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This is why we can't have nice things: The Blackout
There are rapid chord changes in this song so if you listen to it it will make sense
though I'm sorry the timing maybe a bit off.
Intro:
  EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayiCmng
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for more
Eb|Eb|Eb|Eb  
Verse 1:
EbShe looks at him
Her Ebheart beat starts Ebto FmmelCmt
She said "I made you Cmup to hurt CmmyselDf"Eb  
EbYou leave the room and I Ebsmell you on Ebmy FmcloCmthes
You're dangerous and Cmbeautiful
My thorn Cmand my rose
Pre Chorus:
AbLet's just Fmmake things Cmwork.
BbThere's nowhere better then here
Chorus:
EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayCming
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for mEbore
EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayCming
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for mEbore
Post Chorus:
Eb|Eb|Eb|Eb  
Verse 2:
EbI hate the pain that EbI went and put you EbthrFmougCmh
'Cause I'll never be Cmperfect 'cause I'll never Cmbe DyoEbu
EbWhat the air doesn't Ebsee, the heart can't EbbreFmathCm  
CmBut all that pain went Cmaway when I saw Cmyou leave
Pre Chorus:
AbLet's just Fmmake things Cmwork
BbThere's nowhere better then this
Chorus:
EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayCming
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for mEbore
EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayCming
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for mEbore
Eb... [Let it ring for 8 beats]
Bridge:
Eb9Say what you want, it would always Eb9/Gend
This was never gonna be simple
Eb9Say what you want, it was all preEb9/Gtend
This was never gonna be simple
EbSay what you want, it would always Cmend
This was never gonna be simple
EbSay what you want, it was all preCmtendAb  
This was never gonna be simple
Chorus:  [Vocal solo]
I don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're saying
When everything is gone, we'll still be Abbegging for more
EbI don't care what you're thinking
I don't care what you're sayCming
When everything is Abgone, we'll still be begging for mEbore
Outro:
EbThis was never gonna be simple (begging for Cmmore)
CmThis was never gonna be simple (begging for Ebmore)
EbThis was never gonna be simple (begging for more)
CmThis was never Abgonna be simple (begging for more)
EbThis was never gonna be simple
EbThis was never gonna be simple

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This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things

by The Blackout

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Eb9

Eb9/G

This is why we can't have nice things: The Blackout

There are rapid chord changes in this song so if you listen to it it will make sense

though I'm sorry the timing maybe a bit off.

Intro:

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

Eb Eb Eb Eb

|||

Verse 1:

She looks at him

Eb Eb Fm Cm

Her heart beat starts to melt

Cm Cm D Eb

She said "I made you up to hurt myself"

Eb Eb Eb Fm Cm

You leave the room and I smell you on my clothes

You're dangerous and beautiful

My thorn and my rose

Pre Chorus:

Ab Fm Cm

Let's just make things work.

There's nowhere better then here

Chorus:

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

Ab Eb

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

Ab Eb

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

Post Chorus:

Eb Eb Eb Eb

|||

Verse 2:

Eb Eb Eb Fm Cm

I hate the pain that I went and put you through

Cm Cm D Eb

'Cause I'll never be perfect 'cause I'll never be you

Eb Eb Eb Fm Cm

What the air doesn't see, the heart can't breath

Cm Cm Cm

But all that pain went away when I saw you leave

Pre Chorus:

Ab Fm Cm

Let's just make things work

There's nowhere better then this

Chorus:

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

Ab Eb

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

Ab Eb

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

Eb... [Let it ring for 8 beats]

Bridge:

Eb9 Eb9/G

Say what you want, it would always end

This was never gonna be simple

Eb9 Eb9/G

Say what you want, it was all pretend

This was never gonna be simple

Eb Cm

Say what you want, it would always end

This was never gonna be simple

Eb Cm Ab

Say what you want, it was all pretend

This was never gonna be simple

Chorus: [Vocal solo]

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

I don't care what you're thinking

I don't care what you're saying

Ab Eb

When everything is gone, we'll still be begging for more

Outro:

Eb Cm

This was never gonna be simple (begging for more)

Cm Eb

This was never gonna be simple (begging for more)

Cm Ab

This was never gonna be simple (begging for more)

This was never gonna be simple

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