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Beautiful Nightmare - Dead by April
[Intro:]
 G#m   E|  F#   D#| x6
 G#m   E|  B   G#m|
[Vers:]
G#mInnocent - like a fairytD#ale
It Estarted with the G#mblink of an eye
Wonderful - it had to be D#fate 
But the Eindifference made us say goodBbye
[Chorus:]
It has come to an G#mend now
It is F#time to say Egoodbye
BBeautiful F#nightmareB  
Couldn't survive on the G#mbattlefield
But now F#I'm starting to Eheal
BBeautiful nightF#mare
[Interlude:]
 G#m|  Eb   G#m   Am   F#|
[Vers:]
G#mLucky that we reached the D#top
As they Esay what goes up G#mmust come down 
Happy? Couldn't be more wD#rong
I gave Eus the benefit of the Bdoubt
[Chorus:]
It has come to an G#mend now
It is F#time to say Egoodbye
BBeautiful F#nightmareB  
Couldn't survive on the G#mbattlefield
But now F#I'm starting to Eheal
BBeautiful nightF#mare
Cause it was Bworth EitB  
F#All along, despite the panic attacks
ECause it was worth G#mit
And Beven though it's F#wrong
I just wanna Ego back
I G#mknow it's bad for me
Can't Bresist it
F#I need it badly
ETo exist G#mand to F#liveG#m  
F#I clench my fist in the Eair
And here I G#mgo,   B  Ey --- G#me --- a --- h 
D#Wohao
Beautiful G#mnightmare F#  E  
Beautiful G#mnightmare F#  D#  B  Am  D#  
[Solo:]
 E   B|  B|  G#m|  E|  G#m|  F#| B  
[Chorus:]
It has come to an G#mend now
It is F#time to say Egoodbye
BBeautiful F#nightmareB  
Couldn't survive on the G#mbattlefield
But now F#I'm starting to Eheal
BBeautiful nightF#mare 
Beautiful G#mnightmare F#  G#m  
Beautiful G#mnightmare F#  G#m  
Beautiful G#mnightmare F#  G#m  

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Beautiful Nightmare

by Dead by April

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G#m

Beautiful Nightmare - Dead by April

[Intro:]

G#m E F# D#

| | x6

G#m E B G#m

| |

[Vers:]

G#m D#

Innocent - like a fairytale

E G#m

It started with the blink of an eye

Wonderful - it had to be fate

E B

But the indifference made us say goodbye

[Chorus:]

G#m

It has come to an end now

F# E

It is time to say goodbye

B F# B

Beautiful nightmare

G#m

Couldn't survive on the battlefield

F# E

But now I'm starting to heal

B F#

Beautiful nightmare

[Interlude:]

G#m Eb G#m Am F#

| |

[Vers:]

G#m D#

Lucky that we reached the top

E G#m

As they say what goes up must come down

Happy? Couldn't be more wrong

E B

I gave us the benefit of the doubt

[Chorus:]

G#m

It has come to an end now

F# E

It is time to say goodbye

B F# B

Beautiful nightmare

G#m

Couldn't survive on the battlefield

F# E

But now I'm starting to heal

B F#

Beautiful nightmare

B E B

Cause it was worth it

All along, despite the panic attacks

E G#m

Cause it was worth it

B F#

And even though it's wrong

I just wanna go back

G#m

I know it's bad for me

Can't resist it

I need it badly

E G#m F# G#m

To exist and to live

F# E

I clench my fist in the air

G#m B E G#m

And here I go, y --- e --- a --- h

Wohao

G#m F# E

Beautiful nightmare

G#m F# D# B Am D#

Beautiful nightmare

[Solo:]

E B B G#m E G#m F# B

| | | | | |

[Chorus:]

G#m

It has come to an end now

F# E

It is time to say goodbye

B F# B

Beautiful nightmare

G#m

Couldn't survive on the battlefield

F# E

But now I'm starting to heal

B F#

Beautiful nightmare

G#m F# G#m

Beautiful nightmare

G#m F# G#m

Beautiful nightmare

G#m F# G#m

Beautiful nightmare

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