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Trigger by Phillip Phillips
Album: Behind The Light
Track 3
2014
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Em:       x22000
C:        x32010
Am:       x02210
D:        x54030 or xx0232
    Intro:              Em      C       Amx 2
 Verse:
 EmI heard the words come out of your moCuth again
 So qAmuietly you said
 EmI need someone to hold my heCart again
 Like it fAmelt when I was just a kid
 EmWill you take me far awCay
 From this fear thaAmt pulls me near?
 EmWill you take it out?
 What's insCide of my mind, whAmat's screaming out
 Chorus:
 EmInside your hand it holds the question to it all
 CYou start to pull the triggerAm, you start to pull the trigger
 EmInside your mind it goes where no one really knows
 CYou start to pull the triggerAm, you start to pull the trigger
 Em        C    Am
 Verse:
 EmI saw the tears roll down from your Ceyes again
 So Amsoftly they fell
 EmI reached to you to wipe them Coff your chin
 But you sAmtopped me and said
 EmPlease just leave me be
 I feel as thoCugh no one knows what goes Amon inside of me
 EmThen I turned to see it was tCoo late to give you love
 But it was tAmoo late to give you up
 Chorus:
 EmInside your hand it holds the question to it all
 CYou start to pull the triggerAm, you start to pull the trigger
 EmInside your mind it goes where no one really knows
 CYou start to pull the triggerAm, you start to pull the trigger
 Bridge:
    Em   CAnd I saw how it all went down
    Em   CYou picked it up and threw it out
    Em   CAnd I saw how it all went dEmown C  
     AgAmainD  
 Chorus:
 EmInside your hand it holds the question to it all
 CI start to pull the triggerAm, I start to pull the trigger
 EmInside my mind it goes where no one ever knows
 CI start to pull the triggerAm, I start to pull the trigger
 Outro:            Em      C      Amx 2    Em  
 End on Em

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Trigger

by Phillip Phillips

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Trigger by Phillip Phillips

Album: Behind The Light

Track 3

2014

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

Em: x22000

C: x32010

Am: x02210

D: x54030 or xx0232

Em C Am

Intro: x 2

Verse:

Em C

I heard the words come out of your mouth again

So quietly you said

Em C

I need someone to hold my heart again

Like it felt when I was just a kid

Em C

Will you take me far away

From this fear that pulls me near?

Will you take it out?

C Am

What's inside of my mind, what's screaming out

Chorus:

Inside your hand it holds the question to it all

C Am

You start to pull the trigger, you start to pull the trigger

Inside your mind it goes where no one really knows

C Am

You start to pull the trigger, you start to pull the trigger

Em C Am

Verse:

Em C

I saw the tears roll down from your eyes again

So softly they fell

Em C

I reached to you to wipe them off your chin

But you stopped me and said

Please just leave me be

C Am

I feel as though no one knows what goes on inside of me

Em C

Then I turned to see it was too late to give you love

But it was too late to give you up

Chorus:

Inside your hand it holds the question to it all

C Am

You start to pull the trigger, you start to pull the trigger

Inside your mind it goes where no one really knows

C Am

You start to pull the trigger, you start to pull the trigger

Bridge:

Em C

And I saw how it all went down

Em C

You picked it up and threw it out

Em C Em C

And I saw how it all went down

Am D

Again

Chorus:

Inside your hand it holds the question to it all

C Am

I start to pull the trigger, I start to pull the trigger

Inside my mind it goes where no one ever knows

C Am

I start to pull the trigger, I start to pull the trigger

Em C Am Em

Outro: x 2

End on Em

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