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The Sting

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Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Capo on the 2nd!
AmDon't know why I Fthought you'd save the Cday, cuz if Ganything
Amyou were always Fmeant to walk Caway, aGway
And I Amdon't know what we're Ffighting for,
cuz it's Cnot what I want Ganymore,
AmI don't know why I Fthought you'd save the Cday, the Gday
(prechorus)
I never loved you anyway,
Just wanted who you promised you could be.
(Chorus)
I wanna Ffeel the Csting, of the Amreal Gthing.
Instead of the Ffalse Calarm when i was Gin your arms,
When you Fleft last Cnight, I did my Ambest to Gcry,
But I never Ffelt that Csting,
GI'm still waiting on the real thing.
FWoooCooooAmoah Goh oh, FwooooCaaahAmhhh
(verse2)
AmBaby you don't Fmean a thing to Cme, Ganymore.
AmCuz now I gotta Freason to Cbelieve in Gwaitin for,
A Amtrust that never Fneeds a ring,
the Cone who tells me Geverything,
AmBut baby you could Fnever be that for Cme, for Gme.
(prechorus 2)
Because you never loved me anyway,
you just wanted who you got to be with me.
(Chorus)
I wanna Ffeel the Csting, of the Amreal Gthing.
Instead of the Ffalse Calarm when i was Gin your arms,
When you Fleft last Cnight, I did my Ambest to Gcry,
But I never Ffelt that Csting,
GI'm still waiting on the real thing.
(bridge)
AmI thought it was more than what it was,
Cyou swore we'd never come Emundone,
but I'll wait a long time if Cforever's what it takes for something Amreal.
(chorus 2)
I'm still waitin to Ffeel the Csting, of the Amreal Gthing.
Instead of the Ffalse Calarm when i was Gin your arms,
When you Fleft last Cnight, I did my Ambest to Gcry,
But I never Ffelt that Csting,
GI'm still waiting on the real thing.
FI'm waitin, Cstill waitin,
Amwoah Goh oh
FI'm waitin, Cstill waitin,
AmI'm waitin on the Greal thing.

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The Sting

by Cady Groves

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Capo on the 2nd!

Am F C G

Don't know why I thought you'd save the day, cuz if anything

Am F C G

you were always meant to walk away, away

Am F

And I don't know what we're fighting for,

C G

cuz it's not what I want anymore,

Am F C G

I don't know why I thought you'd save the day, the day

(prechorus)

I never loved you anyway,

Just wanted who you promised you could be.

(Chorus)

F C Am G

I wanna feel the sting, of the real thing.

F C G

Instead of the false alarm when i was in your arms,

F C Am G

When you left last night, I did my best to cry,

F C

But I never felt that sting,

I'm still waiting on the real thing.

F C Am G F C Am

Wooooooooah oh oh, wooooaaahhhh

(verse2)

Am F C G

Baby you don't mean a thing to me, anymore.

Am F C G

Cuz now I gotta reason to believe in waitin for,

Am F

A trust that never needs a ring,

C G

the one who tells me everything,

Am F C G

But baby you could never be that for me, for me.

(prechorus 2)

Because you never loved me anyway,

you just wanted who you got to be with me.

(Chorus)

F C Am G

I wanna feel the sting, of the real thing.

F C G

Instead of the false alarm when i was in your arms,

F C Am G

When you left last night, I did my best to cry,

F C

But I never felt that sting,

I'm still waiting on the real thing.

(bridge)

I thought it was more than what it was,

C Em

you swore we'd never come undone,

C Am

but I'll wait a long time if forever's what it takes for something real.

(chorus 2)

F C Am G

I'm still waitin to feel the sting, of the real thing.

F C G

Instead of the false alarm when i was in your arms,

F C Am G

When you left last night, I did my best to cry,

F C

But I never felt that sting,

I'm still waiting on the real thing.

F C

I'm waitin, still waitin,

Am G

woah oh oh

F C

I'm waitin, still waitin,

Am G

I'm waitin on the real thing.

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