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Fm     Fm/Ab     Fm/G     Fm/Bb
    FmI felt your grip begin to fadeAb  
You kept me tied, blind and afraidEb  
But then I broke you and saw
   BbmThe look on your face said it all
FmSo could you feel the way I feltAb  
Did you kneel the way I kneltEb  
Did you stand up and yell
BbmPleading for someone to help
Or listen to reasonF  
                              Esus2(Fm)
Open your eyes
It's a wonder what yDbou'll find with an opCen mind
You may be surprisedDb  
    CYeah
FmGotta get away from this illusion
   EbFor the sake of the world, this delusion
   DdimIt's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh
   CYeah-ooh
*If the dark is just a thought
Then the light is in your mind
The lies we tell ourselves
Will ruin the world with time
Did you feel the way I felt
Did you kneel the way I knelt
Or did you look up and stare
Waiting for your acts or prayer
Won't you listen to reason.
Will you open your eyes
It's a wonder what you'll find with an open mind
You might be surprised
Yeah
Gotta get away from this illusion
For the sake of the world, this delusion
It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh
Yeah-ooh
x2
BbmWhen is Cit enFmough
BbmWhen wiCll we Fmall wake up
BbmSo look Caround
FmAnd see what's right before your eyes
BbmNo contCrol bFmeyond these skies
[solo piano]
     Fm       Eb       Ddim      Cx2
[solo guitar]
Gotta get away from this illusion
For the sake of the world, this delusion
It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh
Yeah-ooh
Gotta get away from this illusion
For the sake of the world, this delusion
It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh
(* for the part with the asterisk there's a specific pattern of notes in the 
background (piano part), sounds like this:
(all eighth notes)
Fm-Ab-C-Fm-Ab-C-Db-C x2
Eb-Ab-C-Eb-Ab-C-Db-C x2
Eb-G-Bb-Eb-G-Bb-Db-Bb x2
F-Bb-Db-F-Bb-Db-Eb-Db x2
Play that twice through the background of the second verse)

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Listen To Reason

by Bryan Steeksma

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fm/Ab

Fm/G

Fm/Bb

Bbm

Esus2

Ddim

Fm Fm/Ab Fm/G Fm/Bb

Fm Ab

I felt your grip begin to fade

You kept me tied, blind and afraid

But then I broke you and saw

Bbm

The look on your face said it all

Fm Ab

So could you feel the way I felt

Did you kneel the way I knelt

Did you stand up and yell

Bbm

Pleading for someone to help

Or listen to reason

Esus2 Fm

()

Open your eyes

Db C

It's a wonder what you'll find with an open mind

You may be surprised

Yeah

Gotta get away from this illusion

For the sake of the world, this delusion

Ddim

It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh

Yeah-ooh

*If the dark is just a thought

Then the light is in your mind

The lies we tell ourselves

Will ruin the world with time

Did you feel the way I felt

Did you kneel the way I knelt

Or did you look up and stare

Waiting for your acts or prayer

Won't you listen to reason.

Will you open your eyes

It's a wonder what you'll find with an open mind

You might be surprised

Yeah

Gotta get away from this illusion

For the sake of the world, this delusion

It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh

Yeah-ooh

Bbm C Fm

When is it enough

Bbm C Fm

When will we all wake up

Bbm C

So look around

And see what's right before your eyes

Bbm C Fm

No control beyond these skies

[solo piano]

Fm Eb Ddim C

[solo guitar]

Gotta get away from this illusion

For the sake of the world, this delusion

It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh

Yeah-ooh

Gotta get away from this illusion

For the sake of the world, this delusion

It's gotta, gotta, gotta go-ooh

(* for the part with the asterisk there's a specific pattern of notes in the

background (piano part), sounds like this:

(all eighth notes)

Fm-Ab-C-Fm-Ab-C-Db-C x2

Eb-Ab-C-Eb-Ab-C-Db-C x2

Eb-G-Bb-Eb-G-Bb-Db-Bb x2

F-Bb-Db-F-Bb-Db-Eb-Db x2

Play that twice through the background of the second verse)

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