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Man Overboard
Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Cm-   x35543
 G#-   466544
 Eb-   x68886
 Bb-   x13331
 Bb/D- x587xx
 Eb/G- 365xxx
Intro:
G#-Cm-Eb-- x3, Bb/D--
G#-Cm-Eb-- x3, Bb/D--
Verse 1:
We had a G#bad day nothing
to say on the ride home
Beverly Hills and the
Cmwest coast Barely took
my mind off of the
weather and the time
and the changing of
your footsteps G#God
don't let this be my
song I've felt this
way way too Cmlong
The scariest part of
love is living the
saddest songs G#Leave
me cause I don't
                  Eb(hold)
ever wanna go home
never wanna go home
Chorus 1:
G#I  Cmdove Ebinto the
hands of G#punishCmment
  Ebbound by lies and
G#encourageCmment EbBy
the time you read
this I'll be Bb/Dmiles away
Verse 2:
  G#How is the Cmview from
Ebthe other side of the
fence?  G#I couldn't
Cmtell you EbI just want it
to make sense  G#Shredded
her Cmletters Ebshe was
stumbling on the ground
   Bb/DProtect the good of me
Protect the good of me
G#God don't let this be my
song I've felt this
way way too Cmlong
The scariest part of
love is living the
saddest songs G#Leave
me cause I don't
                  Eb(hold)
ever wanna go home
never wanna go home
Chorus 2:
G#I  Cmdove Ebinto the
hands of G#punishCmment
  Ebbound by lies and
G#encourageCmment EbBy
the time you read
this I'll be Bb/Dmiles
away miles away
G#I  Cmdove Ebinto the
hands of G#punishCmment
  Ebbound by lies and
G#encourageCmment EbBy
the time you read
this I'll be Bb/Dmiles away
Bridge:
EbWhat this means
I'll never know
Eb/Gup all night
all alone
I'm G#freezing
I'm freezingBb  
EbWhat this means
You'll never know
Eb/Gup all night
all alone
I'm G#freezing
and you're G#leavingEb  
Chorus 3:
G#I  Cmdove Ebinto the
hands of G#punishCmment
  Ebbound by lies and
G#encourageCmment EbBy
the time you read
this I'll be Bb/Dmiles
away miles away
G#I  Cmdove Ebinto the
hands of G#punishCmment
  Ebbound by lies and
G#encourageCmment EbBy
the time you read
this I'll be Bb/Dmiles
            Bb/D(hold)
away miles away

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Punishment

by Man Overboard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

Eb/G

Man Overboard

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x35543

- 466544

- x68886

- x13331

Bb/D

- x587xx

Eb/G

- 365xxx

Intro:

G#-Cm-Eb-- x3, Bb/D--

Verse 1:

We had a bad day nothing

to say on the ride home

Beverly Hills and the

west coast Barely took

my mind off of the

weather and the time

and the changing of

your footsteps God

don't let this be my

song I've felt this

way way too long

The scariest part of

love is living the

saddest songs Leave

me cause I don't

Eb(hold)

ever wanna go home

never wanna go home

Chorus 1:

G# Cm Eb

I dove into the

G# Cm

hands of punishment

bound by lies and

G# Cm Eb

encouragement By

the time you read

Bb/D

this I'll be miles away

Verse 2:

G# Cm

How is the view from

the other side of the

fence? I couldn't

Cm Eb

tell you I just want it

to make sense Shredded

Cm Eb

her letters she was

stumbling on the ground

Bb/D

Protect the good of me

God don't let this be my

song I've felt this

way way too long

The scariest part of

love is living the

saddest songs Leave

me cause I don't

Eb(hold)

ever wanna go home

never wanna go home

Chorus 2:

G# Cm Eb

I dove into the

G# Cm

hands of punishment

bound by lies and

G# Cm Eb

encouragement By

the time you read

Bb/D

this I'll be miles

away miles away

G# Cm Eb

I dove into the

G# Cm

hands of punishment

bound by lies and

G# Cm Eb

encouragement By

the time you read

Bb/D

this I'll be miles away

Bridge:

What this means

I'll never know

Eb/G

up all night

all alone

I'm freezing

What this means

You'll never know

Eb/G

up all night

all alone

I'm freezing

G# Eb

and you're leaving

Chorus 3:

G# Cm Eb

I dove into the

G# Cm

hands of punishment

bound by lies and

G# Cm Eb

encouragement By

the time you read

Bb/D

this I'll be miles

away miles away

G# Cm Eb

I dove into the

G# Cm

hands of punishment

bound by lies and

G# Cm Eb

encouragement By

the time you read

Bb/D

this I'll be miles

Bb/D(hold)

away miles away

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