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Capo 5
Intro: 4(3rd fret)x3
       3(open)once              < repeat twice
       3(1st fret)x3
Verse 1:
GTrying to live and love 
DWith a heart that can't be bEmroken
GIs like trying to see the Dlight
With eGyes that Emcan't be Dopened
GYeah we both carry Dbaggage
EmWe picked up on our way
GSo if you love me do it Dgently
EmAnd I wGill do the Csame
Chorus:
GWe may shine, Dwe may shatter
EmWe may be Gpicking up the pieces here on Dafter 
We are Gfragile, we are Dhuman
We are Emshaped by the Glight we let Dthrough us
EmBut we break Dfast
DCause we are Emglass
Verse2:
GI'll let you look inside me
DThrough the stains and through the Emcracks
And in the Gdarkness of this Dmoment
GYou'll see the good Emand bad
But Gtry not to judge me
EmCause we've walked down Ddifferent paths
But Emit brought us here Gtogether
EmSo I won't Gtake that Cback
Chorus:
GWe may shine, Dwe may shatter
EmWe may be Gpicking up the pieces here on Dafter 
We are Gfragile, we are Dhuman
We are Emshaped by the Glight we let Dthrough us
EmBut we break Dfast
ACause we are Cglass
Bridge:
We Dmight be oil and Gwater
This could Embe a big Gmistake
EmWe might Gburn like DgasolEmine and Gfire, but it's a Dchance Gwe'll have Dto Gtake
Chorus:
GWe may shine, Dwe may shatter
EmWe may be Gpicking up the pieces here on Dafter 
We are Gfragile, we are Dhuman
We are Emshaped by the Glight we let Dthrough us
EmBut we break Dfast
DCause we are Emglass
END

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Glass

by Thompson Square

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5

Intro: 4(3rd fret)x3

3(open)once < repeat twice

3(1st fret)x3

Verse 1:

Trying to live and love

D Em

With a heart that can't be broken

G D

Is like trying to see the light

G Em D

With eyes that can't be opened

G D

Yeah we both carry baggage

We picked up on our way

G D

So if you love me do it gently

Em G C

And I will do the same

Chorus:

G D

We may shine, we may shatter

Em G D

We may be picking up the pieces here on after

G D

We are fragile, we are human

Em G D

We are shaped by the light we let through us

Em D

But we break fast

D Em

Cause we are glass

Verse2:

I'll let you look inside me

D Em

Through the stains and through the cracks

G D

And in the darkness of this moment

G Em

You'll see the good and bad

But try not to judge me

Em D

Cause we've walked down different paths

Em G

But it brought us here together

Em G C

So I won't take that back

Chorus:

G D

We may shine, we may shatter

Em G D

We may be picking up the pieces here on after

G D

We are fragile, we are human

Em G D

We are shaped by the light we let through us

Em D

But we break fast

A C

Cause we are glass

Bridge:

D G

We might be oil and water

Em G

This could be a big mistake

Em G D Em G D G D G

We might burn like gasoline and fire, but it's a chance we'll have to take

Chorus:

G D

We may shine, we may shatter

Em G D

We may be picking up the pieces here on after

G D

We are fragile, we are human

Em G D

We are shaped by the light we let through us

Em D

But we break fast

D Em

Cause we are glass

END

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