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Intro:  Bm   A   E      G   F#m   E   D  C#m  
Verse 1:
BmIt's the hardest part when you sF#mtop believing
And you Awant too much so you F#mkeep deceiving.
Bm F#m A F#m
BmIs there enough to share or are we F#mdestined to fight
BetweAen the darkness and the F#mlight?
Bm F#m A F#m
BmI'll have everything I need if I lF#meave it behind,
I'm gonna Awalk this path as if IF#m'm blind.
Bm F#m A F#m
So hold Bmon to what's Agood cause there's G#mnot a loGt of it,
We all F#mhave heaErts but we've Dall got C#mdemons.
Pre-chorus: Bm (x3)
Chorus:
You C#mwanted to DfaAll  Eand I tried to F#msave you.D  
Oh you had it DalAl   Ewhen they took it F#maway from you.D  
You wanted to DfaAllE, now there's nothing F#mleft to lose.
Bm F#m A F#m
Verse 2:
BmI thought it'd be easy but the F#mdream it ended,
I've Ahad enough of alF#mways pretending.
Bm F#m A F#m
BmI tried to leave the train from the F#mfirst class cabin,
But the dAesert was dry and the F#mwind was howling.
We've Bmhad too Amuch and we lG#most the thGrill of it,
We've F#mhad so Emuch but it was Dnever eC#mnough.
Pre-chorus 2:   D   A     E     F#m  D  
Chorus:
You C#mwanted to DfaAll  Eand I tried to F#msave you.D  
Oh you had it DalAl   Ewhen they took it F#maway from you.D  
You wanted to DfaAllE, now there's nothing F#mleft to lose.
BmWe will Anever grow G#mold.G  
No, F#mwe will Enever grow Dold.
Chorus:
You C#mwanted to DfaAll  Eand I tried to F#msave you.D  
And you had it DaAll   Ewhen they took it F#maway from youD.
You wanted to DfaAll Eand they took it away F#mfrom you.
You had it allD, AnoEw there's nothing leF#mft to lose.D  
You got nothing F#mleft to lose.D  
BmWe will Anever grow Eold.G  
No, F#mwe will nF#mever grow oDld. 

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Icons

by The Kooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

G#m

Bm A E G F#m E D C#m

Intro:

Verse 1:

Bm F#m

It's the hardest part when you stop believing

A F#m

And you want too much so you keep deceiving.

Bm F#m A F#m

Bm F#m

Is there enough to share or are we destined to fight

A F#m

Between the darkness and the light?

Bm F#m A F#m

Bm F#m

I'll have everything I need if I leave it behind,

A F#m

I'm gonna walk this path as if I'm blind.

Bm F#m A F#m

Bm A G#m G

So hold on to what's good cause there's not a lot of it,

F#m E D C#m

We all have hearts but we've all got demons.

Pre-chorus: Bm (x3)

Chorus:

C#m D A E F#m D

You wanted to fall and I tried to save you.

D A E F#m D

Oh you had it all when they took it away from you.

D A E F#m

You wanted to fall, now there's nothing left to lose.

Bm F#m A F#m

Verse 2:

Bm F#m

I thought it'd be easy but the dream it ended,

A F#m

I've had enough of always pretending.

Bm F#m A F#m

Bm F#m

I tried to leave the train from the first class cabin,

A F#m

But the desert was dry and the wind was howling.

Bm A G#m G

We've had too much and we lost the thrill of it,

F#m E D C#m

We've had so much but it was never enough.

D A E F#m D

Pre-chorus 2:

Chorus:

C#m D A E F#m D

You wanted to fall and I tried to save you.

D A E F#m D

Oh you had it all when they took it away from you.

D A E F#m

You wanted to fall, now there's nothing left to lose.

Bm A G#m G

We will never grow old.

F#m E D

No, we will never grow old.

Chorus:

C#m D A E F#m D

You wanted to fall and I tried to save you.

D A E F#m D

And you had it all when they took it away from you.

D A E F#m

You wanted to fall and they took it away from you.

D A E F#m D

You had it all, now there's nothing left to lose.

F#m D

You got nothing left to lose.

Bm A E G

We will never grow old.

F#m F#m D

No, we will never grow old.

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