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Verse 1:
CAll your love, you Emgave to me
Every Ampiece of your heart, you Flet me see
You Cfilled my cup, and I Emfelt complete
Now you Amwake me up, Finside a bad dream
Pre-Chorus:
AmLate one night, I was out drinking
CStepped inside a bar on your street and
AmSaw you there, what were you thinking?
GWho is he, and why are you dancing?
Chorus:
FHe touched you, in the background
AmIt broke me, GI broke down
FI didn't know love could hurt this way
CI didn't know love, EmI didn't know love
FHe pulled you closer, in the background
AmIt broke me, GI broke down
FI didn't know love could hurt this way
CHow could you cheat on my Emheart?
I need to know
Repeat above chords until guitar solo: Am, G, F, Em, G  
CI'm not your first, you're not my last
AmAnd though it hurts, I know that it will pass [x2]
FWhen he touched you, in the background
AmIt broke me, GI broke down
FI didn't know love could hurt this way
CI didn't know loveEm  
FHe pulled you closer, in the background
AmIt broke me, GI broke down
FI didn't know love could hurt this way
CHow could you cheat on my Emheart?
I need to know

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Background

by Barcelona

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Verse 1:

C Em

All your love, you gave to me

Am F

Every piece of your heart, you let me see

C Em

You filled my cup, and I felt complete

Am F

Now you wake me up, inside a bad dream

Pre-Chorus:

Late one night, I was out drinking

Stepped inside a bar on your street and

Saw you there, what were you thinking?

Who is he, and why are you dancing?

Chorus:

He touched you, in the background

Am G

It broke me, I broke down

I didn't know love could hurt this way

C Em

I didn't know love, I didn't know love

He pulled you closer, in the background

Am G

It broke me, I broke down

I didn't know love could hurt this way

C Em

How could you cheat on my heart?

I need to know

Am G F Em G

Repeat above chords until guitar solo: , , , ,

I'm not your first, you're not my last

And though it hurts, I know that it will pass [x2]

When he touched you, in the background

Am G

It broke me, I broke down

I didn't know love could hurt this way

C Em

I didn't know love

He pulled you closer, in the background

Am G

It broke me, I broke down

I didn't know love could hurt this way

C Em

How could you cheat on my heart?

I need to know

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