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Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-  320033
 D-  xx0232
 Em- 022000
 C-  x32010
Verse 1:
  CIt says hold Don
and take this Emride
And set aside
  CmemoDries of
all the Emtimes
When you collide
  CThen you'll Dleave
me here to Emdie
Here's the things 
I Cmeant but
  D     Em  Em(hold) 
I never said
Interlude: G-D-C-- x2
Verse 2:
  CIt says sit Dback
and take this Emtime
To lose your mind
  CAnd find out Dwhat
it's like to Emdie
So wheres my spine
  CWhen it's Dtime to
give an Emobvious and
simple reason CWhy I
won't Dwrite aEmgain
Chorus 1:
GWhat do you Dsee
when you Clook at
me GDo you Dtake
me for a Cfool
Verse 3:
So Cwhat makes
you Dplay this
Emgame D  Em  D  
With Cresults
alDways the EmsameD  Em  D  
And Cnothing but 
Dbad repuEmtations Dto EmgainD  
Verse 4:
  CIt's pushing Dme
like all is Emfine
When I could cry
  CFrom all the
Dbends and breaks
that EmI took this
time CWhen happiDness
is based on Emlies
It's so hard
it's Ctoo hard to
Dtell the Emtruth
Chorus 2:
GWhat do you Dsee
when you Clook at
me GDo you Dtake
me for a Cfool
This fool is CdoneD  Em  C  D  Em  C  D  Em  
  CThis Dfool is Emdone
      C         D    EmEm-- D  
  This fool is done
Chorus 3:
GWhat do you Dsee
when you Clook at
me GDo you Dtake
me for a Cfool
GWhat do you Dsee
when you Clook at
me GDo you Dtake
me for a Cfool
Outro:
  CIt says hold Don
and take this Emride
And set aside
  CmemoDries of
all the Emtimes
When you collide
  CThen you'll Dleave
me here to Emdie
Here's the things 
I Cmeant but
I Dnever Emsaid

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This Ride

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

Verse 1:

C D

It says hold on

and take this ride

And set aside

C D

memories of

all the times

When you collide

C D

Then you'll leave

me here to die

Here's the things

I meant but

D Em Em(hold)

I never said

Interlude: G-D-C-- x2

Verse 2:

C D

It says sit back

and take this time

To lose your mind

C D

And find out what

it's like to die

So wheres my spine

C D

When it's time to

give an obvious and

simple reason Why I

D Em

won't write again

Chorus 1:

G D

What do you see

when you look at

G D

me Do you take

me for a fool

Verse 3:

So what makes

you play this

Em D Em D

game

With results

D Em D Em D

always the same

And nothing but

D Em D Em D

bad reputations to gain

Verse 4:

C D

It's pushing me

like all is fine

When I could cry

From all the

bends and breaks

that I took this

C D

time When happiness

is based on lies

It's so hard

it's too hard to

D Em

tell the truth

Chorus 2:

G D

What do you see

when you look at

G D

me Do you take

me for a fool

C D Em C D Em C D Em

This fool is done

C D Em

This fool is done

C D Em D

Em--

This fool is done

Chorus 3:

G D

What do you see

when you look at

G D

me Do you take

me for a fool

G D

What do you see

when you look at

G D

me Do you take

me for a fool

Outro:

C D

It says hold on

and take this ride

And set aside

C D

memories of

all the times

When you collide

C D

Then you'll leave

me here to die

Here's the things

I meant but

D Em

I never said

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