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[Intro]
Dm
DmShine!!! I wake up to the light
but I'm still GdreaminDmg
FBecause Bbfor all we knowC  
Cwe are on Four ownG  Bb  
DmDays pass by and leave us behind
Dmthere's no time to blink our eyes
BbBut we're not playing games
to be GentertDmainedBb  
Dm Bb G
DmCount me in, in every way
DmI'll sit down another day
DmI don't want to Bbbe denied
by the pGublic eye
Dm Bb G F Dm
DmDespite Bbwe conceCal we can't Amsee where
Bbwe're going we're Cso alonDmeBb  C  
DmWe'll Bbfind what Cwe need
If we Amlearn not to Bbfollow
God is Cstill himself Bbor do you think he's
Cbusy being somebody Dmelse?
Dm Bb G Bb
DmFine!! I will fall in line!
DmYou'll get my voice but not my mind
BbAnd if I go against the grain
BbI've been told there will be Ghell to payDm  
DmThey'll crown me if I'd die today,Am  
Dmthey'll crucify my anyway
We aBbll need someone else to blame
GTo me it's all the samBbe
Bb C Dm
DmDespite Bbwe conseCal we can't Amsee where
Bbwe're going we're Cso alonDmeBb  C  
DmWe'll Bbfind what Cwe need
If we Amlearn not to Bbfollow
God is Cstill himself Bbor do you think he's
Cbusy being somebody Dmelse?
Dm G Bb C G Bb
Dm F Dm C
Dm Bb G Dm F
Dm G Bb
Dm Bb G Dm C
Dm Bb G
Dm Bb G
 Dm   Bbx6
Dm  Bb G Bb
Dm Bb C G Bb
Dm
DmDespite Bbwe conseCal we can't Amsee where
Bbwe're going we're Cso alonDmeBb  C  
DmWe'll Bbfind what Cwe need
If we Amlearn not to Bbfollow
God is Cstill himself
DmDespite Bbwe conseCal we can't Amsee where
Bbwe're going we're Cso alonDmeBb  C  
DmWe'll Bbfind what Cwe need
If we Amlearn not to Bbfollow
God is Cstill himself Bbor do you think he's
Cbusy being somebody Dmelse?

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Busy Being Somebody Else

by For All We Know (Netherlands)

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[Intro]

Shine!!! I wake up to the light

G Dm

but I'm still dreaming

F Bb C

Because for all we know

C F G Bb

we are on our own

Days pass by and leave us behind

there's no time to blink our eyes

But we're not playing games

G Dm Bb

to be entertained

Dm Bb G

Count me in, in every way

I'll sit down another day

Dm Bb

I don't want to be denied

by the public eye

Dm Bb G F Dm

Dm Bb C Am

Despite we conceal we can't see where

Bb C Dm Bb C

we're going we're so alone

Dm Bb C

We'll find what we need

Am Bb

If we learn not to follow

C Bb

God is still himself or do you think he's

C Dm

busy being somebody else?

Dm Bb G Bb

Fine!! I will fall in line!

You'll get my voice but not my mind

And if I go against the grain

Bb G Dm

I've been told there will be hell to pay

Dm Am

They'll crown me if I'd die today,

they'll crucify my anyway

We all need someone else to blame

G Bb

To me it's all the same

Bb C Dm

Dm Bb C Am

Despite we conseal we can't see where

Bb C Dm Bb C

we're going we're so alone

Dm Bb C

We'll find what we need

Am Bb

If we learn not to follow

C Bb

God is still himself or do you think he's

C Dm

busy being somebody else?

Dm G Bb C G Bb

Dm F Dm C

Dm Bb G Dm F

Dm G Bb

Dm Bb G Dm C

Dm Bb G

Dm Bb

Dm Bb G Bb

Dm Bb C G Bb

Dm Bb C Am

Despite we conseal we can't see where

Bb C Dm Bb C

we're going we're so alone

Dm Bb C

We'll find what we need

Am Bb

If we learn not to follow

God is still himself

Dm Bb C Am

Despite we conseal we can't see where

Bb C Dm Bb C

we're going we're so alone

Dm Bb C

We'll find what we need

Am Bb

If we learn not to follow

C Bb

God is still himself or do you think he's

C Dm

busy being somebody else?

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