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Johnny slides the E up the octave (in the beginning) and up two frets (at the end) in a few different 
    G#m= 466444
 G#sus4= 466644
      E= 022100
    C#m= x46654
    F#m= 244222
*      = strum only the bottom three strings of the previous chord
X      = xxx654
Y      = xxx444
Z      = xxx323
      B= 799877
For "G#m / G#sus4" parts on Intro and Verse, switch between the two chords several times.
[Intro]
 G#m/   G#sus4  E  
[Verse]
 G#m/ G#sus4  
  Can't you figure it out
  Or do I have to write it Edown yeah, for you
 G#m/ G#sus4  
  I know what you're about
  I'm not afraid to shut it Edown yeah
  Over and over and over and over again
  EYour vanity is so cold
  C#mYour vanity is so cold in my
  G#m*  G#m*  G#m*   G#m  
  Heart, soul, please, let go
  EYour vanity is so cold
 G#m/   G#sus4  E  
 G#m/ G#sus4  
  I guess anything goes
  When you're waiting for the one that you Elove
  It's not ready
 G#m/ G#sus4  
  Hey, man, wouldn't you know?
  Your body should be waiting for lEove
  Over and over and over and over again
  EYour vanity is so cold
  C#mYour vanity is so cold in my
  G#m*  G#m*  G#m*   G#m  
  Heart, soul, please, let go
  EYour vanity is so coldC#m  
[Chorus]
  And G#mI've F#msearched G#mmy Esoul for C#myou G#mtoday
  But this G#mfeeling is F#mgetG#mting Eold
  It won'C#mt go G#maway
  I'm G#mlost witF#mhout G#myou Ehere
  My C#mlove, it G#mlays G#munder the F#mcorG#mnersEtone
  That the C#mbuilder threw G#maway
  G#mI've F#msearcheG#md my sEoul
[Verse]
  Nothing ever came
  This G#mfeeling's F#mgetG#mting Eold
  N.C.
  Right back in the cold now
X Y Z                       X Y Z
      Right back into the cold, yeah
                         X Y Z
  It's all I've ever known
                   X Y Z
  All I've ever known, yeah
[Chorus]
  AG#mnd I have F#msearched G#mmy Esoul, yeah
  EFor you, it's true
  EBut nothing ever comes, out Bright
  And I swear, I'm headed back to the otheEr side, yeah
  I can't sit around and watch us both diBe
  Oh, no, I cannot watch us botEh die
  Oh no, not I
  You know I've got to tryB  
[Outro]
E    B
  I need you herEe
  I've tried and I'll try agaBin
  You are my Efriend
  This is not the endB  

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Vanity

by Highly Suspect

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#sus4

C#m

F#m

Johnny slides the E up the octave (in the beginning) and up two frets (at the end) in a few different

G#m

= 466444

G#sus4

= 466644

= 022100

C#m

= x46654

F#m

= 244222

* = strum only the bottom three strings of the previous chord

X = xxx654

Y = xxx444

Z = xxx323

= 799877

For "G#m / G#sus4" parts on Intro and Verse, switch between the two chords several times.

[Intro]

G#m G#sus4 E

[Verse]

G#m G#sus4

Can't you figure it out

Or do I have to write it down yeah, for you

G#m G#sus4

I know what you're about

I'm not afraid to shut it down yeah

Over and over and over and over again

Your vanity is so cold

C#m

Your vanity is so cold in my

G#m G#m G#m G#m

* * *

Heart, soul, please, let go

Your vanity is so cold

G#m G#sus4 E

G#m G#sus4

I guess anything goes

When you're waiting for the one that you love

It's not ready

G#m G#sus4

Hey, man, wouldn't you know?

Your body should be waiting for love

Over and over and over and over again

Your vanity is so cold

C#m

Your vanity is so cold in my

G#m G#m G#m G#m

* * *

Heart, soul, please, let go

E C#m

Your vanity is so cold

[Chorus]

G#m F#m G#m E C#m G#m

And I've searched my soul for you today

G#m F#m G#m E

But this feeling is getting old

C#m G#m

It won't go away

G#m F#m G#m E

I'm lost without you here

C#m G#m G#m F#m G#m E

My love, it lays under the cornerstone

C#m G#m

That the builder threw away

G#m F#m G#m E

I've searched my soul

[Verse]

Nothing ever came

G#m F#m G#m E

This feeling's getting old

N.C.

Right back in the cold now

X Y Z X Y Z

Right back into the cold, yeah

X Y Z

It's all I've ever known

X Y Z

All I've ever known, yeah

[Chorus]

G#m F#m G#m E

And I have searched my soul, yeah

For you, it's true

E B

But nothing ever comes, out right

And I swear, I'm headed back to the other side, yeah

I can't sit around and watch us both die

Oh, no, I cannot watch us both die

Oh no, not I

You know I've got to try

[Outro]

E B

I need you here

I've tried and I'll try again

You are my friend

This is not the end

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