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Lauryn Hill : Selah
Amaj7Nothing F#mcan be done against the truth
BmNo maEtter Amaj7how we remain in denial
Amaj7Wasting F#mtime Replacing time With each empty excuse
BmBut tEhat'lAmaj7l only work a little while
BmCoping Ewith despair
Amaj7Knowing yF#mou're not there
BmAshameEd to Amaj7just admit I've been a fool
BmSo I bElame it on the sun
Amaj7Run away F#mfrom everyone
BmHoping Eto Amaj7escape this ridicule
C#mTrapped F#min misery
C#mWrapped F#mso miserably
BmIn this EdeceAmaj7ption that I'm wearin' like a skin
C#mDying tF#mo maintain
C#mOh I keF#mep trying to explain
BmA heart Ethat Amaj7never loved me to begin
BmOh I'm Esuch a mess
Amaj7I have no F#mchoice but to confess
BmThat IE've Amaj7been desperately trying to belong
BmLying tEo myself
Amaj7And everyF#mbody else
BmRefusiEng tAmaj7o admit my right was wrong
[Refrain:]
Amaj7And then he came
F#mSelah
BmAnd it means
C#mPraise and Meditation
Amaj7And then he came
F#mSelah
BmAnd it means
C#mDid ya think about that?
Amaj7And then he came
F#mSelah
BmOh and it means
C#mPraise and Meditation
Amaj7And then he came
F#mSelah
oBmh and it means
C#mThat it is seen
BmHow beaEutiful is fruit 
Amaj7still in F#mdenial of its roots?
BmMy guiElty Amaj7heart behaved so foolishly
BmThis trEeason from within
Amaj7That reasF#mons with my sin
BmWon't Ebe hAmaj7appy till it sees the death of me
BmSelfishEly addicted
Amaj7To a life F#mthat I depicted
BmConfliEcted Amaj7cuz it's not reality
BmOh whatE's left of me
Amaj7I beg you F#mdesperately
BmCause Eme tAmaj7o agree to what I know is best for me
BmPlease Esave me from myself
Amaj7I need yoF#mu to save me from myself
BmPlease EsavAmaj7e me from myself so I can heal
BmThe choEices that I have made
Amaj7Oh have bF#meen nothing but mistakes
BmWhat a EwasAmaj7ted use of space Should I die before I wake?
BmIn all Eof my religion
Amaj7I've fortF#mified this prison
BmObligaEted Amaj7to obey The demands of bad decisions
BmPlease Esave me from myself
Amaj7I need yoF#mu to save me from myself
BmPlease EsavAmaj7e me from myself so I can heal
Amaj7And then he came
F#mSelah
BmAnd it means 
C#mPraise and Meditation
Amaj7And then he came 
F#mSelah
BmAnd it means 
Did ya think about that?
Amaj7And he came 
F#mSelah
BmOh and it means 
C#mMeditation
Amaj7And then he came 
F#mSelah
BmOh and it means 
C#mThat it is seen
Amaj7And then he cameBm  Amaj7  

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Selah

by Lauryn Hill

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Amaj7

F#m

C#m

Lauryn Hill : Selah

Amaj7 F#m

Nothing can be done against the truth

Bm E Amaj7

No matter how we remain in denial

Amaj7 F#m

Wasting time Replacing time With each empty excuse

Bm E Amaj7

But that'll only work a little while

Bm E

Coping with despair

Amaj7 F#m

Knowing you're not there

Bm E Amaj7

Ashamed to just admit I've been a fool

Bm E

So I blame it on the sun

Amaj7 F#m

Run away from everyone

Bm E Amaj7

Hoping to escape this ridicule

C#m F#m

Trapped in misery

C#m F#m

Wrapped so miserably

Bm E Amaj7

In this deception that I'm wearin' like a skin

C#m F#m

Dying to maintain

C#m F#m

Oh I keep trying to explain

Bm E Amaj7

A heart that never loved me to begin

Bm E

Oh I'm such a mess

Amaj7 F#m

I have no choice but to confess

Bm E Amaj7

That I've been desperately trying to belong

Bm E

Lying to myself

Amaj7 F#m

And everybody else

Bm E Amaj7

Refusing to admit my right was wrong

[Refrain:]

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

And it means

C#m

Praise and Meditation

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

And it means

C#m

Did ya think about that?

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

Oh and it means

C#m

Praise and Meditation

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

oh and it means

C#m

That it is seen

Bm E

How beautiful is fruit

Amaj7 F#m

still in denial of its roots?

Bm E Amaj7

My guilty heart behaved so foolishly

Bm E

This treason from within

Amaj7 F#m

That reasons with my sin

Bm E Amaj7

Won't be happy till it sees the death of me

Bm E

Selfishly addicted

Amaj7 F#m

To a life that I depicted

Bm E Amaj7

Conflicted cuz it's not reality

Bm E

Oh what's left of me

Amaj7 F#m

I beg you desperately

Bm E Amaj7

Cause me to agree to what I know is best for me

Bm E

Please save me from myself

Amaj7 F#m

I need you to save me from myself

Bm E Amaj7

Please save me from myself so I can heal

Bm E

The choices that I have made

Amaj7 F#m

Oh have been nothing but mistakes

Bm E Amaj7

What a wasted use of space Should I die before I wake?

Bm E

In all of my religion

Amaj7 F#m

I've fortified this prison

Bm E Amaj7

Obligated to obey The demands of bad decisions

Bm E

Please save me from myself

Amaj7 F#m

I need you to save me from myself

Bm E Amaj7

Please save me from myself so I can heal

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

And it means

C#m

Praise and Meditation

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

And it means

Did ya think about that?

Amaj7

And he came

F#m

Selah

Oh and it means

C#m

Meditation

Amaj7

And then he came

F#m

Selah

Oh and it means

C#m

That it is seen

Amaj7 Bm Amaj7

And then he came

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