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[Intro]
D E D E
[Verse]
ADon't stray
Don't eC#mver go away
I sDhould be much too smart for this
You know it gets the better of me
Asometimes
When C#myou and I collide
I fDall into an ocean of you
PEull me out in time
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't let me dF#mrown
Let me dC#mown
I say it's aDll because of youEsus4  E  
[Verse]
And here AI go
C#mLosing my control
I'm prDacticing your name
So I can say it to your face
It doesn't sAeem right
To C#mlook you in the eye
And Dlet all the things you mean to me
Come tEumbling out my mouth
[Pre-Chorus]
Indeed it's tF#mime
Tell you wC#mhy
I say it's iDnfinitely trueEsus4  E  
[Chorus]
ASay you'll sEtay
Don't come and F#mgo
Like you doC#m  E  
ASway my wayE  
Yeah, I need to kF#mnow
All about youC#m  E  
[Verse]
And there's nAo cure
And nC#mo way to be sure
Why eDverything's turned inside out
We're still in so much doubt
It makes me Aso tired
I C#mfeel so uninspired
My Dhead is battling with my heart
My logic has been torn apart
[Pre-Chorus]
And F#mnow
It all turnC#ms sour
Come sweeten every aDfternoonEsus4  E  
[Chorus]
ASay you'll sEtay
Don't come and F#mgo
Like you doC#m  E  
ASway my wayE  
Yeah, I need to kF#mnow
All about yoC#muE  
[Post-Chorus]
It's Dall because of yoEu
It's Dall because of youE  
[Pre-Chorus]
And F#mnow
It all turnC#ms sour
Come sweeten every aDfternoonEsus4  E  
It's F#mtime
Tell you wC#mhy
I say it's iDnfinitely trueEsus4  E  
[Chorus] 
ASay you'll sEtay
Don't come and F#mgo
Like you doC#m  E  
ASway my wayE  
Yeah, I need to kF#mnow
All about youC#m  
[Post-Chorus]
It's Dall because of youE  
It's Dall because of youE  
It's Dall because of youE  A  

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Sway

by Bic Runga

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Esus4

[Intro]

D E D E

[Verse]

Don't stray

C#m

Don't ever go away

I should be much too smart for this

You know it gets the better of me

sometimes

C#m

When you and I collide

I fall into an ocean of you

Pull me out in time

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

Don't let me drown

C#m

Let me down

D Esus4 E

I say it's all because of you

[Verse]

And here I go

C#m

Losing my control

I'm practicing your name

So I can say it to your face

It doesn't seem right

C#m

To look you in the eye

And let all the things you mean to me

Come tumbling out my mouth

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

Indeed it's time

C#m

Tell you why

D Esus4 E

I say it's infinitely true

[Chorus]

A E

Say you'll stay

F#m

Don't come and go

C#m E

Like you do

A E

Sway my way

F#m

Yeah, I need to know

C#m E

All about you

[Verse]

And there's no cure

C#m

And no way to be sure

Why everything's turned inside out

We're still in so much doubt

It makes me so tired

C#m

I feel so uninspired

My head is battling with my heart

My logic has been torn apart

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

And now

C#m

It all turns sour

D Esus4 E

Come sweeten every afternoon

[Chorus]

A E

Say you'll stay

F#m

Don't come and go

C#m E

Like you do

A E

Sway my way

F#m

Yeah, I need to know

C#m E

All about you

[Post-Chorus]

D E

It's all because of you

D E

It's all because of you

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

And now

C#m

It all turns sour

D Esus4 E

Come sweeten every afternoon

F#m

It's time

C#m

Tell you why

D Esus4 E

I say it's infinitely true

[Chorus]

A E

Say you'll stay

F#m

Don't come and go

C#m E

Like you do

A E

Sway my way

F#m

Yeah, I need to know

C#m

All about you

[Post-Chorus]

D E

It's all because of you

D E

It's all because of you

D E A

It's all because of you

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