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Held Like Kites

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[Intro]
  G    G7    C    Cx2
[Verse 1]
You can Glive your little dG7ream for so lCong
You can Gfollow anythG7ing until your dCying day is done
So Em7long
So A7long
       G    G7    C    Cx2
So long
You can Gride your little hG7igh for so lCong
You can Ggive all that you lG7ike, but when the kCite begins to fall
Hold Em7on
Hold A7on
Hold Aon, then you sayG  
[Chorus]
I am the one that you Cwant
You don't love me like anyoneEm  
You don't love me like anyCone
          G    G7    C    Cx2
So hold on
You can Glive beyond your mG7eans for so lCong
You can Gfray along the sG7eams but I will fCix you when you're done
My lEm7ove
My lA7ove
My lAove, so I sayG  
[Chorus]
You are the one that I wCant
I won't love you like anyoneEm  
I won't love you like anCyoneG  
You are the one that I wCant
I won't love you like anyoneEm  
I won't love you like anyConeD  
[Bridge]
And we know it's haCrd
When we're caught in the middleD  
And we've got this Cfar
Caught up in our bubbleD  
So if I seem insCpired
Or my laughter doublesD  
It's because I'm feeling Cevery little movement that you mGakeD/F#  Am  C  
[Outro]
   GYou really took sD/F#omething
   AmAs I cannot make a Csound   (5x)
   GYou really took sD/F#omething
   AmAs I cannot make a Cmsound
at G/Ball
at Gm/Bball
at Gall

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Held Like Kites

by Arcane Roots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

G/B

Gm/Bb

[Intro]

G G7 C C

[Verse 1]

G G7 C

You can live your little dream for so long

G G7 C

You can follow anything until your dying day is done

Em7

So long

G G7 C C

So long

G G7 C

You can ride your little high for so long

G G7 C

You can give all that you like, but when the kite begins to fall

Em7

Hold on

A G

Hold on, then you say

[Chorus]

I am the one that you want

You don't love me like anyone

G G7 C C

So hold on

G G7 C

You can live beyond your means for so long

G G7 C

You can fray along the seams but I will fix you when you're done

Em7

My love

A G

My love, so I say

[Chorus]

You are the one that I want

I won't love you like anyone

C G

I won't love you like anyone

You are the one that I want

I won't love you like anyone

C D

I won't love you like anyone

[Bridge]

And we know it's hard

When we're caught in the middle

And we've got this far

Caught up in our bubble

So if I seem inspired

Or my laughter doubles

C G D/F# Am C

It's because I'm feeling every little movement that you make

[Outro]

G D/F#

You really took something

Am C

As I cannot make a sound (5x)

G D/F#

You really took something

Am Cm

As I cannot make a sound

G/B

at all

Gm/Bb

at all

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