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For The Keeping

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G:320033
D/F#:20023X
Em:022033
Cadd9:032033
Em9:054030
(Note: Verses can also be alternated G and D/F# only)
Close the dGoor
I don't wanna let the D/F#cold in
Cause the nEmight is getting older and I'm tCadd9ired
Hold me clGose
And I won't let another D/F#soul in
Cause you are eEmverything and all I need tCadd9onight
Chorus: 
You hEmave my Cadd9heart
Yours fGor the kD/F#eeping
You Emare the Cadd9first thing GI belCadd9ieved in
And Emnow I'm Cadd9yours and yGou are Cadd9mine tonight
Em     Cadd9     Em9
Take my hGand
Cause I don't want to be witD/F#hout you
You're my Emanchor and my lighthouse in the Cadd9storm
Lead the wGay
Cause I don't want to walk witD/F#hout you
You're the rEmose amongst a bitter world of Cadd9thorns
Chorus:
You hEmave my hCadd9eart
Yours Gfor the keD/F#eping
You Emare the fiCadd9rst thing GI beliD/F#eved in
And Emnow I'm yCadd9ours and Gyou are D/F#mine tonight
Em      Cadd9      Em9
My hEmeart is yCadd9ours
It's cGlean and hD/F#ealing
You've cEmlosed the woCadd9unds and stoGpped the blD/F#eeding
I'll gEmive you Cadd9all I Gam, give yD/F#ou my life
Em     Cadd9      G     D/F#
And EmI will Cadd9never let you dGownD/F#  
And EmI will Cadd9never turn aGwayD/F#  
And EmI will Cadd9never be aGlone another D/F#day
Cause you are eEmverything and Cadd9all I need toGnight
You hEmave my Cadd9heart
Yours fGor the kD/F#eeping
You Emare the Cadd9first thing GI beliD/F#eved in
And Emnow I'm Cadd9yours and yGou are D/F#mine tonight
Em     Cadd9      Em9
My hEmeart is Cadd9yours
It's cGlean and hD/F#ealing
You've cEmlosed the wCadd9ounds and stoGpped the blD/F#eeding
I'll gEmive you Cadd9all I Gam, give D/F#you my life

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For The Keeping

by Wayward Daughter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Cadd9

Em9

:320033

D/F#

:20023X

:022033

Cadd9

:032033

Em9

:054030

(Note: Verses can also be alternated G and D/F# only)

Close the door

D/F#

I don't wanna let the cold in

Em Cadd9

Cause the night is getting older and I'm tired

Hold me close

D/F#

And I won't let another soul in

Em Cadd9

Cause you are everything and all I need tonight

Chorus:

Em Cadd9

You have my heart

G D/F#

Yours for the keeping

Em Cadd9 G Cadd9

You are the first thing I believed in

Em Cadd9 G Cadd9

And now I'm yours and you are mine tonight

Em Cadd9 Em9

Take my hand

D/F#

Cause I don't want to be without you

Em Cadd9

You're my anchor and my lighthouse in the storm

Lead the way

D/F#

Cause I don't want to walk without you

Em Cadd9

You're the rose amongst a bitter world of thorns

Chorus:

Em Cadd9

You have my heart

G D/F#

Yours for the keeping

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

You are the first thing I believed in

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

And now I'm yours and you are mine tonight

Em Cadd9 Em9

Em Cadd9

My heart is yours

G D/F#

It's clean and healing

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

You've closed the wounds and stopped the bleeding

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

I'll give you all I am, give you my life

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

And I will never let you down

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

And I will never turn away

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

And I will never be alone another day

Em Cadd9 G

Cause you are everything and all I need tonight

Em Cadd9

You have my heart

G D/F#

Yours for the keeping

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

You are the first thing I believed in

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

And now I'm yours and you are mine tonight

Em Cadd9 Em9

Em Cadd9

My heart is yours

G D/F#

It's clean and healing

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

You've closed the wounds and stopped the bleeding

Em Cadd9 G D/F#

I'll give you all I am, give you my life

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