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Artist: A Lion Named Roar
I made up the name for the "C3" chord because I didn't know what it was called:). 
It's basically a "C" slid three frets down.
___C____ Embar___Bm___Em___C3___G____D____Em7___Csus  
e|-0----7--------2----0----0----3----2----3------3--|
B|-1----8--------3----0----3----3----3----3------3--|
G|-0----9--------4----0----0----0----2----0------0--|
D|-2----9--------4----2----4----0----0----2------2--|
A|-3----7--------2----2----5----2----0----2------3--|
E|-0----0--------0----0----0----3----0----0------0--|
Intro: Em bar
 Embar
Words cut like diamonds through this window pane,
BmVoices crashing loudly, in what seems to drown the rain.
CAnd I speak in tounges and clench my fist,
C3In hopes to shine some light on this Emmess.
 Embar
You point your gun right in my face,
Lucky for me you've never been Bmone to shoot it straight
So i Cdodge your bullets, cut and sway,
C3Your words don't bother me so I Emsay.
GHow much longer will i wait for these Dskies to turn from grey
Em7And your lies will wind up only hurting Csusyou
But i will Gwait for the sun to Dgo but return,
in Em7light of all the pain you put me Csusthrough,
 Embar
i wish you only knew.
 Embar
Now when poison is burning through my veins, 
Well I'm Bmhoping that you are to blame
This Ctruth you find in me
I'm C3losing can't you see, and now I Emknow
      Embar
When guns go and leave you lying in the sand,
Well I Bmpromise you I'll be the bigger man,
and Cbite my tongue, just C3know that son I'm here to Emstay
And how much Glonger will I wait for these Dskies to turn from grey 
And your Emlies will wind up only hurting Cyou
But i will Gwait for the sun to Dgo but return
In Emlight of all the pain you put me Cthrough,
CThe pain you put me througC3h, the pain you put me Emthrough.
CYou know C3I will be a Emfool, to Cever take my C3eyes off of Emyou
        C            C3         Em              C            C3   Em(ring out)
You know I will be a fool, to ever take my eyes off of you

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Shoot It Straight

by A Lion Named Roar

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Em7

Csus

Artist: A Lion Named Roar

I made up the name for the "C3" chord because I didn't know what it was called:).

It's basically a "C" slid three frets down.

C Em Bm Em C3 G D Em7 Csus

_______ bar_______________________

e|-0----7--------2----0----0----3----2----3------3--|

B|-1----8--------3----0----3----3----3----3------3--|

G|-0----9--------4----0----0----0----2----0------0--|

D|-2----9--------4----2----4----0----0----2------2--|

A|-3----7--------2----2----5----2----0----2------3--|

E|-0----0--------0----0----0----3----0----0------0--|

Intro: Em bar

bar

Words cut like diamonds through this window pane,

Voices crashing loudly, in what seems to drown the rain.

And I speak in tounges and clench my fist,

C3 Em

In hopes to shine some light on this mess.

bar

You point your gun right in my face,

Lucky for me you've never been one to shoot it straight

So i dodge your bullets, cut and sway,

C3 Em

Your words don't bother me so I say.

G D

How much longer will i wait for these skies to turn from grey

Em7 Csus

And your lies will wind up only hurting you

G D

But i will wait for the sun to go but return,

Em7 Csus

in light of all the pain you put me through,

bar

i wish you only knew.

bar

Now when poison is burning through my veins,

Well I'm hoping that you are to blame

This truth you find in me

C3 Em

I'm losing can't you see, and now I know

bar

When guns go and leave you lying in the sand,

Well I promise you I'll be the bigger man,

C C3 Em

and bite my tongue, just know that son I'm here to stay

G D

And how much longer will I wait for these skies to turn from grey

Em C

And your lies will wind up only hurting you

G D

But i will wait for the sun to go but return

Em C

In light of all the pain you put me through,

C C3 Em

The pain you put me through, the pain you put me through.

C C3 Em C C3 Em

You know I will be a fool, to ever take my eyes off of you

C C3 Em C C3 Em

(ring out)

You know I will be a fool, to ever take my eyes off of you

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