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Tuning Standard
-E-CBapGo Don AtEhe 2nd Fret--
[Intro]:
Fmaj G5 Am E5
[Verse]:
CI'm not sure
AmIf you can call this romance
CYou see we've changed since the start
CEven together
AmWe're distant lonely and apart
E5But we both look the other way
FmajPretend we still believe it
G5When they say
[Chorus]:
FmajI gueG5ss Amthat's why they call this love
E5SadFmajly unpredictable
FmajAnd I G5guAmess that's why they call this love
E5FatFmaje and fatal
[Verse]:2(same)--C Am E5 Fmaj G5
CMy heart doesn't beat
AmAs fast as it once did
CI would sever these ties
AmBut you're the perfect tourniquet
E5Tell me darling should we look
FmajThe other way,
G5When they say
[Chorus]:
[Bridge]:
D5Its Fmajgetting hard to stay
CBuG5t even harder to let go
D5And Fmajtell me now darling
CIs this how we thought love was meant to go
[Spanish]:--{part}
D5VivFmaja, viCva G5communique
D5DonFmajde, DG5onde estara? a Donde se fue?
[Chorus]:

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A Perfect Tourniquet

by Anberlin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj

Tuning Standard

E B G D A E

--Capo on the 2nd Fret--

[Intro]:

Fmaj G5 Am E5

[Verse]:

I'm not sure

If you can call this romance

You see we've changed since the start

Even together

We're distant lonely and apart

But we both look the other way

Fmaj

Pretend we still believe it

When they say

[Chorus]:

Fmaj G5 Am

I guess that's why they call this love

E5 Fmaj

Sadly unpredictable

Fmaj G5 Am

And I guess that's why they call this love

E5 Fmaj

Fate and fatal

[Verse]:2(same)--C Am E5 Fmaj G5

My heart doesn't beat

As fast as it once did

I would sever these ties

But you're the perfect tourniquet

Tell me darling should we look

Fmaj

The other way,

When they say

[Chorus]:

[Bridge]:

D5 Fmaj

Its getting hard to stay

C G5

But even harder to let go

D5 Fmaj

And tell me now darling

Is this how we thought love was meant to go

[Spanish]:--{part}

D5 Fmaj C G5

Viva, viva communique

D5 Fmaj G5

Donde, Donde estara? a Donde se fue?

[Chorus]:

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