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Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B e)
    FI watched you breathe in
    DmAnd I wished you'd stop
    AmOnly for long enoGugh
    Long enEough
    FIt's   Amhard   Gto   say
    FSeparate or comDmbine
    I ask yoAmu one last time
    Did I hold you too Gtight?
    Did I not let enough light in?
    OoDmh, ooCh, ooGh, ooh
    FIf a feeling apDmpears
    If your mind should Amsway
    It's not a secret you should keep
    GI won't let you slip Eaway
    FWe used to be Dmcloser than tChis
    We used to be Amcloser than tGhis
    We used to get Gcloser than this    
    Is it something you missed?
    FWe used to be Dmcloser than Amthis
    We used to be Amcloser than Gthis
    We used to get Gcloser than Ethis
    Is it something you missed?
e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4/5-5-5/7-7-7/9-9-9-|-9-9-9/10-10-10/12-12-12/14-14-14-|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------13-13-13/15-15-15-|-15-15-15--15-15-15--17-15-15--17--15\-|
G|-14-14-14/16-16-16-------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
    FWinged or Dmchained
    I ask yoAmu would you have stayed
    Did I hold you too Gtight?
    Did I not let enough light in?
    OoDmh, ooCh, ooGh, ooh

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Chained

by The xx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B e)

I watched you breathe in

And I wished you'd stop

Am G

Only for long enough

Long enough

F Am G

It's hard to say

F Dm

Separate or combine

I ask you one last time

Did I hold you too tight?

Did I not let enough light in?

Dm C G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

F Dm

If a feeling appears

If your mind should sway

It's not a secret you should keep

G E

I won't let you slip away

F Dm C

We used to be closer than this

Am G

We used to be closer than this

We used to get closer than this

Is it something you missed?

F Dm Am

We used to be closer than this

Am G

We used to be closer than this

G E

We used to get closer than this

Is it something you missed?

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

B|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4/5-5-5/7-7-7/9-9-9-|-9-9-9/10-10-10/12-12-12/14-14-14-|

D|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

B|-------------------13-13-13/15-15-15-|-15-15-15--15-15-15--17-15-15--17--15\-|

G|-14-14-14/16-16-16-------------------|---------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

F Dm

Winged or chained

I ask you would you have stayed

Did I hold you too tight?

Did I not let enough light in?

Dm C G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

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