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Capo 1
[Chords Used]
F Am G C
[Verse]
FNew York surprisAme me
21 aGnd I need somFething
To pick me up out Amof
The Gcompany I run Fwith
Emily just phoned for me to smoke with Amher
GAnd on her furniture
FDiscuss how love has been
FI must admit AmI think I lost my way Ga bit
FCause 6 days Amin I swear I lost my bGaby
GBut then I wrote two tunes that
[Chorus]
C
FDragged me out from nowheCre
FPaid for all my cigaretteCs
FAnd whatever it took to keep you off my Cmind
F
[Verse]
FNew York surprisAme me
22 aGnd I need somFething
To keep me inside Amof
The Gcompany I run Fwith
Emily just phoned for me to smoke with Amher
GAnd on her furniture
FDiscuss how love has been
FI must admit AmI've been known to losGe my way a bit
FAnd 6 days in Amis where I lost my patGience
GBut then I wrote two tunes that
[Chorus]
C
FDragged me out from nowheCre
FPaid for all my cigaretteCs
FAnd whatever it took to keep you off my Cmind
F

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Emily

by Catfish and the Bottlemen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Chords Used]

F Am G C

[Verse]

F Am

New York surprise me

G F

21 and I need something

To pick me up out of

G F

The company I run with

Emily just phoned for me to smoke with her

And on her furniture

Discuss how love has been

F Am G

I must admit I think I lost my way a bit

F Am G

Cause 6 days in I swear I lost my baby

But then I wrote two tunes that

[Chorus]

F C

Dragged me out from nowhere

F C

Paid for all my cigarettes

F C

And whatever it took to keep you off my mind

[Verse]

F Am

New York surprise me

G F

22 and I need something

To keep me inside of

G F

The company I run with

Emily just phoned for me to smoke with her

And on her furniture

Discuss how love has been

F Am G

I must admit I've been known to lose my way a bit

F Am G

And 6 days in is where I lost my patience

But then I wrote two tunes that

[Chorus]

F C

Dragged me out from nowhere

F C

Paid for all my cigarettes

F C

And whatever it took to keep you off my mind

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