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Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bb-   x13331
 F-    133211
 Gm-   355333
 Eb-   x68886
 Cm-   x35543
 Bb/D- x587xx
Verse 1:
  BbAlways turning out
Ffor the worst Ebyou
were always my
most consistent
Bbcurse And I hope
this Fgets you
kind of heated
or sGmtings a little
Ebif you even read it
  BbBringing Feveryone
  Ebdown you Bbleft this
house feeling Fempty
but it's Gmbetter then
feeling like it's
Ebburning to the-
Chorus 1:
-Ebground  CmI can't live
with you aEbround anymoreGm  
You're blocking out the
Ebsound outside my doorCm  
Bb/D Eb(hold)
And  I found more
Verse 2:
  BbI can't remember
all the Ftimes that
I alEbmost had bruised
eyes for being on
your Bbside Now I hope
that Fsomeone gets to
you and Gmif I'm there 
I'll preEbtend I never
knew you  BbSee Fyou
aEbround you were Bbalright
back when we Fwere young
but you don't Gmcompare
to Ebanything that I've-
Chorus 2:
-Ebfound  CmI can't live
with you aEbround anymoreGm  
You're blocking out the
Ebsound outside my doorCm  
Bb/D Eb(hold)
And  I found more
Interlude: Gm-F-Eb-Bb- x4
Outro:
I Gmwrote you down a Fletter
before EbI went to sBbleep
Gmit had all the Fsecrets
I could Ebno longer Bbkeep
I Gmheld them in for Fso
long I was Ebgoing to
Bbbreak but maybe Gmnow
I can Frest and
Ebyou will lay aBbwake
(Repeat x4)

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Parting Gift

by Man Overboard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x13331

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- x35543

Bb/D

- x587xx

Verse 1:

Always turning out

F Eb

for the worst you

were always my

most consistent

curse And I hope

this gets you

kind of heated

or stings a little

if you even read it

Bb F

Bringing everyone

Eb Bb

down you left this

house feeling empty

but it's better then

feeling like it's

burning to the-

Chorus 1:

Eb Cm

-ground I can't live

Eb Gm

with you around anymore

You're blocking out the

Eb Cm

sound outside my door

Bb/D Eb(hold)

And I found more

Verse 2:

I can't remember

all the times that

I almost had bruised

eyes for being on

your side Now I hope

that someone gets to

you and if I'm there

I'll pretend I never

Bb F

knew you See you

Eb Bb

around you were alright

back when we were young

but you don't compare

to anything that I've-

Chorus 2:

Eb Cm

-found I can't live

Eb Gm

with you around anymore

You're blocking out the

Eb Cm

sound outside my door

Bb/D Eb(hold)

And I found more

Interlude: Gm-F-Eb-Bb- x4

Outro:

Gm F

I wrote you down a letter

Eb Bb

before I went to sleep

Gm F

it had all the secrets

Eb Bb

I could no longer keep

Gm F

I held them in for so

long I was going to

Bb Gm

break but maybe now

I can rest and

Eb Bb

you will lay awake

(Repeat x4)

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