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Man Overboard
White Lies
Heart Attack
Key: F#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Ebm- x68876
 B-   x24442
 F#-  244322
 C#-  x46664
 G#m- 466444
Intro: Ebm--B-C#- x5, B--
Verse 1:
   EbmAs she F#walks down the
Bstairs and G#mSuddenly the
F#whole room stands in
  Bpairs EbmNo ones arm to
F#hold not for now
SG#mleepless nights aBlone
   EbmAs she F#walks down the
sBtairs She's not enough
Refrain 1:
Ebm drumbeats
  BWhy is nobody
           C#   Ebmdrumbeats
alone but me?
  BWhat is it that
  C#everyone else has?"
Chorus 1:
  BA spine   EbmA mind
  C#And I'm just not
like them They've
got Bpretty eyes
   Ebmand white lies
  C#And real friends
I'll never fit Bin
C#(hold)        Ebm B C# x2
   I'm different
Verse 2:
   EbmAs he F#walks
in the BhouseG#m  
EbmEverybody's F#got
him figured BoutG#m  
And Ebmall the girls
lay F#traps it seems
for him G#mCan he 
take one Bback?
   EbmAs he F#walks in the
Bhouse   G#mhe's not enough
Refrain 2:
Ebm drumbeats
  BWhat is it that
  C#everyone else has?
Chorus 2:
  BA spine   EbmA mind
  C#And I'm just not
like them They've
got Bpretty eyes
   Ebmand white lies
  C#And real friends
I'll never fit Bin
C#(hold)        Ebm(Bass) drumbeats
   I'm different
Interlude: Ebm--B-C#- x4
Bridge:
So Bwhat is it that
C#everyone else has?
   EbmJust tell me everything
you Bknow What is it C#that?
Chorus 3:
  BA spine   EbmA mind
  C#And I'm just not
like them They've
got Bpretty eyes
   Ebmand white lies
  C#And real friends
I'll never fit Bin
A spine   EbmA mind
  C#And I'm just not
like them They've
got Bpretty eyes
   Ebmand white lies
  C#And real friends
I'll never fit BinEbm  
  C#And real friends
I'll never fit Bin
C#(hold)
  what is it that
everyone else has?

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White Lies

by Man Overboard

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Ebm

G#m

Man Overboard

White Lies

Heart Attack

Key: F#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Ebm

- x68876

- x24442

- 244322

- x46664

G#m

- 466444

Intro: Ebm--B-C#- x5, B--

Verse 1:

Ebm F#

As she walks down the

B G#m

stairs and Suddenly the

whole room stands in

B Ebm

pairs No ones arm to

hold not for now

G#m B

Sleepless nights alone

Ebm F#

As she walks down the

stairs She's not enough

Refrain 1:

Ebm drumbeats

Why is nobody

C# Ebm

drumbeats

alone but me?

What is it that

everyone else has?"

Chorus 1:

B Ebm

A spine A mind

And I'm just not

like them They've

got pretty eyes

Ebm

and white lies

And real friends

I'll never fit in

C#(hold) Ebm B C# x2

I'm different

Verse 2:

Ebm F#

As he walks

B G#m

in the house

Ebm F#

Everybody's got

B G#m

him figured out

Ebm

And all the girls

lay traps it seems

G#m

for him Can he

take one back?

Ebm F#

As he walks in the

B G#m

house he's not enough

Refrain 2:

Ebm drumbeats

What is it that

everyone else has?

Chorus 2:

B Ebm

A spine A mind

And I'm just not

like them They've

got pretty eyes

Ebm

and white lies

And real friends

I'll never fit in

C#(hold) Ebm(Bass) drumbeats

I'm different

Interlude: Ebm--B-C#- x4

Bridge:

So what is it that

everyone else has?

Ebm

Just tell me everything

B C#

you know What is it that?

Chorus 3:

B Ebm

A spine A mind

And I'm just not

like them They've

got pretty eyes

Ebm

and white lies

And real friends

I'll never fit in

Ebm

A spine A mind

And I'm just not

like them They've

got pretty eyes

Ebm

and white lies

And real friends

B Ebm

I'll never fit in

And real friends

I'll never fit in

C#(hold)

what is it that

everyone else has?

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