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[Intro]
Am Am C G
[Verse 1]
AmIt's haunting
This hFold that you have over meDm  
I gAmrow   Emso   Fweak
I Amsee you
And Feverything Dmaround you fades
And AmI    Emcan't    Fspeak
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never kGnow what it is you do to AmmeC  
What it is you do to AmmeC  F  G  
[Chorus]
AmNo matter what I say or what I Fdo
GI know how this will Amend
So I'm turning awFay now Gbefore we beAmgin
And no matter what you say or what you Fdo
I kGnow how this wilAml end
So I'm turning awFay now
I'm danGgerous Amfor youF  
I’m Dmdangerous Amfor youF  Dm  
[Verse 2]
You tAmouch me
And I Fcan barely make a Dmmove
And AmI cEman't Fbreathe
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never kGnow what it is you do to AmmeC  
What it is you do to AmmeC  F  G  
[Chorus]
AmNo matter what I say or what I Fdo
GI know how this will Amend
So I'm turning awFay now Gbefore we beAmgin
And no matter what you say or what you Fdo
I kGnow how this wilAml end
So I'm turning awFay now
I’m Gdangerous
[Bridge]
DmThe only promise I could mFake you
(Is that my promise is a lie)
DmThe only promise I could mGake you
(Is that my promise is a lie)
[Chorus]
AmNo matter what I say or what I Fdo
GI know how this will Amend
So I'm turning awFay now Gbefore we beAmgin
And no matter what you say or what you Fdo
I kGnow how this wilAml end
So I'm turning awFay now
I'm dGangerous Amfor you F[x4]
G
[Outro]
AmMy promise is I will Fhurt you G[x4]
Am

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The Promise

by In This Moment

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[Intro]

Am Am C G

[Verse 1]

It's haunting

F Dm

This hold that you have over me

Am Em F

I grow so weak

I see you

F Dm

And everything around you fades

Am Em F

And I can't speak

[Pre-Chorus]

C G Am C

But you can never know what it is you do to me

Am C F G

What it is you do to me

[Chorus]

Am F

No matter what I say or what I do

G Am

I know how this will end

F G Am

So I'm turning away now before we begin

And no matter what you say or what you do

G Am

I know how this will end

So I'm turning away now

G Am F

I'm dangerous for you

Dm Am F Dm

I’m dangerous for you

[Verse 2]

You touch me

F Dm

And I can barely make a move

Am Em F

And I can't breathe

[Pre-Chorus]

C G Am C

But you can never know what it is you do to me

Am C F G

What it is you do to me

[Chorus]

Am F

No matter what I say or what I do

G Am

I know how this will end

F G Am

So I'm turning away now before we begin

And no matter what you say or what you do

G Am

I know how this will end

So I'm turning away now

I’m dangerous

[Bridge]

Dm F

The only promise I could make you

(Is that my promise is a lie)

Dm G

The only promise I could make you

(Is that my promise is a lie)

[Chorus]

Am F

No matter what I say or what I do

G Am

I know how this will end

F G Am

So I'm turning away now before we begin

And no matter what you say or what you do

G Am

I know how this will end

So I'm turning away now

G Am F

I'm dangerous for you [x4]

[Outro]

Am F G

My promise is I will hurt you [x4]

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