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The Chain

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[Intro]
F      F/Eb       Dm        Db6
F  F/E  Dm  Dm/C  Bb  Bb/C  Dm
Dm      F/E
[Verse]
FThe sky looks F/Ebpissed
DmThe wind talks Db6back
FMy bones are F/Eshifting Dmin my Dm/Cskin
BbAnd you my Bb/Clove are gFone
FMy room feels F/Ebwrong
DmThe bed won't Db6fit
FI cannot F/Eseem to Dmope--Dm/Crate
BbAnd you my Bb/Clove are gFone
[Chorus]
BbSo glide away on sCoapy heels
FAnd promise F/Enot to pDmromise anyDm/Cmore
BbAnd if you come arCound again
FThen I will F/Etake, then DmI will Dm/Ctake the cBbhain from Bb/Coff the Fdoor
[Verse]
FI'll never F/Ebsay 
DmI'll never Db6love 
FBut I don't F/Esay a Dmlot of Dm/Cthings 
BbAnd you my Bb/Clove are Fgone
[Chorus] x4
BbSo glide away on sCoapy heels
FAnd promise F/Enot to pDmromise anyDm/Cmore
BbAnd if you come arCound again
FThen I will F/Etake the cDmhain from off the Dm/Cdoor
[Last chorus]
BbSo glide away on sCoapy heels
FAnd promise F/Enot to pDmromise anyDm/Cmore
BbAnd if you come around again
N.C.
Then I will take, then I will take, then I will take
N.C.
The chain from off the door

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The Chain

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/Eb

Db6

F/E

Dm/C

Bb/C

[Intro]

F F/Eb Dm Db6

F F/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C Dm

Dm F/E

[Verse]

F F/Eb

The sky looks pissed

Dm Db6

The wind talks back

F F/E Dm Dm/C

My bones are shifting in my skin

Bb Bb/C F

And you my love are gone

F F/Eb

My room feels wrong

Dm Db6

The bed won't fit

F F/E Dm Dm/C

I cannot seem to ope--rate

Bb Bb/C F

And you my love are gone

[Chorus]

Bb C

So glide away on soapy heels

F F/E Dm Dm/C

And promise not to promise anymore

Bb C

And if you come around again

F F/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C F

Then I will take, then I will take the chain from off the door

[Verse]

F F/Eb

I'll never say

Dm Db6

I'll never love

F F/E Dm Dm/C

But I don't say a lot of things

Bb Bb/C F

And you my love are gone

[Chorus] x4

Bb C

So glide away on soapy heels

F F/E Dm Dm/C

And promise not to promise anymore

Bb C

And if you come around again

F F/E Dm Dm/C

Then I will take the chain from off the door

[Last chorus]

Bb C

So glide away on soapy heels

F F/E Dm Dm/C

And promise not to promise anymore

And if you come around again

N.C.

Then I will take, then I will take, then I will take

N.C.

The chain from off the door

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