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Intro:  G   C   D/F#  G-D/F#-Em  
Verse 1:
LGove me, lCove me
   D/F#  G-D/F#-Em  
Say that you will
It Csounds D/F#so siGmple
BuGt it fools me, it Cfools meD/F#  
    G-D/F#-    Em       C      D/F#   G  
Oh so well, that I can barely tell. 
Chorus:  
What is a cB7up if its turned upside Cdown? G  
I know I'll Cmiss having you aD/F#round. 
What is an B7anchor, if its not Ctied to a Gchain?
I kCnow that its D/F#not worth the pCain. 
Verse 2: same as verse 1
It'll heal you, heal you
To let me go
So you can grow
Until fire, oh fire
It burns again, I know you'll get another chance. 
Chorus:
What is a cup if its turned upside down? 
I know I'll miss having you around. 
What is an anchor, if its not tied to a chain? 
I know that its not worth the pain. 
Bridge:
And oh we Emare, Cso hungry D/F#for
A sure Gthing
And oh we Emare, Cso tired D/F#of
All this Gguessing.
But there's Cno need to feed,
This desire to D/F#sleep anGymore. 
Verse 3: 
And you touch me, without using your hands
But I can feel you everywhere
And you know me, you know me
Without a word
And I am finally heard, 
Yes, I am finally heard.

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Anchor

by Dawn Mitschele

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G C D/F# G D/F# Em

Intro: --

Verse 1:

G C

Love me, love me

D/F# G D/F# Em

Say that you will

C D/F# G

It sounds so simple

G C D/F#

But it fools me, it fools me

G D/F# Em C D/F# G

Oh so well, that I can barely tell.

Chorus:

B7 C G

What is a cup if its turned upside down?

C D/F#

I know I'll miss having you around.

B7 C G

What is an anchor, if its not tied to a chain?

C D/F# C

I know that its not worth the pain.

Verse 2: same as verse 1

It'll heal you, heal you

To let me go

So you can grow

Until fire, oh fire

It burns again, I know you'll get another chance.

Chorus:

What is a cup if its turned upside down?

I know I'll miss having you around.

What is an anchor, if its not tied to a chain?

I know that its not worth the pain.

Bridge:

Em C D/F#

And oh we are, so hungry for

A sure thing

Em C D/F#

And oh we are, so tired of

All this guessing.

But there's no need to feed,

D/F# G

This desire to sleep anymore.

Verse 3:

And you touch me, without using your hands

But I can feel you everywhere

And you know me, you know me

Without a word

And I am finally heard,

Yes, I am finally heard.

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