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Hi Guys, My first shot at this! Please let me know if changes are to be made :) 
*NOTE: I preferred using 2nd inversions for the B & E all through
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"The Pause"
Intro: 
G#m  B   E
G#m  B   E
Verse 1:
G#mYou could have juBst smiled, you Ecould have jEust lied
G#mBeen a good girl Band read those ElinesE  
G#mWe want the truth Buntil it hurtEsE  
G#mI wish you just sBmiled, I wish Eyou just liedE  
C#mHow do we come back from this?
Chorus:
It don't matter what you say nEow
Your silence said it so loBud
Why you took your time, G#mI
Read between the lines, it'F#s
Not a misdirection, itE's 
just a simple questiBon
You said it G#mall, 
you said it aF#ll...
**PAUSE**
Verse 2:
G#mWhy did I ask, it Bshould be impEliedE  
G#mThe fact that I hBad you should Ehave been a sEign
G#mAnother life lessBon learnedE  E  
G#mDon't ask if you Bcan't take the EworstE  
C#mHow do we come back from this?
It don't matter what you say nEow
Your silence said it so loBud
Why you took your time, G#mI
Read between the lines, it'F#s
Not a misdirection, itE's 
just a simple questiBon
You said it G#mall, 
you said it aF#ll...
in the pauseE  
Oh, oh-oh, Boh, oh-oh, G#maw-oh-oh
F#You said it all... in the pauEse
Oh, oh-oh, Boh, oh-oh, G#maw-oh-oh
G#mHow do we come back from this?
BHow do we come back from this?
C#mWoah-oh, 
C#mwoah-oh
G#mHow do we come back from this?
BHow do we come back from this?
C#mWoah-oh, 
C#mwoah-oh
G#mHow do we come back from this?
BHow do we come back from this?
C#mWoah-oh, 
C#mwoah-oh
It don't matter what you say nEow
Your silence said it so loBud
Why you took your time, G#mI
Read between the lines, it'F#s
Not a misdirection, itE's 
just a simple questiBon
You said it G#mall, 
you said it aF#ll...
Finish on E
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JAZ MARIE
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The Pause

by Guy Sebastian

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G#m

C#m

Hi Guys, My first shot at this! Please let me know if changes are to be made :)

*NOTE: I preferred using 2nd inversions for the B & E all through

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"The Pause"

Intro:

G#m B E

Verse 1:

G#m B E E

You could have just smiled, you could have just lied

G#m B E E

Been a good girl and read those lines

G#m B E E

We want the truth until it hurts

G#m B E E

I wish you just smiled, I wish you just lied

C#m

How do we come back from this?

Chorus:

It don't matter what you say now

Your silence said it so loud

G#m

Why you took your time, I

Read between the lines, it's

Not a misdirection, it's

just a simple question

G#m

You said it all,

you said it all...

**PAUSE**

Verse 2:

G#m B E E

Why did I ask, it should be implied

G#m B E E

The fact that I had you should have been a sign

G#m B E E

Another life lesson learned

G#m B E E

Don't ask if you can't take the worst

C#m

How do we come back from this?

It don't matter what you say now

Your silence said it so loud

G#m

Why you took your time, I

Read between the lines, it's

Not a misdirection, it's

just a simple question

G#m

You said it all,

you said it all...

in the pause

B G#m

Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, aw-oh-oh

F# E

You said it all... in the pause

B G#m

Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, aw-oh-oh

G#m

How do we come back from this?

C#m

Woah-oh,

C#m

woah-oh

G#m

How do we come back from this?

C#m

Woah-oh,

C#m

woah-oh

G#m

How do we come back from this?

C#m

Woah-oh,

C#m

woah-oh

It don't matter what you say now

Your silence said it so loud

G#m

Why you took your time, I

Read between the lines, it's

Not a misdirection, it's

just a simple question

G#m

You said it all,

you said it all...

Finish on E

*********

JAZ MARIE

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