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Only When I Feel
Composed by Jim Steinman
From "Braver Than We Are." If you're not comfortable playing in Ab, transpose done a half step / capo on 1st 
fret to play in  Ginstead.
The intro and verse are in 6/8. The rest is 4/4.
[Intro]
|:  Bbm|  Fm7|  Fm7|  Bbm:| Bbm  
[Verse]
There are Bbmthings that I've come to beFm7lieve since the new resurrection of Bbmlove
There are Bbmvisions I finally Fm7see, there are signs everywhere, they're beBbmlow and above
There are Bbmthings that I finally Fm7know, there are secrets and dreams never Bbmseen in the light
We are Bbmsuddenly plunged into Fm7dark; our soul is a beast that goes Bbmbump in the nightBbm  
[Chorus]
There are Abendless Fm7nights, they Dbmaj9just go on forEbever
There are Abscars on Fm7scars that I Dbmaj9know will never Ebheal
There's reAblentless Fm7pain, it Dbmaj9tortures me forEbever
I've Bbmgot to pretend it's not Ebreal.
But at Ableast it only Fm7hurts
At Ableast it only Fm7hurts
BbmOnly When I EbFeel
It Ebhurts Only When I AbFeel
[Outro]
 Ab|  Abm|  Cm| to transition into More.

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Only When I Feel

by Meat Loaf

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Fm7

Dbmaj9

Abm

Only When I Feel

Composed by Jim Steinman

From "Braver Than We Are." If you're not comfortable playing in , transpose done a half step / capo on 1st

fret to play in instead.

The intro and verse are in 6/8. The rest is 4/4.

[Intro]

Bbm Fm7 Fm7 Bbm Bbm

|: | | | :|

[Verse]

Bbm Fm7 Bbm

There are things that I've come to believe since the new resurrection of love

Bbm Fm7 Bbm

There are visions I finally see, there are signs everywhere, they're below and above

Bbm Fm7 Bbm

There are things that I finally know, there are secrets and dreams never seen in the light

Bbm Fm7 Bbm Bbm

We are suddenly plunged into dark; our soul is a beast that goes bump in the night

[Chorus]

Ab Fm7 Dbmaj9 Eb

There are endless nights, they just go on forever

Ab Fm7 Dbmaj9 Eb

There are scars on scars that I know will never heal

Ab Fm7 Dbmaj9 Eb

There's relentless pain, it tortures me forever

Bbm Eb

I've got to pretend it's not real.

Ab Fm7

But at least it only hurts

Ab Fm7

At least it only hurts

Bbm Eb

Only When I Feel

Eb Ab

It hurts Only When I Feel

[Outro]

Ab Abm Cm

| | | to transition into More.

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