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My Little Ruin

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[Intro]
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
[Verse]
BmDo F#m7do do BmdoF#m7oooBm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
BmCome on my little F#m7ruin won’t you Bmopen up and F#m7let us inBm?F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
BmTime has not been F#m7kind but yoBmu're still sF#m7tanding hBmereF#m7  Bm  F#m7  
GLeave a light on in your window, won’t you lBmet me see a sign?
GIt’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors Bmnow for me this time
[Chorus]
BmCome on, my little sF#m7orrow, won’t you Bmsing yoursF#m7elf a different sBmongF#m7?Bm  F#m7  
BmThe melody that F#m7made you is now Bma worn-out F#m7sing-alonBmgF#m7  Bm  F#m7  
GEverybody’s looking at you, but BmI can’t stand to watch
GI’ve seen this scene come and Bmgo too much
AAnd oh, how you struggle through the Em7hours, way-yeah-Aeah
Ayour sorrow leading the wEm7ay, hay-yeah-eAah
AAnd as you stood there among the cowaEm7rds    you were letting them winG  
[Bridge]
But I’m not gonna sBmtand aside and Awatch them tear you Gup
no I’m not, cause you're beBmtter than they are and AI can’t say it eGnough
that’s enough "what are you doiBmng?F#m7"Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
[Chorus]
BmCome on my little F#m7ruin won’t you Bmbuild yourself F#m7back up agBmainF#m7?Bm  F#m7  
BmWon’t you take the time you were F#m7given, you promBmised it F#m7to yourseBmlfF#m7  Bm  F#m7  
GYou could stand among the best of them if Bmyou could hold your own
GBut no-one's gonna do it for you now, bBmut you and you alone
AAnd oh, how you struggle with your poEm7wer, way-yeah-eaAh
AAnd keep your back tight to the wEm7all, hay-yeah-eaAh
AAnd as you were counted among the cowEm7ards    they didn’t see you at allG  
[Verse]
Now you're caught on a rBmising wave, and AI can’t get you oGff
But I’m not gonna sBmtand aside and Awatch them tear you Gup
No, I’m not, cause you're bBmetter than they are, you're bAetter than they are
You're bGetter than they are, you're better than they are
you're bBmetter than they are, and AI can’t say it eGnough
that’s enough "what are you doBmingF#m7?" Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
"what are you BmdoiF#m7ng?"Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
[Chorus]
BmCome on my little F#m7ruin won’t you Bmtell me where the fF#m7eeling’s goBmne?F#m7  Bm  F#m7  
BmThere's nothing lost F#m7between us, you can Bmcome back anytF#m7ime you wBmantF#m7  Bm  F#m7  

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My Little Ruin

by Glen Hansard

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F#m7

Em7

[Intro]

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

[Verse]

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Do do do doooo

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Come on my little ruin won’t you open up and let us in?

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Time has not been kind but you're still standing here

G Bm

Leave a light on in your window, won’t you let me see a sign?

G Bm

It’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time

[Chorus]

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Come on, my little sorrow, won’t you sing yourself a different song?

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along

G Bm

Everybody’s looking at you, but I can’t stand to watch

G Bm

I’ve seen this scene come and go too much

A Em7 A

And oh, how you struggle through the hours, way-yeah-eah

A Em7 A

your sorrow leading the way, hay-yeah-eah

A Em7 G

And as you stood there among the cowards you were letting them win

[Bridge]

Bm A G

But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up

Bm A G

no I’m not, cause you're better than they are and I can’t say it enough

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

that’s enough "what are you doing?"

[Chorus]

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Come on my little ruin won’t you build yourself back up again?

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Won’t you take the time you were given, you promised it to yourself

G Bm

You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own

G Bm

But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone

A Em7 A

And oh, how you struggle with your power, way-yeah-eah

A Em7 A

And keep your back tight to the wall, hay-yeah-eah

A Em7 G

And as you were counted among the cowards they didn’t see you at all

[Verse]

Bm A G

Now you're caught on a rising wave, and I can’t get you off

Bm A G

But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up

Bm A

No, I’m not, cause you're better than they are, you're better than they are

You're better than they are, you're better than they are

Bm A G

you're better than they are, and I can’t say it enough

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

that’s enough "what are you doing?"

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

"what are you doing?"

[Chorus]

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

Come on my little ruin won’t you tell me where the feeling’s gone?

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7

There's nothing lost between us, you can come back anytime you want

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