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Tourniquet 
Jeremy Messermith
Capo 2
Intro: G  
GWhen I see you cryin'Gmaj7  
If your tears ruCn out
I will lasso you with thundercloudsG  
When you're tired of tryin'
I won't stay away
I don't care what other people say
When there's nothing left to DdoD7  
I will pull you Cclose and wrap my arms around youG  
GNo I won't let yoAm7u slip
CI'll be your tourniqGuet
No I won't ever quit
I'll be your tourniquet
When you've been forgotten
Wayward, left for lost,
Given up, knocked down and written off
When you feel like dyin'
Think you won't be missed
I will be there in an ambulance
When there's nothing left to do
I will pull you close and wrap my arms around you
No I won't let you slip
I'll be your tourniquet
No I won't ever quit
I'll be your tourniquet
   D    Cx4
No I won't let you slip
I'll be your tourniquet
No I won't ever quit
I'll be your tourniquet

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Tourniquet

by Jeremy Messersmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Am7

Tourniquet

Jeremy Messermith

Capo 2

Intro:

G Gmaj7

When I see you cryin'

If your tears run out

I will lasso you with thunderclouds

When you're tired of tryin'

I won't stay away

I don't care what other people say

D D7

When there's nothing left to do

C G

I will pull you close and wrap my arms around you

G Am7

No I won't let you slip

C G

I'll be your tourniquet

No I won't ever quit

I'll be your tourniquet

When you've been forgotten

Wayward, left for lost,

Given up, knocked down and written off

When you feel like dyin'

Think you won't be missed

I will be there in an ambulance

When there's nothing left to do

I will pull you close and wrap my arms around you

No I won't let you slip

I'll be your tourniquet

No I won't ever quit

I'll be your tourniquet

D C

No I won't let you slip

I'll be your tourniquet

No I won't ever quit

I'll be your tourniquet

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