For me tGo burnE  
AmWell, you should have left the liGght on
AmYou should have left thGe light on
AmThen I wouldn't have tried
You'd neveGr have knownAm  G  
AmAnd I wouldn't have pullGed you tighter
AmNo, I wouldn't have pullGed you close
AmI wouldn't have screamed
GNow I can't let Amyou go
If the door wasn't closedG  
AmNo, I wouldn't have pulled yGou to me
AmAnd I wouldn't have kissed Gyour face
AmYou wouldn't have begged me Gto hold you 
If we hadn't been there in the first AmplaceG  
AmBut I know you wanted me Gto be there Amohh ohhG  
AmEvery look that Gyou threw told Amme so
GBut you should have left Amthe light onG  
GYou should have left the Amlight on
Am       G
Am       G
Am       G
AmAnd the flame burned awGay
AmBut you're still spittiGng fire
AmMake no difference what Gyou say
AmYou're still a liarG  
AmYou're still a liarG  
AmYou're still a liarG  

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Troy

by Sinéad O'Connor

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3rd fret

Chords: Am, G, C and E

Am G

I remember it

Am G

In Dublin in a rainstorm

Am G

We're sitting in the long grass in summer

Am G

Keeping warm

Am G

I remember it

Am G

Every restless night

Am G Am G

We were so young then we thought that everything we could possibly do was right

Am G Am G

Then we move stolen from our very eyes

Am G

And I wondered where you went to, And tell me

Am G

When did the light die?

Am G

You will rise

Am G

You'll return

Am G

The Phoenix from the flame

Am G Am G

And we'll learn and we'll rise

Am G Am

You'll return

Being what you are

There is no other Troy

G E

For you to burn

Am G

And I never meant to hurt you

Am G

I swear I didn't mean those things I said

Am G

I never meant to do that to you

Am G

Next time I'll keep my hands to myself instead

Am G

Oh, and I should love you

Am G

What do you want to do?

Am G Am G Am G Am G

Does she need you like I do? Ooh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh

Am G

Do you love her?

Am G

Is she good for you?

Am G Am G

Does she hold you like I do?

Am G

Do you want me?

Am G

Should I leave?

Am G

I know you're always telling me that you love me

Am G

But just sometimes I wonder if I should believe

Am G

Oh, I love you

Am G

God, I love you

Am G

I'd kill a dragon for you

Am G

And die

Am G Am G

But I will rise and I will return

Am G

The Phoenix from the flame

Am G

I have learned

Am G

I will rise

Am G Am G

And you'll see me return

Being what I am

There is no other Troy

G E

For me to burn

Am G

Well, you should have left the light on

Am G

You should have left the light on

Then I wouldn't have tried

G Am G

You'd never have known

Am G

And I wouldn't have pulled you tighter

Am G

No, I wouldn't have pulled you close

I wouldn't have screamed

G Am

Now I can't let you go

If the door wasn't closed

Am G

No, I wouldn't have pulled you to me

Am G

And I wouldn't have kissed your face

Am G

You wouldn't have begged me to hold you

Am G

If we hadn't been there in the first place

Am G Am G

But I know you wanted me to be there ohh ohh

Am G Am

Every look that you threw told me so

G Am G

But you should have left the light on

G Am

You should have left the light on

Am G

And the flame burned away

Am G

But you're still spitting fire

Am G

Make no difference what you say

Am G

You're still a liar

Am G

You're still a liar

Am G

You're still a liar

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