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Under Control

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Capo 1
[Verse]
 CI might be Amanyone
 EmA lone fool Dout in the sun
 CYour heartbeaAmt of solid gold
 EmI love you, Dyou'll never know
 CWhen the daylight Amcomes you feel so Emcold,
DYou know
 CI'm too afraid of my Amheart to let you Emgo
[Chorus]
DWaiting for the fire to Clight
AmFeeling like we could do rEmight
DBe the one that makes toCnight
'AmCause freedom is a lonely Emroad
DWe're under control
[Riff] (x4)
e|--3-3-2-2-0503-3-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-0503-3-3-78------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
We're under control
I might be anyone
A lone fool out in the sun
Your heartbeat of solid gold
I love you, you'll never know
When the daylight comes you feel so cold,
You know
I'm too afraid of my heart to let you go
[Chorus] (x2)
DWaiting for the fire to Clight
AmFeeling like we could do rEmight
DBe the one that makes toCnight
'AmCause freedom is a lonely Emroad
DWe're under control
We're under control
[Verse]
 C#I might be Bbmanyone
 FmA lone fool Ebout in the sun
 C#Your heartbeaBbmt of solid gold
 FmI love you, Ebyou'll never know
 C#When the daylight Bbmcomes you feel so Fmcold,
EbYou know
 C#I'm too afraid of my Bbmheart to let you Fmgo
[Chorus]
EbWaiting for the fire to C#light
BbmFeeling like we could do Fmright
EbBe the one that makes toC#night
'BbmCause freedom is a lonely Fmroad
EbWe're under control

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Under Control

by Calvin Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Tuning: Standard

Capo 1

[Verse]

C Am

I might be anyone

Em D

A lone fool out in the sun

C Am

Your heartbeat of solid gold

Em D

I love you, you'll never know

C Am Em

When the daylight comes you feel so cold,

You know

C Am Em

I'm too afraid of my heart to let you go

[Chorus]

D C

Waiting for the fire to light

Am Em

Feeling like we could do right

D C

Be the one that makes tonight

Am Em

'Cause freedom is a lonely road

We're under control

[Riff] (x4)

e|--3-3-2-2-0503-3-3-3-3---3-3-2-2-0503-3-3-78------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

We're under control

I might be anyone

A lone fool out in the sun

Your heartbeat of solid gold

I love you, you'll never know

When the daylight comes you feel so cold,

You know

I'm too afraid of my heart to let you go

[Chorus] (x2)

D C

Waiting for the fire to light

Am Em

Feeling like we could do right

D C

Be the one that makes tonight

Am Em

'Cause freedom is a lonely road

We're under control

[Verse]

C# Bbm

I might be anyone

Fm Eb

A lone fool out in the sun

C# Bbm

Your heartbeat of solid gold

Fm Eb

I love you, you'll never know

C# Bbm Fm

When the daylight comes you feel so cold,

You know

C# Bbm Fm

I'm too afraid of my heart to let you go

[Chorus]

Eb C#

Waiting for the fire to light

Bbm Fm

Feeling like we could do right

Eb C#

Be the one that makes tonight

Bbm Fm

'Cause freedom is a lonely road

We're under control

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