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Ten Goodbyes

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[Verse]
BI won’t plead, I won’t plead
Guilty for C#mthis
You’re just a Emess,
And AI won’t clean it Bup
E
[Chorus]
G#mIf I die, If I dieE  
it’s cause I’m Bbuilding up a fear of ten goB/A#odbyes, and
G#mWhen we try, when we tryE  
the Bbackburner burns down to my thighsB/A#  
G#m     E     B     B/A#
[Verse]
BRoses red, violets blue
But who gives a C#mdamn
When lovers and Efriends
just Aturn to black and BwhiteB/A#  G#m  
B/A#
[Chorus]
G#mIf I die, If I dieE  
it’s cause I’m Bbuilding up a fear of ten goB/A#odbyes, and
G#mWhen we try, when we tryE  
the Bbackburner burns down to my thighsB/A#  
G#m     E     B     B/A#
[Bridge]
G#mIf I F#ever Bleave thiC#ms town
G#mTrace my F#tracks, but don’t Btrack me Edown
A G#mone way F#street to Bbrand new C#meyes
It G#mburns inF#side and Bjams the EI-5
[Chorus]
G#mIf I die, If I dieE  
it’s cause I’m Bbuilding up a fear of ten goB/A#odbyes, and
G#mWhen we try, when we tryE  
the Bbackburner burns down to my thighsB/A#  
[Outro]
G#m     E     B     B/A#

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Ten Goodbyes

by Tim Atlas

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

B/A#

[Verse]

I won’t plead, I won’t plead

C#m

Guilty for this

You’re just a mess,

A B

And I won’t clean it up

[Chorus]

G#m E

If I die, If I die

B B/A#

it’s cause I’m building up a fear of ten goodbyes, and

G#m E

When we try, when we try

B B/A#

the backburner burns down to my thighs

G#m E B B/A#

[Verse]

Roses red, violets blue

C#m

But who gives a damn

When lovers and friends

A B B/A# G#m

just turn to black and white

B/A#

[Chorus]

G#m E

If I die, If I die

B B/A#

it’s cause I’m building up a fear of ten goodbyes, and

G#m E

When we try, when we try

B B/A#

the backburner burns down to my thighs

G#m E B B/A#

[Bridge]

G#m F# B C#m

If I ever leave this town

G#m F# B E

Trace my tracks, but don’t track me down

G#m F# B C#m

A one way street to brand new eyes

G#m F# B E

It burns inside and jams the I-5

[Chorus]

G#m E

If I die, If I die

B B/A#

it’s cause I’m building up a fear of ten goodbyes, and

G#m E

When we try, when we try

B B/A#

the backburner burns down to my thighs

[Outro]

G#m E B B/A#

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