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Leave A Trace

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[Verse 1]
AI gave up on time
AJust like you said you would
AThere are tiny cracks of light underneath me
And you say I got it wroF#mngD  
But I tried hard to uncover theAm
AI have somehow got
AAway with everything
AAnything you ever did was strictly by design
But you got it wroF#mngD  
And I'll go anywhere but therAe
[Pre-Chorus]
And Eyou had best believe
That you cannot builF#md what I don't need
And I Dknow I need to feel relief
And I Eknow you'll never fold
But I believe noF#mthing that I'm told
And I Dknow I need to feel relief
[Chorus]
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to tell it just how as it was
DTake care to tell on me for the cause
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to bury all that you can
DTake care to leave a trace of a man
[Verse 2]
AI will show restraint
AJust like we said we should
AYou think I'll apologize for things I left behind
But you got it wronF#mg D  
And I'm as sane as I ever wasA  
AYou talk far too much
AFor someone so unkind
AI will wipe the salt off of my skin
And I'll admit that I got it wroF#mngD  
And there is grey between the linesA  
[Pre-Chorus]
And Eyou had best believe
That you cannot builF#md what I don't need
And I Dknow I need to feel relief
And I Eknow you'll never fold
But I believe noF#mthing that I'm told
And I Dknow I need to feel relief
[Chorus]
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to tell it just how as it was
DTake care to tell on me for the cause
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to bury all that you can
DTake care to leave a trace of a man
[Bridge]
F#mI know, I know, I Eknow, I AknoDw
F#mI know, I know, I Eknow, I AknoDw
[Chorus]
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to tell it just how as it was
DTake care to tell on me for the cause
EI know I need to Afeel released
DTake care to bury all that you can
DTake care to leave a trace of a man
   E     A   Dx2
F#mI know, I know, I Eknow, I knoDw
DI know I need

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Leave A Trace

by CHVRCHES

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F#m

[Verse 1]

I gave up on time

Just like you said you would

There are tiny cracks of light underneath me

F#m D

And you say I got it wrong

But I tried hard to uncover them

I have somehow got

Away with everything

Anything you ever did was strictly by design

F#m D

But you got it wrong

And I'll go anywhere but there

[Pre-Chorus]

And you had best believe

F#m

That you cannot build what I don't need

And I know I need to feel relief

And I know you'll never fold

F#m

But I believe nothing that I'm told

And I know I need to feel relief

[Chorus]

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to tell it just how as it was

Take care to tell on me for the cause

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to bury all that you can

Take care to leave a trace of a man

[Verse 2]

I will show restraint

Just like we said we should

You think I'll apologize for things I left behind

F#m D

But you got it wrong

And I'm as sane as I ever was

You talk far too much

For someone so unkind

I will wipe the salt off of my skin

F#m D

And I'll admit that I got it wrong

And there is grey between the lines

[Pre-Chorus]

And you had best believe

F#m

That you cannot build what I don't need

And I know I need to feel relief

And I know you'll never fold

F#m

But I believe nothing that I'm told

And I know I need to feel relief

[Chorus]

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to tell it just how as it was

Take care to tell on me for the cause

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to bury all that you can

Take care to leave a trace of a man

[Bridge]

F#m E A D

I know, I know, I know, I know

F#m E A D

I know, I know, I know, I know

[Chorus]

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to tell it just how as it was

Take care to tell on me for the cause

E A

I know I need to feel released

Take care to bury all that you can

Take care to leave a trace of a man

E A D

F#m E D

I know, I know, I know, I know

I know I need

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