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                   The Material - The Truth About Reality
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*No Capo*
Tuning:  E   A   D   G   B   EStandard
(INTRO)
C#m    C#m    B    B
(VERSE)
So here I amC#m, help me down
Make me feel the way Bthat I'm supposed to feel now
Does this seem reaC#ml, living a lie when you're trying to hide
EBverything that is trapped down deep inside?
Can you bear the weAight?
(PRE-CHORUS)
Carry the pBain and take these trC#moubles from my hands
Lay them iAn this bed you mBade befC#more you shut the door
(CHORUS)
   C#mDon't saAy E  
   C#myou never leAt meE  
When your eC#myes are fighting with your heaArtE  
For the trF#muth in the conversBation
(VERSE)
   C#mBut now that I've fouBnd out, can you feel the distance?
It's growing fuC#mrther and my heart is beating faster now
But we boBth know that we can't hide from ourseAlvesB  
(CHORUS)
   C#mDon't saAy E  
   C#myou never leAt meE  
When your eC#myes are fighting with your heaArtE  
For the trF#muth in the conversBation
   C#mDon't telAl mEe 
   C#mI'm the oAnly oEne 
when your eC#myes won't stop Afighting with your hEeart 
when you wrF#map your arms arouBnd me
Now I'm gAoneB  
(BRIDGE)
But thC#mere was just this once you saAid 
you hateBd everythC#ming about me
 AMy hands, Bmy face, 
   C#mthe clock that hung in the bedroom
 AMy hands, Bmy face, 
C#meven your own body
(CHORUS)
   C#mDon't saAy E  
   C#myou never leAt meE  
When your eC#myes are fighting with your heaArtE  
For the trF#muth in the conversBation
   C#mDon't telAl mEe 
   C#mI'm the oAnly oEne 
when your eC#myes won't stop Afighting with your hEeart 
when you wrF#map your arms arouBnd me
Now I'm gAoneB  
(POST-CHORUS)
I'm gC#mone
 AGoBne
GC#mone
(OUTRO)
WaAsh the blankets aBnd the sheets, 
mC#mop my footprints as I leave
MAop my footprints aBs I lC#meave
__________________________
Hope you enjoyed this one!
Stay KingerZ
-Matt

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The Truth About Reality

by The Material

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C#m

F#m

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The Material - The Truth About Reality

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*No Capo*

E A D G B E

Tuning: Standard

(INTRO)

C#m C#m B B

(VERSE)

C#m

So here I am, help me down

Make me feel the way that I'm supposed to feel now

C#m

Does this seem real, living a lie when you're trying to hide

Everything that is trapped down deep inside?

Can you bear the weight?

(PRE-CHORUS)

B C#m

Carry the pain and take these troubles from my hands

A B C#m

Lay them in this bed you made before you shut the door

(CHORUS)

C#m A E

Don't say

C#m A E

you never let me

C#m A E

When your eyes are fighting with your heart

F#m B

For the truth in the conversation

(VERSE)

C#m B

But now that I've found out, can you feel the distance?

C#m

It's growing further and my heart is beating faster now

B A B

But we both know that we can't hide from ourselves

(CHORUS)

C#m A E

Don't say

C#m A E

you never let me

C#m A E

When your eyes are fighting with your heart

F#m B

For the truth in the conversation

C#m A E

Don't tell me

C#m A E

I'm the only one

C#m A E

when your eyes won't stop fighting with your heart

F#m B

when you wrap your arms around me

A B

Now I'm gone

(BRIDGE)

C#m A

But there was just this once you said

B C#m

you hated everything about me

A B

My hands, my face,

C#m

the clock that hung in the bedroom

A B

My hands, my face,

C#m

even your own body

(CHORUS)

C#m A E

Don't say

C#m A E

you never let me

C#m A E

When your eyes are fighting with your heart

F#m B

For the truth in the conversation

C#m A E

Don't tell me

C#m A E

I'm the only one

C#m A E

when your eyes won't stop fighting with your heart

F#m B

when you wrap your arms around me

A B

Now I'm gone

(POST-CHORUS)

C#m

I'm gone

A B

Gone

C#m

Gone

(OUTRO)

A B

Wash the blankets and the sheets,

C#m

mop my footprints as I leave

A B C#m

Mop my footprints as I leave

__________________________

Hope you enjoyed this one!

Stay KingerZ

-Matt

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