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Gareth Dunlop - Despair
CAPO: 6th Fret
INTRO: C   F(4x)
CTrying hard to keep it in
To lose myself in other things
But you Fknow
Those things just won’t Gdo
CAll the things I do with time
To keep those thoughts from creeping
In my Fmind
But they always get Gthrough
CHORUS:
CMind sore from thought
Eyes sore from stare
FHeart sore from want
You Ggot me in despairF  C  
Babe, you Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairC  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  
CDealing with the thought of you
Is the hardest thing I’ve had to do
But I Fwill
What else can I Gdo?
CLosing track of everything
Is the price I pay for falling
So Fhard
For Gyou
CHORUS:
CMind sore from thought
Eyes sore from stare
FHeart sore from want
You Ggot me in despairF  C  
Babe, you Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairC  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  
CWhat’s the use in fighting it?
You took my heart on our first kiss
FConsumed by Gyou
CHORUS:
CMind sore from thought
Eyes sore from stare
FHeart sore from want
Babe, you Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairF  C  
You Ggot me in despairC  F  C  F  C  F  C  F  
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