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Key: E, A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 G#m-  466444
 G-    320033
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 A/C#- x476xx
Intro: G#m-A-G#m- x3, G--
Verse 1:
    G#m   Awell G#mbaby
    G#m  Adid our sG#mky
fall down?G#m  A  
and G#mno one wants
Gno one wants no one
wants to reG#mbuild it
Anow   G#mwe once G#mdrew
a Acrowd   G#mwith
my G#mevil Aeye   G#mand
your Gcrazy mouth
Refrain 1:
E/G#let's  A  Bget
Eover each oE/G#therA  B  E  
E/G#let's  A  Bget
Eover each oE/G#therA  B  E  
Verse 2:
    G#m   Abut G#mbaby
    G#m  Adid our
G#mtime run out?
    G#m   Aand G#mno
one wants
no one wants no
one wants to
reG#mfill it Anow
i G#mliked it G#mbest
Ahow   G#mwe took the
G#mwhole world Aon
G#mback to back 
Glong knives drawn
Refrain 2:
E/G#let's  A  Bget
Eover each oE/G#therA  B  E  
E/G#let's  A  Bget
Eover each oE/G#therA  B  E  
so that E/G#weA  
Bcan Efall in
love E/G#againA  B  E  
so that E/G#weA  
Bcan Efall in
love E/G#againA  B  E  
Chorus 1:
won't you
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mmake believe
Bthat C#myou don't
loathe BmeC#m  B  G  
Verse 3:
    G#m   Awell G#mbaby
    G#m  Adid our sG#mky
fall down?G#m  A  
and G#mno one wants
Gno one wants no one
wants to reG#mbuild it Anow
but i G#mliked it G#mbest
Ahow   G#mwe took the
G#mwhole world Aon
G#mback to back 
Glong knives drawn
(Repeat Refrain 2)
Chorus 2:
won't you
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mmake believe
Bthat C#myou don't
loathe Bme
won't you
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mho-ho-hold Bme
C#mmake believe
Bthat C#myou don't
loathe Bme
Bridge:
Aam I misE/G#taken 
when I Awoke up
this E/G#morning
withE/G#out you
there I'm Ashaken
to the Avery
founE/G#dation
Aonce there
was E/G#something 
and Dnow there's
just a A/C#piece
Eof AatmosphereE  D  A/C#  E  
Outro:
AAm I misEtaken
when F#mI woke
up this Emorning
withAout you there
I'm Eshaken to
    F#m      E     A(hold)
the very foundation

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Long Knives

by Rainer Maria

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

A/C#

E/G#

Key: E, A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

G#m

- 466444

- 320033

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

A/C#

- x476xx

Intro: G#m-A-G#m- x3, G--

Verse 1:

G#m A G#m

well baby

G#m A G#m

did our sky

G#m A

fall down?

G#m

and no one wants

no one wants no one

G#m

wants to rebuild it

A G#m G#m

now we once drew

A G#m

a crowd with

G#m A G#m

my evil eye and

your crazy mouth

Refrain 1:

E/G# A B

let's get

E E/G# A B E

over each other

E/G# A B

let's get

E E/G# A B E

over each other

Verse 2:

G#m A G#m

but baby

G#m A

did our

G#m

time run out?

G#m A G#m

and no

one wants

no one wants no

one wants to

G#m A

refill it now

G#m G#m

i liked it best

A G#m

how we took the

G#m A

whole world on

G#m

back to back

long knives drawn

Refrain 2:

E/G# A B

let's get

E E/G# A B E

over each other

E/G# A B

let's get

E E/G# A B E

over each other

E/G# A

so that we

B E

can fall in

E/G# A B E

love again

E/G# A

so that we

B E

can fall in

E/G# A B E

love again

Chorus 1:

won't you

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m

make believe

B C#m

that you don't

B C#m B G

loathe me

Verse 3:

G#m A G#m

well baby

G#m A G#m

did our sky

G#m A

fall down?

G#m

and no one wants

no one wants no one

G#m A

wants to rebuild it now

G#m G#m

but i liked it best

A G#m

how we took the

G#m A

whole world on

G#m

back to back

long knives drawn

(Repeat Refrain 2)

Chorus 2:

won't you

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m

make believe

B C#m

that you don't

loathe me

won't you

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m B

ho-ho-hold me

C#m

make believe

B C#m

that you don't

loathe me

Bridge:

A E/G#

am I mistaken

when I woke up

E/G#

this morning

E/G#

without you

there I'm shaken

to the very

E/G#

foundation

once there

E/G#

was something

and now there's

A/C#

just a piece

E A E D A/C# E

of atmosphere

Outro:

A E

Am I mistaken

F#m

when I woke

up this morning

without you there

I'm shaken to

F#m E A(hold)

the very foundation

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