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HEARTIST-SKELETONS
[Intro]
G E G D A E
G D A E G A
[Verse]
EI've Gforgotten how to Afeel.
AThese nights, they chill me.
ELight the way to Gsomething Dreal and save me from Emyself.
GYou, you Dchase the Acold from Eme.
With Gyou, AI'm learning to see.C  
[Chorus]
CI just need you to Dknow.
DI tried to find a Eway to bury all the Cpain
But these skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons
Won't F#sleep.
You gave me clarEity and showed me how to Cfree
These skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons in F#me.
F#These skeletons in EmeG.D  
AThese skeletons in EmeG.D  A  
[Verse]
EHow can GI forget the Apast, 
AIf it still haunts me?
EYour Gghost never fades Daway.
When I gave up everyEthing
And yoGu! 
You Dtook a hold Aof me
EAnd proGved I'm Amore than a broken wing! 
CI just need you to Dknow! 
[Chorus]
DI tried to find a Eway to bury all the Cpain
But these skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons
Won't F#sleep.
You gave me clarEity and showed me how to Cfree
These skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons in F#me.
These skeletons in F#me.
F#These skeletons in Cme.
[Solo]
A E B
[Bridge]
CSympathy is hard to Afind, 
ASo maybe life should be Edefined
EBy all the pain we left Bbehind, 
BIt rots inside our Cminds! 
CYou make me Gbelieve! 
[Chorus]
DI tried to find a Eway to bury all the Cpain
But these skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons
Won't F#sleep.
You gave me clarEity and showed me how to Cfree
These skeletons, Gthese skeletons, these skeletons in me.
These skeletons in F#me.
F#These skeletons in EmeG.D  
AThese skeletons in EmeG!D  
AThese skeletons in Eme! GYeah!
DThese skeletons in AmeE!

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Skeletons

by Heartist

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HEARTIST-SKELETONS

[Intro]

G E G D A E

G D A E G A

[Verse]

E G A

I've forgotten how to feel.

These nights, they chill me.

E G D E

Light the way to something real and save me from myself.

G D A E

You, you chase the cold from me.

G A C

With you, I'm learning to see.

[Chorus]

C D

I just need you to know.

D E C

I tried to find a way to bury all the pain

But these skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons

Won't sleep.

E C

You gave me clarity and showed me how to free

G F#

These skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons in me.

F# E G D

These skeletons in me.

A E G D A

These skeletons in me.

[Verse]

E G A

How can I forget the past,

If it still haunts me?

E G D

Your ghost never fades away.

When I gave up everything

And you!

D A

You took a hold of me

E G A

And proved I'm more than a broken wing!

C D

I just need you to know!

[Chorus]

D E C

I tried to find a way to bury all the pain

But these skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons

Won't sleep.

E C

You gave me clarity and showed me how to free

G F#

These skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons in me.

These skeletons in me.

F# C

These skeletons in me.

[Solo]

A E B

[Bridge]

C A

Sympathy is hard to find,

A E

So maybe life should be defined

E B

By all the pain we left behind,

B C

It rots inside our minds!

C G

You make me believe!

[Chorus]

D E C

I tried to find a way to bury all the pain

But these skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons

Won't sleep.

E C

You gave me clarity and showed me how to free

These skeletons, these skeletons, these skeletons in me.

These skeletons in me.

F# E G D

These skeletons in me.

A E G D

These skeletons in me!

A E G

These skeletons in me! Yeah!

D A E

These skeletons in me!

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