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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#m- x46654
 B-   x24442
 A-   x02220
 E-   022100
 G#m- 466444
Intro: C#m--E--A--B--C#m--E--A--B(hold)
Verse 1:
   C#mI miss you Emost on 
winter AmorningsB  
   C#mas we Edrift we sAlip 
through Aevenings Bwhoa-oh
   C#mwe drive inEto the cold and 
Adark with fingers Bcrossed
   C#mI follow your Elies to 
aAvoid from getting Blost
Refrain 1: C#m-- x2
Chorus 1:
And C#mall I Ehad was the Amemory of Bwhat was
so C#mlet's preEtend it Anever mattered Bto us
   C#mI hope this Emessage finds you Awell
I never Bthought I'd live to tell
Verse 2:
   C#mJust to surEvive we 
Ado what we Bcan
we C#mread the maps and Esigns
Aand we make the Bplans
   C#mby Eour design AI write 
it Bdown to C#mget me byE  
the Aworst time in my Blife
Refrain 2: C#m--
Chorus 2:
And C#mall I Ehad was the Amemory of Bwhat was
so C#mlet's preEtend it Anever mattered Bto us
   C#mI hope this Emessage finds you Awell
I never Bthought I'd live to C#mtell
what's a Edream and what is Areal
the Bway I really feel
Interlude: C#m--B-C#m--B-A--B-- x2
Bridge: Growl
    C#m  EI hope this message finds Byou C#mwell!!!
EI never thought I'd live Bto Atell!!!
                          E  B---
what's a dream and what is real!!!
Verse 3: Silence
  Aso let's pretend this is the 
ending (ending ending)
   G#mto the message i've 
been C#msending (C#msending  E  Asending)B  
Chorus 3: Silence:
    A(hold)
And all I had 
        *distortion here*
was the Amemory of Bwhat was
so C#mlet's preEtend it Anever mattered Bto us
   C#mI hope this Emessage finds you Awell
I never Bthought I'd live to C#mtell
what's a Edream and what is Areal
the Bway I really C#mfeel
I hope this Emessage finds you Awell
I never Bthought I'd live to C#mtell
what's a Edream and what is Areal
                B  E(hold)
the way I really feel

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Pens And Needles

by Hawthorne Heights

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

C#m

- x46654

- x24442

- x02220

- 022100

G#m

- 466444

C#m E A B C#m E A B

Intro: --------------(hold)

Verse 1:

C#m E

I miss you most on

A B

winter mornings

C#m E A

as we drift we slip

A B

through evenings whoa-oh

C#m E

we drive into the cold and

A B

dark with fingers crossed

C#m E

I follow your lies to

A B

avoid from getting lost

C#m

Refrain 1: -- x2

Chorus 1:

C#m E A B

And all I had was the memory of what was

C#m E A B

so let's pretend it never mattered to us

C#m E A

I hope this message finds you well

I never thought I'd live to tell

Verse 2:

C#m E

Just to survive we

A B

do what we can

C#m E

we read the maps and signs

A B

and we make the plans

C#m E A

by our design I write

B C#m E

it down to get me by

A B

the worst time in my life

C#m

Refrain 2: --

Chorus 2:

C#m E A B

And all I had was the memory of what was

C#m E A B

so let's pretend it never mattered to us

C#m E A

I hope this message finds you well

B C#m

I never thought I'd live to tell

E A

what's a dream and what is real

the way I really feel

C#m B C#m B A B

Interlude: ---------- x2

Bridge: Growl

C#m E B C#m

I hope this message finds you well!!!

E B A

I never thought I'd live to tell!!!

E B

---

what's a dream and what is real!!!

Verse 3: Silence

so let's pretend this is the

ending (ending ending)

G#m

to the message i've

C#m C#m E A B

been sending (sending sending)

Chorus 3: Silence:

(hold)

And all I had

*distortion here*

A B

was the memory of what was

C#m E A B

so let's pretend it never mattered to us

C#m E A

I hope this message finds you well

B C#m

I never thought I'd live to tell

E A

what's a dream and what is real

B C#m

the way I really feel

E A

I hope this message finds you well

B C#m

I never thought I'd live to tell

E A

what's a dream and what is real

B E

(hold)

the way I really feel

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