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The Background

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[Intro]
D   G   D   Gx3
[Verse 1]
DEverything is quGiet
DSince you're not Garound
DAnd I live in the nGumbness
GIn the backgroundD  Bm  A  
DI do the things we did beGfore
DI walk haight street to the sGtore
And they say Dwhere's that crazy girl
You don't get drunk Gon red wine and fight no more
DI don't see you anyGmore since the hospital
[Chorus]
The pAlans I make still have you in them
Cause yBmou come swimming into vieDw
And I'm hanging on your Bmwords
Like I always used to Ddo
The words they use so lBmightly
I only feel for yoDu
I only know because I Gcarry you around
N.C D   G  
In the background
I'm in the backgroundD  Bm  A  
[Verse 2]
DWords they come and memories all reGpeat
DI lift your head while they change the hospGital sheets
AnDd I would never lie to you no
GI would never lie to you no
DI felt you long after we were thBmrough, we were Athrough
[Chorus]
The pAlans I make still have you in them
Cause yBmou come swimming into vieDw
And I'm hanging on your Bmwords
Like I always used to Ddo
The words they use so lBmightly
I only feel for yoDu
I only know because I Gcarry you around
In the background
[Bridge]
D G D G
Cause AI felt you long after we were through
[Solo]
Bm D Bm D Bm D A
[Chorus]
Well Bmyou come swimming into Dview
And I'm hanging on your Bmwords
Like I always used to Ddo
The words they use so Bmlightly
I only feel to yDou
DI only know because
GI'm way Im way in the backgroundG  
I'm in the background D  
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About The Background Chords by Third Eye Blind

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