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Spell It Out

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[Verse 1]
    EbWith my eyes wide open     Fm7and with words unspoken,     DbI still understAband
    EbAnd I'm reading your mind,     Fm7using every outline,     Dbyou're drawing in my hAband
[Pre-Chorus]
  EbOoFm7ooh, Db9feel your fingers
  EbOoFm7ooh, Db9I'm in way too Ebdeep
[Chorus 1]
To Fwake up, Am7step out
'Cause I'm Cm7really getting used to being Bbin this dream
You know what I mFean I, Am7can't find
Any rCm7eason I would ever wanna Bbturn back now
Once you spelled it oFutF/E  
[Verse 2]
    EbOoh, when I first met you,     Fm7there were things I'd been through,     Dbthat I would never tAbell
   EbBut it was almost as if,   Fm7you already knew my language,      Db'cause you'd been there yourAbself
[Pre-Chorus]
  EbOoFm7ooh, DbI'm still falling
  EbOoFm7ooh, Dbdon't make me reEbturn
[Chorus 2]
And Fwake up, Am7step out
'Cause I'm Cm7really getting used to being Bbin this dream
You know what I mFean I, Am7can't find
Any Cm7reason I would ever wanna tBburn back now
Once you spelled it oFut, I...
[Bridge]
F...know it's not an Am7accident, I can feel it Cm7crashing in and I'm not pushing Bbback
FCome on, we can leave the Am7world behind, close the curtains, Cm7shut out the light
Just state the good, Bbdon't let me go, don't tell me I should
[Chorus 3]
FWake up, sAm7tep out
Cause I'm Cm7really getting used to being in Bbthis dream
You know what I mFean I, cAm7an't find
Any rCm7eason I would ever wanna Bbturn back now
Once you spelled it oFut
[Outro]
(Ooh Am7hey Cm7hey heBbeyy oohF)Am7  
Cm7Once you spelled it Bbout
BbOnce you spelled it out

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Spell It Out

by Gavin DeGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Db9

Am7

Cm7

F/E

[Verse 1]

Eb Fm7 Db Ab

With my eyes wide open and with words unspoken, I still understand

Eb Fm7 Db Ab

And I'm reading your mind, using every outline, you're drawing in my hand

[Pre-Chorus]

Eb Fm7 Db9

Ooooh, feel your fingers

Eb Fm7 Db9 Eb

Ooooh, I'm in way too deep

[Chorus 1]

F Am7

To wake up, step out

Cm7 Bb

'Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream

F Am7

You know what I mean I, can't find

Cm7 Bb

Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now

F F/E

Once you spelled it out

[Verse 2]

Eb Fm7 Db Ab

Ooh, when I first met you, there were things I'd been through, that I would never tell

Eb Fm7 Db Ab

But it was almost as if, you already knew my language, 'cause you'd been there yourself

[Pre-Chorus]

Eb Fm7 Db

Ooooh, I'm still falling

Eb Fm7 Db Eb

Ooooh, don't make me return

[Chorus 2]

F Am7

And wake up, step out

Cm7 Bb

'Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream

F Am7

You know what I mean I, can't find

Cm7 Bb

Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now

Once you spelled it out, I...

[Bridge]

F Am7 Cm7 Bb

...know it's not an accident, I can feel it crashing in and I'm not pushing back

F Am7 Cm7

Come on, we can leave the world behind, close the curtains, shut out the light

Just state the good, don't let me go, don't tell me I should

[Chorus 3]

F Am7

Wake up, step out

Cm7 Bb

Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream

F Am7

You know what I mean I, can't find

Cm7 Bb

Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now

Once you spelled it out

[Outro]

Am7 Cm7 Bb F Am7

(Ooh hey hey heeyy ooh)

Cm7 Bb

Once you spelled it out

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