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Bminor

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Originally sung by The Cure:
Come Bmcloser and seeD  
EmSee into the treesG  
BmFind the girlD  
While you EmcanG  
Come Bmcloser and seeD  
EmSee into the darkG  
Just Bmfollow your eyesD  
Just Emfollow your eyesG  
Bm   D   Em   G   Bm   D   Em   G
I Bmhear her voiceD  
EmCalling my nameG  
The Bmsound is deepD  
In the darkEm  G  
I Bmhear her voiceD  
And Emstart to runG  
BmInto the treesD  
EmInto the treesG  
Bm   D   Em   G   Bm   D   Em   G
BmSuddenly I stopD  
But I Emknow it's too lateG  
I'm Bmlost in a forestD  
All aloneEm  G  
The Bmgirl was never thereD  
It's Emalways the sameG  
I'm Bmrunning towards nothingD  
AEmgain and again and aGgain

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A Forest

by Bat for Lashes

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Originally sung by The Cure:

Bm D

Come closer and see

Em G

See into the trees

Bm D

Find the girl

Em G

While you can

Bm D

Come closer and see

Em G

See into the dark

Bm D

Just follow your eyes

Em G

Just follow your eyes

Bm D Em G Bm D Em G

Bm D

I hear her voice

Em G

Calling my name

Bm D

The sound is deep

Em G

In the dark

Bm D

I hear her voice

Em G

And start to run

Bm D

Into the trees

Em G

Into the trees

Bm D Em G Bm D Em G

Bm D

Suddenly I stop

Em G

But I know it's too late

Bm D

I'm lost in a forest

Em G

All alone

Bm D

The girl was never there

Em G

It's always the same

Bm D

I'm running towards nothing

Em G

Again and again and again

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