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Cover Up by Imagine Dragons. This is the way I like to play it :) 
[VERSE 1]
There's Clights that line these halls
That bAmeckon us to stay
A gGlimmer in the distance
That gFathers all the stray
And wChen I need it most
It bAmreaks into a song
That rGuns through all my veins
And hFelps me to hold Con
C Am G F
FOoooh, oooh, ooh oh.  COh-oh oh-oh ooh-oh oh
FOoooh, oooh, ooh oh.  COh-oh oh-oh ooh-oh oh
[Verse 2]
It was a long nightC  
We ran alAmong into the spotlightC  
You sang a sAmong that made the children Ccry
And all the Ampeople knew my Fname
It was a bright lightC  
These lands cAmombine into a great big mCass
We sang aAmlong to the very lCast
Oh, the Amjury stole my fFame
[Chorus]
And then we grabbed the Fsun
And it shined into these Geyes
Believe meAm  
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's aAmll I want it's Fall we want toCnightC  
I feel itAm  
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's Amall I want it's aFll we want toCnightC  
[Verse 3]
FOooh, you look so aClive
Di-di-di-did you think Amthat we'd cry tonight,
Oh, did you think we'd cCry?
Oh, can you feel my hFeart?
I think I feel it Ctoo
Di-di-di-did you think Amthat we'd die tonight,
Oh, did you think we'd dCie?
[Chorus]
And then we grabbed the Fsun
And it shined into these Geyes
Believe meAm  
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's aAmll I want it's Fall we want toCnightC  
I feel itAm  
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's Amall I want it's aFll we want toCnightC  
[Bridge]
G F G F
GTake my love, take it to the valley where the Fgolden dove
Flies it to the places where the sGilence screams
Fills it with the noises of our cFluttered dreams, oooAmh
[Chorus]
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's aAmll I want it's Fall we want toCnightC  
I feel itAm  
Cover up, Frain downC  
We wept on the eCdge of this town
It's Amall I want it's aFll we want toCnightC  

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Cover Up

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Cover Up by Imagine Dragons. This is the way I like to play it :)

[VERSE 1]

There's lights that line these halls

That beckon us to stay

A glimmer in the distance

That gathers all the stray

And when I need it most

It breaks into a song

That runs through all my veins

F C

And helps me to hold on

C Am G F

F C

Ooooh, oooh, ooh oh. Oh-oh oh-oh ooh-oh oh

F C

Ooooh, oooh, ooh oh. Oh-oh oh-oh ooh-oh oh

[Verse 2]

It was a long night

Am C

We ran along into the spotlight

Am C

You sang a song that made the children cry

Am F

And all the people knew my name

It was a bright light

Am C

These lands combine into a great big mass

Am C

We sang along to the very last

Am F

Oh, the jury stole my fame

[Chorus]

And then we grabbed the sun

And it shined into these eyes

Believe me

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

I feel it

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

[Verse 3]

F C

Oooh, you look so alive

Di-di-di-did you think that we'd cry tonight,

Oh, did you think we'd cry?

Oh, can you feel my heart?

I think I feel it too

Di-di-di-did you think that we'd die tonight,

Oh, did you think we'd die?

[Chorus]

And then we grabbed the sun

And it shined into these eyes

Believe me

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

I feel it

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

[Bridge]

G F G F

G F

Take my love, take it to the valley where the golden dove

Flies it to the places where the silence screams

F Am

Fills it with the noises of our cluttered dreams, oooh

[Chorus]

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

I feel it

F C

Cover up, rain down

We wept on the edge of this town

Am F C C

It's all I want it's all we want tonight

About Cover Up Chords by Imagine Dragons

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