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Tearing Us Apart

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 - Intro:
C#m
 - Verse
C#mI just got off the pBhone with Eyou
And something wasn't right
C#mI wish that what I sBaid was tErue
But I messed up tonight
 - Chorus:
AI wish that Byou could C#munderstand the way
AI felt wBhen she lC#mooked at me today
AOh oh Boh oh oh Eoh
G#mOh when did I sAtart tearin' us aBpart?
I'm tearin' us apaC#mrtE  B  C#m  
 - Verse 2:
C#mI just got off the pBhone with Eyou
Like any other night
C#mI know that I said I lBoved you tEoo
But she was on my mind
 - Chorus:
AI wish that Byou could C#munderstand the way
AI felt wBhen she lC#mooked at me today
AOh oh Boh oh oh Eoh
G#mOh when did I sAtart tearin' us aBpart?
I'm tearin' us apaC#mrtB  
 - Bridge:
AAt this time in my life I have G#mmade up my mind
C#mEveryone thinks that F#mI'm crazy
But I Acannot deny all these fG#meelings inside
F#mAll I can say is that I'm sBorry
I'm so sAorry   C#m  
 - Verse 3
C#mI just got off the pBhone with Eyou
I didn't even cry
C#mI just did what I hBad to dEo
I had to say goodbye
 - Chorus:
AI wish that Byou could C#munderstand the way
AI felt wBhen she lC#mooked at me today
AOh oh Boh oh oh Eoh
G#mOh when did I sAtart tearin' us aBpart?
I'm tearin' us apaArtB  
C#mUnderstand the waAyB  
C#mLooked at me today
AOh oh Boh oh oh oEh
G#mOh when did I stAart tearin' us aBpart?
I'm tearin' us apaC#mrt
EOh oh BoC#mh oh
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Tearing Us Apart

by Plain White T's

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C#m

G#m

F#m

- Intro:

C#m

- Verse

C#m B E

I just got off the phone with you

And something wasn't right

C#m B E

I wish that what I said was true

But I messed up tonight

- Chorus:

A B C#m

I wish that you could understand the way

A B C#m

I felt when she looked at me today

A B E

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

G#m A B

Oh when did I start tearin' us apart?

C#m E B C#m

I'm tearin' us apart

- Verse 2:

C#m B E

I just got off the phone with you

Like any other night

C#m B E

I know that I said I loved you too

But she was on my mind

- Chorus:

A B C#m

I wish that you could understand the way

A B C#m

I felt when she looked at me today

A B E

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

G#m A B

Oh when did I start tearin' us apart?

C#m B

I'm tearin' us apart

- Bridge:

A G#m

At this time in my life I have made up my mind

C#m F#m

Everyone thinks that I'm crazy

A G#m

But I cannot deny all these feelings inside

F#m B

All I can say is that I'm sorry

A C#m

I'm so sorry

- Verse 3

C#m B E

I just got off the phone with you

I didn't even cry

C#m B E

I just did what I had to do

I had to say goodbye

- Chorus:

A B C#m

I wish that you could understand the way

A B C#m

I felt when she looked at me today

A B E

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

G#m A B

Oh when did I start tearin' us apart?

A B

I'm tearin' us apart

C#m A B

Understand the way

C#m

Looked at me today

A B E

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

G#m A B

Oh when did I start tearin' us apart?

C#m

I'm tearin' us apart

E B C#m

Oh oh oh oh

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