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**capo on 1st fret**
[Intro]
D  A E
D  A E
[Verse 1]
DAim, throw your best Ashot right at Eme
Cause pDain, I can take iAt easiEly
DDid you really think I'd fall tF#mo my knEees
Just to prDay for some sweAet simpliciEty?
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause wDoah, you're squeezing my heAart,
too hE/G#ard in your bF#mare hands, they hEold too tight
And wDoah the air is on fiAre,
this rE/G#oom feels elF#mectric, caught here in youEr sights
[Chorus]
PF#mower, pAower
I will nBmever understand the power you were holding oDver mEe
PF#mower, pAower
Oh you hBmad it too long, yes you hDad it too lEong
[Verse 2]
PDain, just synAapses fiEring
In our brDains, when you cAut me, cut me deEep
HDurt the ones you love the most F#measiEly
Cause in tDime we show oAur Achilles's hEeels
[Pre-Chorus]
And wDoah, you're squeezing my heAart,
too hard and your F#mcold bare hands, they hEold too tight
And wDoah the air is on fiAre,
this room feels eF#mlectric, caught here in your Esights
[Chorus]
PF#mower, pAower
I will nBmever understand the power you were holding oDver mEe
PF#mower, pAower
Oh you hBmad it too long, yes you hDad it too lEong
[Bridge]
If you're gonna hDit me, hit me harder (HF#mit me, hit me harder)
Cause you better knDock me out the first timF#meE  
And if you’re gonna Ddo this rip the plaster (F#mDo this with the plaster)
If you're gonna hDit me, hit me harder than tF#mhisE  
PAower, pF#mower
Blows my mBmind to think I ever let you hold it F#mover E6me
F#m A Bm D E
[Chorus]
PF#mower, pAower
I will nBmever understand the way I let you hold it oDver mEe
PF#mower, oh pAower
Well you hBmad it too long, yes you hDad it too lEong
   F#mOh oh oh oAh, Oh oh oh Bmoh, oh oh oh oDhE  
PF#mower, pAower
Let you hBmave it too long, yes you hDad it too loEng

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Power

by Bastille

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

**capo on 1st fret**

[Intro]

D A E

[Verse 1]

D A E

Aim, throw your best shot right at me

D A E

Cause pain, I can take it easily

D F#m E

Did you really think I'd fall to my knees

D A E

Just to pray for some sweet simplicity?

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

Cause woah, you're squeezing my heart,

E/G# F#m E

too hard in your bare hands, they hold too tight

D A

And woah the air is on fire,

E/G# F#m E

this room feels electric, caught here in your sights

[Chorus]

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

I will never understand the power you were holding over me

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

Oh you had it too long, yes you had it too long

[Verse 2]

D A E

Pain, just synapses firing

D A E

In our brains, when you cut me, cut me deep

D F#m E

Hurt the ones you love the most easily

D A E

Cause in time we show our Achilles's heels

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

And woah, you're squeezing my heart,

F#m E

too hard and your cold bare hands, they hold too tight

D A

And woah the air is on fire,

F#m E

this room feels electric, caught here in your sights

[Chorus]

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

I will never understand the power you were holding over me

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

Oh you had it too long, yes you had it too long

[Bridge]

D F#m

If you're gonna hit me, hit me harder (Hit me, hit me harder)

D F#m E

Cause you better knock me out the first time

D F#m

And if you’re gonna do this rip the plaster (Do this with the plaster)

D F#m E

If you're gonna hit me, hit me harder than this

A F#m

Power, power

Bm F#m E6

Blows my mind to think I ever let you hold it over me

F#m A Bm D E

[Chorus]

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

I will never understand the way I let you hold it over me

F#m A

Power, oh power

Bm D E

Well you had it too long, yes you had it too long

F#m A Bm D E

Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh

F#m A

Power, power

Bm D E

Let you have it too long, yes you had it too long

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