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Eminor

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Tuning: Standard
Capo 4th
[Verse]
 EmWith every Gletter I Dread
I see their Cadd9desperate cries to find the Emmissing piece 
 EmThey just Gwant to bDelieve 
Someone can Cadd9take away the burdens Emthey carry
 EmWho am GI to be heDre 
I am no Cadd9different than them 
We are the Emsame you see 
[Chorus]
 GI wear my heart on my Emsleeve 
For everyDone to see 
The man I Cadd9want to be 
EmI just hope they Gsee you 
When they Emlook at me 
'Cause you are Deverything that I Cadd9need to be
[Verse]
 EmMy heart is Gheavy and tDorn
Weighed down by Cadd9all my mistakes and the Emchains I've worn 
 EmA constant Gstruggle with fDear
Unsure if Cadd9I was enough from the Emday I was born
 EmBut you see the beauty in my Gflaws 
You pick me Dup when I fall 
Show me the Cadd9way when I am lost 
 EmIn the Geye of the stDorm 
You show me CI'm not alone and give me Dstrength to carry on
[Chorus] x3
 GI wear my heart on my Emsleeve 
For everyDone to see 
The man I Cadd9want to be 
EmI just hope they Gsee you 
When they Emlook at me 
'Cause you are Deverything that I Cadd9need to be

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Need To Be

by Memphis May Fire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Tuning: Standard

Capo 4th

[Verse]

Em G D

With every letter I read

Cadd9 Em

I see their desperate cries to find the missing piece

Em G D

They just want to believe

Cadd9 Em

Someone can take away the burdens they carry

Em G D

Who am I to be here

Cadd9

I am no different than them

We are the same you see

[Chorus]

G Em

I wear my heart on my sleeve

For everyone to see

Cadd9

The man I want to be

Em G

I just hope they see you

When they look at me

D Cadd9

'Cause you are everything that I need to be

[Verse]

Em G D

My heart is heavy and torn

Cadd9 Em

Weighed down by all my mistakes and the chains I've worn

Em G D

A constant struggle with fear

Cadd9 Em

Unsure if I was enough from the day I was born

Em G

But you see the beauty in my flaws

You pick me up when I fall

Cadd9

Show me the way when I am lost

Em G D

In the eye of the storm

C D

You show me I'm not alone and give me strength to carry on

[Chorus] x3

G Em

I wear my heart on my sleeve

For everyone to see

Cadd9

The man I want to be

Em G

I just hope they see you

When they look at me

D Cadd9

'Cause you are everything that I need to be

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