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The Wanted - Only You
Taken from the group's third album Word Of Mouth (Deluxe Edition), great song and quite powerful. If you guys
don't know already, Jay McGuiness a fifth of the group, wrote the song alongside Paddy Dalton and it focuses
on those who struggle with addictions and finding a way out, real meaningful song!
Tuning: Standard
Capo 1st Fret
Verse
FHow    Gcan AmI,    Chold a mirror up Gto your Feyes?
Fspeak  Gthe Amway,  Cyou can understand Gwhat's Finside
Fyou've been broken down iGn a Amthousand different ways
I've been Clooking over pictures and you GhardlFy look the same
I can Fsee it from a mile that Gthe wAmay you smile has changed
but Cyou   Gdon't Fknow
During the pre-chorus which is:
It's hard for me to sit and watch you getting sick
when all I wanna do is try...
I like to play the riff over the top which is something like this:
e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------|
d|----------------0-0--------------|
a|------0---3-3---------3-0--------|
E|--3------------------------3--1--|
NOTE: listen to the song to figure out when the riff is played over the pre-chorus!
Chorus
FOnly    GyoAmu,   can Cdig yourself out Gjust beFfore you break down
Fonly    GyoAmu,   can Clift yourself up Gjust beFfore you get stuck 
Fall of this pain Gspread all Amover your face
Call I wanna do is Ghelp you Fout of this place
Fonly    GyoAmu,   so Churry up now Gjust beFfore you run out of Ftime
GbefoAmre you run out of tCimeG  F  
Verse 2
FBeautGifuAml,    Cthat's the only way GI see Fyou
noFbody GelsAme,  can Clove you in the way Gthat I Fdo
Fsometimes I get worried tGhat you're Amtaking on too much
and this Ccrazy world we live in Gdoesn't realFly give a f**k 
if Fonly we could paddle Gto a pAmlace where it was just
Cyou   Gand FI
Repeat Pre Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
The order for these chords is as follows:
  Am     C     G    Fx2
NOTE: listen to the song to figure out when the chords are played
Repeat Chorus once more
that's pretty much it, be sure to rate and comment and also message me if you have a song you want to see
on the site and I'd be more than happy to give it a go! :)

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Only You

by The Wanted

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The Wanted - Only You

Taken from the group's third album Word Of Mouth (Deluxe Edition), great song and quite powerful. If you guys

don't know already, Jay McGuiness a fifth of the group, wrote the song alongside Paddy Dalton and it focuses

on those who struggle with addictions and finding a way out, real meaningful song!

Tuning: Standard

Capo 1st Fret

Verse

F G Am C G F

How can I, hold a mirror up to your eyes?

F G Am C G F

speak the way, you can understand what's inside

F G Am

you've been broken down in a thousand different ways

C G F

I've been looking over pictures and you hardly look the same

F G Am

I can see it from a mile that the way you smile has changed

C G F

but you don't know

During the pre-chorus which is:

It's hard for me to sit and watch you getting sick

when all I wanna do is try...

I like to play the riff over the top which is something like this:

e|---------------------------------|

b|---------------------------------|

g|---------------------------------|

d|----------------0-0--------------|

a|------0---3-3---------3-0--------|

E|--3------------------------3--1--|

NOTE: listen to the song to figure out when the riff is played over the pre-chorus!

Chorus

F G Am C G F

Only you, can dig yourself out just before you break down

F G Am C G F

only you, can lift yourself up just before you get stuck

F G Am

all of this pain spread all over your face

C G F

all I wanna do is help you out of this place

F G Am C G F F

only you, so hurry up now just before you run out of time

G Am C G F

before you run out of time

Verse 2

F G Am C G F

Beautiful, that's the only way I see you

F G Am C G F

nobody else, can love you in the way that I do

F G Am

sometimes I get worried that you're taking on too much

C G F

and this crazy world we live in doesn't really give a f**k

F G Am

if only we could paddle to a place where it was just

C G F

you and I

Repeat Pre Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

The order for these chords is as follows:

Am C G F

NOTE: listen to the song to figure out when the chords are played

Repeat Chorus once more

that's pretty much it, be sure to rate and comment and also message me if you have a song you want to see

on the site and I'd be more than happy to give it a go! :)

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