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[Verse 1]
F#mTurn around, Devery now and then I get a Elittle bit lonely
And you're never coming round
F#mTurn around, Devery now and then I get a Elittle bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my Atears
F#mEvery now and then I get a liGttle bit nervous
The best of all the years have gone Aby
F#mEvery now and then I get a liGttle bit terrified
And then I see the look in your Ceyes
[Pre-chorus]
AmBright eyes, Cevery now and then I fall apart
AmBright eyes, Cevery now and then I fall Eapart
[Chorus]
And I C#mneed you now Atonight
And I Bneed you more than Eever
And if C#myou only hold me Atight
We'll be Bholding on forEever
And we'll C#monly be making it rAight
'Cause we'll Bnever be wrong Atogether
We can take it to the Bend of the line
C#mYour love is like a shadow on me Dall of the time 
AI don't know what to do and BI'm always in the dark
C#mWe're living in a powder keg aF#nd giving off sparks
I really need you Etonight
FoC#mrever's gonna start tAonight
FoBrever's gonna start tEonight
[Post-Chorus]
Once upon a time I was C#mfalling in love
G#But now I'm only falling Aapart
F#mThere's nothing I can do
BTotal eclipse of the EheartC#m  A  B  
EOnce upon a time there was light in my life
G#But now there's only love in the Adark
F#mNothing I can say
BA total eclipse of the Eheart
[Pre-chorus]
CTurn around Fbright eyes, every now and then I fall aCpart
FBright eyes, every now and then I fall aEpart
[Chorus]
C#mAnd I need you now toAnight
And I Bneed you more than Eever
And if C#myou only hold me tAight 
We'll be Bholding on Eforever
And we'll C#monly be making it Aright 
'Cause we'll nevBer be wrong Atogether
We can take it to the enBd of the line
C#mYour love is like a shadow on me F#all of the time 
AI don't know what to do and BI'm always in the dark
C#mWe're living in a powder keg aF#nd giving off sparks
I really need you Etonight
FoC#mrever's gonna start tAonight
FoBrever's gonna start tEonight
FoC#mrever's gonna start tAonight
FoBrever's gonna start tEonight
[Post-Chorus]
Once upon a time I was C#mfalling in love
G#Now I'm only falling Aapart
F#mThere's nothing I can say
BTotal eclipse of the EheartC#m  A  
BTotal eclipse of the Eheart

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Total Eclipse Of The Heart

by Sleeping at Last

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F#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

F#m D E

Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming round

F#m D E

Turn around, every now and then I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

F#m G

Every now and then I get a little bit nervous

The best of all the years have gone by

F#m G

Every now and then I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

[Pre-chorus]

Am C

Bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

Am C E

Bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

[Chorus]

C#m A

And I need you now tonight

B E

And I need you more than ever

C#m A

And if you only hold me tight

B E

We'll be holding on forever

C#m A

And we'll only be making it right

B A

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

C#m D

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

A B

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

C#m F#

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

C#m A

Forever's gonna start tonight

B E

Forever's gonna start tonight

[Post-Chorus]

C#m

Once upon a time I was falling in love

G# A

But now I'm only falling apart

F#m

There's nothing I can do

B E C#m A B

Total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life

G# A

But now there's only love in the dark

F#m

Nothing I can say

B E

A total eclipse of the heart

[Pre-chorus]

C F C

Turn around bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

F E

Bright eyes, every now and then I fall apart

[Chorus]

C#m A

And I need you now tonight

B E

And I need you more than ever

C#m A

And if you only hold me tight

B E

We'll be holding on forever

C#m A

And we'll only be making it right

B A

'Cause we'll never be wrong together

We can take it to the end of the line

C#m F#

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

A B

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

C#m F#

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

C#m A

Forever's gonna start tonight

B E

Forever's gonna start tonight

C#m A

Forever's gonna start tonight

B E

Forever's gonna start tonight

[Post-Chorus]

C#m

Once upon a time I was falling in love

G# A

Now I'm only falling apart

F#m

There's nothing I can say

B E C#m A

Total eclipse of the heart

B E

Total eclipse of the heart

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