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Tear

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Intro:
Em/B   Am   Em   Emx2
Em/B Am D D
Em/B Am Em Em
( Em   Am   Em  Em)
The lights came on fast
Lost in motorcrash
Gone in a flash unreal
( Em   Am  Em)
But you knew all along
(C x x x Em x)
You laugh the light, I sing the songs
(C x D x x x)
To watch you numb
Chorus:
I saw you thEm/Bere, Amyou EmweEmre on your
Way, you held
The rEm/Bain aAmnd Dfor the fDirst time
HEm/Beaven sAmeemed insEmaneEm  
'Cause heaven is to blame
For taking you away
DEmo you know the wEmay that AmI canAm? DDo you know the wDay that DI can lEmose?
Do you know the things that I can? Do you know the things that I can do?
Where is your heart? Where is your heart gone to?
Tear me apart, tear me apart from you
CYou lCaugh the lCight, I crCy the wEmounEmd
C   C   D   D   DP
In gray afternoons
Chorus:
I saw you there, you were on your
Way, you kissed me
Cold, and for the first time
Heaven seemed insane
For taking you away
'Cause heaven is to blame
For taking you...
Solo:
Eb|-G--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0--------------------------3-0---------------------------3-0--|
Gb|------------------0-------2---------------------0-------2------|
Db|-------0-4------0-------0------------0-4------0-------0--------|
Ab|-----2--------2-------2------------2--------2-------2----------|
Eb|---3--------3-------3------------3--------3-------3------------|
Eb|-----------------------------C0---Cmaj70-------------------------------Cmaj7--0---Dsus20--|
Bb|--------------------------0--1---0---0--------------------------3--0---3--|
Gb|----------------0-------2----0---0--------------------0-------2----0---2--|
Db|-----0-4------0-------0------2---2---------0-4------0-------0------2---0--|
Ab|---2--------2-------2--------3---3-------2--------2-------2--------3---x--|
Eb|-3--------3-------3--------------------3--------3-------3-----------------|
Interlude:
Em/B   Am   Em   Emx4
The lights came to pass
Dead opera motorcrash
Gone in a flash unreal
In nitrous overcast
Do you know the way that I can? Do you know the way that I can't choose?
Do you know the things that I can? Do you know the things that I can lose?
Tear me apart, tear me apart from you
Where is your heart? Where has your heart run to?

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