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What You Don't See
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Bb- x13331
 F-  133211
 Gm- 355333
 Eb- x68886
 Cm- x35543
Intro: Eb  
then
Eb---Gm-Bb-F- x2
Verse 1:
Of Eball the roads
I took the wounded
way Of Bball the words
That you Cmchose to say
There was Ebonly three
that held any weight
The Bbrest was all
just sCmmall talk
EbLust I hate it
I Bbguess it’s what
you Cmmake it EbNow
it’s said with
past tense For
the Bbsake of
moving Cmpast this
Chorus 1:
BbBreaking in to me
Tell it how you
Cmthink it’s going
to be I’ll bite
Ebback with broken
teeth So helpless
        F        Eb(hold)
I can’t help this
Verse 2:
  EbI sense Your purpose
So tense inside yet
Gmnot Bbon the Fsurface
  EbAnd if this is worth
it Then why is there
still sGmmall   Bb  Ftalk?
EbLust I hate it
I guess it’s what
you Gmmake    Bb  Fit
EbNow it’s said with
past tense For
the sake of
moving Gmpast   Bb  Fthis
Chorus 2:
BbBreaking in to me
Tell it how you
Cmthink it’s going
to be I’ll bite
Ebback with broken
teeth So helpless
I can’t Fhelp this
cause it's BbBreaking
in to me Tell it
how you Cmthink it’s
goingto be I’ll
bite Ebback with
broken teeth
So helplessF  
Bridge:
So GmWhere is my patience
I Ebcannot erase this
It Bblives inside me and
Fit will die with me
This Gmgap between us
Ebgrows on  BbThe last thing
I Fwant to do is Gmmove onEb  Bb  
This Fgap between
us Gmgrows onEb  Bb  Cm  
Interlude:
Eb---Gm-Bb-F(hold)
Chorus 3:
BbBreaking in to me
Tell it how you
Cmthink it’s going
to be I’ll bite
Ebback with broken
teeth So helpless
I can’t Fhelp this
cause it's BbBreaking
in to me Tell it
how you Cmthink it’s
goingto be I’ll
bite Ebback with
broken teeth
So helplessF  
BbBreaking in to me
Tell it how you
Cmthink it’s going
to be I’ll bite
Ebback with broken
teeth So helpless
I can’t Fhelp this
cause it's BbBreaking
in to me Tell it
how you Cmthink it’s
goingto be I’ll
bite Ebback with
broken teeth
           F Eb(hold)
So helpless

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Small Talk

by The Story So Far

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

What You Don't See

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x13331

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- x35543

Intro:

then

Eb---Gm-Bb-F- x2

Verse 1:

Of all the roads

I took the wounded

way Of all the words

That you chose to say

There was only three

that held any weight

The rest was all

just small talk

Lust I hate it

I guess it’s what

Cm Eb

you make it Now

it’s said with

past tense For

the sake of

moving past this

Chorus 1:

Breaking in to me

Tell it how you

think it’s going

to be I’ll bite

back with broken

teeth So helpless

F Eb(hold)

I can’t help this

Verse 2:

I sense Your purpose

So tense inside yet

Gm Bb F

not on the surface

And if this is worth

it Then why is there

Gm Bb F

still small talk?

Lust I hate it

I guess it’s what

Gm Bb F

you make it

Now it’s said with

past tense For

the sake of

Gm Bb F

moving past this

Chorus 2:

Breaking in to me

Tell it how you

think it’s going

to be I’ll bite

back with broken

teeth So helpless

I can’t help this

cause it's Breaking

in to me Tell it

how you think it’s

goingto be I’ll

bite back with

broken teeth

So helpless

Bridge:

So Where is my patience

I cannot erase this

It lives inside me and

it will die with me

This gap between us

Eb Bb

grows on The last thing

F Gm Eb Bb

I want to do is move on

This gap between

Gm Eb Bb Cm

us grows on

Interlude:

Eb---Gm-Bb-F(hold)

Chorus 3:

Breaking in to me

Tell it how you

think it’s going

to be I’ll bite

back with broken

teeth So helpless

I can’t help this

cause it's Breaking

in to me Tell it

how you think it’s

goingto be I’ll

bite back with

broken teeth

So helpless

Breaking in to me

Tell it how you

think it’s going

to be I’ll bite

back with broken

teeth So helpless

I can’t help this

cause it's Breaking

in to me Tell it

how you think it’s

goingto be I’ll

bite back with

broken teeth

F Eb(hold)

So helpless

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