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Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Em-   022000
 C-    x03201
 G-    320003
 D-    xx0232
 Am-   x02210
 Bm-   x24432
 D/F#- 2x023x
Intro:
Em--Bm-C--G--Bm-D-
Em--Bm-C--G--D/F#--
Em-C-G-Am-
Em-C-G-Bm-
Verse 1:
  Emyou'll never Cbe
the man Gthey want
Amyou to be  Emyou've
got no Cgoals in
life it Gdon't
make Bmsense
to see  Emsomeone
forCgotten Gsomeone
you Amused to know
  Emis there a Creason
Dno one seems
to EmcareC  Bm  D  Bm  G  Em  C  Bm  Em  C  Bm  D  Bm  G  Bm  
Refrain:
  Emno one can Cgive
you Dthe life you
Amget  Emwhat He said
was Gtrue Dand I'll
never forAmget  EmHis
Son the Csacrifice
  DNow I owe Him
my Amlife  Emgive your
life to CGod Dcome
into His Amlight
Chorus 1:
Don't Emlet the world
Gown you with it's
Dfalse analoAmgies of
Emwhat a happy Glife
looks like and
Dwhy you don't add
Amup Emthere's no happy
Gending to this
imDpossibiliAmty so
Emchange your mind
and Ggive Him time
i'm Dsure you'd agAmree
Interlude:
Em--Bm-C--G--Bm-D-
Em--Bm-C--G--D/F#--
Verse 2:
  Emthy gave you Cheroes
  Gsomeone to Amlook up
to  Emyou'll never
be Clike them Gno
matter how Bmhard
you try  Emit's all
Csuperficial Ga
deAmceptive lie
i Emknow you're
getting CtiredD  
so sEmtop!C  Bm  D  Bm  G  Em  C  Bm  Em  C  Bm  D  Bm  G  Bm  
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
Don't Emlet the world
Gown you with it's
Dfalse analoAmgies of
Emwhat a happy Glife
looks like and
Dwhy you don't add
Amup Emthere's no happy
Gending to this
imDpossibiliAmty so
Emchange your mind
and Ggive Him time
i'm Dsure you'd agAmree
Em  C Bm D Bm G Em C Bm Em C Bm D Bm G Bm
Em(hold)

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High Standards

by MxPx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022000

- x03201

- 320003

- xx0232

- x02210

- x24432

D/F#

- 2x023x

Intro:

Em--Bm-C--G--Bm-D-

Em--Bm-C--G--D/F#--

Em-C-G-Am-

Em-C-G-Bm-

Verse 1:

Em C

you'll never be

the man they want

Am Em

you to be you've

got no goals in

life it don't

make sense

to see someone

C G

forgotten someone

you used to know

Em C

is there a reason

no one seems

Em C Bm D Bm G Em C Bm Em C Bm D Bm G Bm

to care

Refrain:

Em C

no one can give

you the life you

Am Em

get what He said

G D

was true and I'll

Am Em

never forget His

Son the sacrifice

Now I owe Him

Am Em

my life give your

C D

life to God come

into His light

Chorus 1:

Don't let the world

own you with it's

D Am

false analogies of

Em G

what a happy life

looks like and

why you don't add

Am Em

up there's no happy

ending to this

D Am

impossibility so

change your mind

and give Him time

D Am

i'm sure you'd agree

Interlude:

Em--Bm-C--G--Bm-D-

Em--Bm-C--G--D/F#--

Verse 2:

Em C

thy gave you heroes

G Am

someone to look up

to you'll never

C G

be like them no

matter how hard

you try it's all

C G

superficial a

deceptive lie

i know you're

C D

getting tired

Em C Bm D Bm G Em C Bm Em C Bm D Bm G Bm

so stop!

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:

Don't let the world

own you with it's

D Am

false analogies of

Em G

what a happy life

looks like and

why you don't add

Am Em

up there's no happy

ending to this

D Am

impossibility so

change your mind

and give Him time

D Am

i'm sure you'd agree

Em C Bm D Bm G Em C Bm Em C Bm D Bm G Bm

Em(hold)

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