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Sweet Despair

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 E   G   Dx2
EmTell me what do you Dmsee Din herG  
EmCause I've been living in Dsweet despairG  
CI don't really know what's Emin the cards of Dlife
CAll I really know is Emmy tears won't dry Dtonight
EmLove was hidden within Dyour smokeG  
EmBlinding lights and disDmheartened DhopeG  
DOh-oh-oh-oh-oh
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
CRun away, don't need you Ganyway
Although DI wish you'd stay 
Go and put the knife in
CYou've been Gfoolish
And I've Dbeen stupid
Go
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
EmI hear voices Dminside my DheadG  
EmSomething's different Dminside Dthis bedG  
CI don't really know what's Emin the cards of Dlife
Cmaj7All I really know is Emmy tears won't dry tonDight
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
CRun away, don't need you Ganyway
Although DI wish you'd stay
Go and put the knife in
CYou've been Gfoolish
And I've Dbeen stupid
Go
COne mistake Is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
 GI'll be crying you'll be screaming, I'll come tumbling down
DJust the thought of you and I another D6face in the crowd
I'd raGther wake up in an empty house than this battleground
I'm on my D6own now, I'm on my own now
GYou'll be sorry, I won't worry
I'm okay with it now
Just Dremember what you did and how it D6didn't work out
I'd Crather wake up in an empty house than this Gbattleground
You're on your D6own now, you're on your own now
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
CRun away, don't need you Ganyway
Although DI wish you'd stay
Go and put the knife in
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in
CYou've been Gfoolish
And I've Dbeen stupid
Go
COne mistake is all Git really takes
To take my Dbreath away
Go and put the knife in

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Sweet Despair

by Cher Lloyd

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Cmaj7

E G D

Em Dm D G

Tell me what do you see in her

Em D G

Cause I've been living in sweet despair

C Em D

I don't really know what's in the cards of life

C Em D

All I really know is my tears won't dry tonight

Em D G

Love was hidden within your smoke

Em Dm D G

Blinding lights and disheartened hope

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

C G

Run away, don't need you anyway

Although I wish you'd stay

Go and put the knife in

C G

You've been foolish

And I've been stupid

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

Em Dm D G

I hear voices inside my head

Em Dm D G

Something's different inside this bed

C Em D

I don't really know what's in the cards of life

Cmaj7 Em D

All I really know is my tears won't dry tonight

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

C G

Run away, don't need you anyway

Although I wish you'd stay

Go and put the knife in

C G

You've been foolish

And I've been stupid

C G

One mistake Is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

I'll be crying you'll be screaming, I'll come tumbling down

D D6

Just the thought of you and I another face in the crowd

I'd rather wake up in an empty house than this battleground

I'm on my own now, I'm on my own now

You'll be sorry, I won't worry

I'm okay with it now

D D6

Just remember what you did and how it didn't work out

C G

I'd rather wake up in an empty house than this battleground

You're on your own now, you're on your own now

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

C G

Run away, don't need you anyway

Although I wish you'd stay

Go and put the knife in

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

C G

You've been foolish

And I've been stupid

C G

One mistake is all it really takes

To take my breath away

Go and put the knife in

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