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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
 G-    320033
 F#m-  244222
Verse 1:
You Bmsay you wanna
leave me say you
wanna be free
Dfrom everything
you hate BmGet
yourself together
we'll always be
together DLove you
just F#mcan not rate
BmBeen so long since
we hooked Gbeen so
long since we took
Dtime to Aget things
right But BmI'll be
here forever GI'll
lie to you forever
DNow it doesn't
F#mlook too bright
Chorus 1:
Nobody is Bmkilling
Dmore time than
Ayou and GI
Everybody is
Bmwilling Dsomehow
to Asay goodGbye
Verse 2:
I Bmthink we're
getting used to
Gused to be abused
to DDoubt is Aall
there is We Bmcan
not spread out
wings out Gcan not
do a new thing
DDrought on F#mwhat
we miss When
Bmeverything is
falling it's Glike
we both are crawling
aDround and aAround
again BmEvery fight
is too long Gevery
word is too strong
DBound to end it
F#mall but when?
Refrain:
  GThe stalemate is
on and F#mwhat we
had is dead and
gone GIt's like
we just don't
care We're
Dgoing nowhereF#m  
Chorus 2:
Nobody is Bmkilling
Dmore time than
Ayou and GI
Everybody is
Bmwilling Dsomehow
to Asay goodGbye
Nobody is Bmkilling
Dmore time than
Ayou and GI
Everybody is
Bmwilling Dsomehow
to Asay goodGbyeG  
Bridge:
I wanna say goodBmbyeG  
Yeah I wanna say
goodDbye   F#mGoodbye to
our big life BmlieG  
when nothing's gonna be
alDright   F#mYou know this
is our best Bmwhite lie
Nothing's gonna be
alGright Doesn't matter
how we Dtry   F#mI wanna
ask you why we can't
let it Bmdie? Even though
we both have Gtried
you know I always
question Dwhy Why we
F#mjust can't let it die? 
Chorus 3:
Nobody is Bmkilling
Dmore time than
Ayou and GI
Everybody is
Bmwilling Dsomehow
to Asay goodGbye
Nobody is Bmkilling
Dmore time than
Ayou and GI
Everybody is
Bmwilling Dsomehow
to Asay goodGbyeG  
It's our big
life BmlieD  A  G  
It's our big
life BmlieD  A  G  
It's our big
life BmlieD  A  G  
It's our big
      Bm   D   AG(hold)
life lie

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Stalemate

by Millencolin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

F#m

- 244222

Verse 1:

You say you wanna

leave me say you

wanna be free

from everything

you hate Get

yourself together

we'll always be

together Love you

F#m

just can not rate

Been so long since

we hooked been so

long since we took

D A

time to get things

right But I'll be

here forever I'll

lie to you forever

Now it doesn't

F#m

look too bright

Chorus 1:

Nobody is killing

more time than

A G

you and I

Everybody is

Bm D

willing somehow

A G

to say goodbye

Verse 2:

I think we're

getting used to

used to be abused

D A

to Doubt is all

there is We can

not spread out

wings out can not

do a new thing

D F#m

Drought on what

we miss When

everything is

falling it's like

we both are crawling

D A

around and around

again Every fight

is too long every

word is too strong

Bound to end it

F#m

all but when?

Refrain:

The stalemate is

F#m

on and what we

had is dead and

gone It's like

we just don't

care We're

D F#m

going nowhere

Chorus 2:

Nobody is killing

more time than

A G

you and I

Everybody is

Bm D

willing somehow

A G

to say goodbye

Nobody is killing

more time than

A G

you and I

Everybody is

Bm D

willing somehow

A G G

to say goodbye

Bridge:

Bm G

I wanna say goodbye

Yeah I wanna say

D F#m

goodbye Goodbye to

Bm G

our big life lie

when nothing's gonna be

D F#m

alright You know this

is our best white lie

Nothing's gonna be

alright Doesn't matter

D F#m

how we try I wanna

ask you why we can't

let it die? Even though

we both have tried

you know I always

question why Why we

F#m

just can't let it die?

Chorus 3:

Nobody is killing

more time than

A G

you and I

Everybody is

Bm D

willing somehow

A G

to say goodbye

Nobody is killing

more time than

A G

you and I

Everybody is

Bm D

willing somehow

A G G

to say goodbye

It's our big

Bm D A G

life lie

It's our big

Bm D A G

life lie

It's our big

Bm D A G

life lie

It's our big

Bm D A

G(hold)

life lie

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