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The Only Thing That Matters

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[Intro]
 A   D   Bm   D(x4)
[Verse 1]
AWhere the hell did you come from
Outer space or heaven aboveA  
N.C.
Short of breath my long-lost love
N.C.
I can't believe my eyes
N.C.             
Are you for real?
[Verse 2]
My lAife before was sDuch a mess
There's Bmno use dwelling Don the past
My bAroken heart was Din a cast
Then Bmyou showed up and Dit began to hBmeal
[Chorus]
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that mAatters
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that's rAeal
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I'll nAever let go
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I fAeel
[Interlude]
A C#m D
[Verse]
N.C.
Someday you'll come back to me
     N.C.
And I'll say something bitterly
And yAou'll go racing toward the kitchen
C#mGrab a knife eDrase my vision
ATake may flatscreen television
C#mAnd my paintings Dby Marilyn Manson
[Chorus]
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that mAatters
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that's rAeal
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I'll nAever let go
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I fAeel
[Interlude]
 A   D(x4)
[Chorus]
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that mAatters
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing that's rAeal
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I'll nAever let go
BmBecause you're the oDnly thing I fAeel
[Outro]
 A   D(x8)
A

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The Only Thing That Matters

by Blink-182

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C#m

[Intro]

A D Bm D

(x4)

[Verse 1]

Where the hell did you come from

Outer space or heaven above

N.C.

Short of breath my long-lost love

N.C.

I can't believe my eyes

N.C.

Are you for real?

[Verse 2]

A D

My life before was such a mess

Bm D

There's no use dwelling on the past

A D

My broken heart was in a cast

Bm D Bm

Then you showed up and it began to heal

[Chorus]

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that matters

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that's real

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I'll never let go

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I feel

[Interlude]

A C#m D

[Verse]

N.C.

Someday you'll come back to me

N.C.

And I'll say something bitterly

And you'll go racing toward the kitchen

C#m D

Grab a knife erase my vision

Take may flatscreen television

C#m D

And my paintings by Marilyn Manson

[Chorus]

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that matters

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that's real

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I'll never let go

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I feel

[Interlude]

A D

(x4)

[Chorus]

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that matters

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing that's real

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I'll never let go

Bm D A

Because you're the only thing I feel

[Outro]

A D

(x8)

About The Only Thing That Matters Chords by Blink-182

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