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False Alarm

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[Intro]
e|--11--11--11--11---9---9---9---9---11--11--11--11--12--12--11--11----|
B|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---16---14---12---11-----9--11--14---11---------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
BVisions of you dance through my head
Dark heroine of the books I have read
EPages torn out, I F#made up my own Bworld
BDeep in the dream, it's all built to last
You pull the plug, drain me down fast
EPop my balloon, I F#fell from a great Bhigh
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And I'm tired of wasting Abmlife
Searching F#out going aEround
What becF#ame such a false aElarmF#  B  
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm looking for the Abmtruth
Not some F#tired cheap cliEché
False F#treasure in a shallow EpondF#  B  
BAlright
(see tab above)
[Verse 2]
BFireworks blew out the top of your head
Powder and spark drew me to bed
EDrift with you there down a F#dark and frozen Bstream
BI thought I'd found jewel of the Nile
You're just a shiny rock in my pile
ESo many stones, F#stuck in my sBhoes
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And I know if there's Abmenough
It could F#make up a Eroad
That could F#lead me far from this EtownF#  B  
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm looking for the Abmtruth
Not some F#tired cheap clicEhé
False F#treasure in a shallow EpondF#  B  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And I'm tired of wasting Abmlife
Searching F#out going aEround
What beF#came such a false alEarm
[Outro]
F#Just a false alEarm
F#Just a false alEarm
F#Just a false alEarm
F#A false aElarm
F#     E
End with these chords as long as you wish. Singing whatever lyrics you can make of what they finish with :)

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False Alarm

by The Head and the Heart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Abm

[Intro]

e|--11--11--11--11---9---9---9---9---11--11--11--11--12--12--11--11----|

B|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---16---14---12---11-----9--11--14---11---------|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Visions of you dance through my head

Dark heroine of the books I have read

E F# B

Pages torn out, I made up my own world

Deep in the dream, it's all built to last

You pull the plug, drain me down fast

E F# B

Pop my balloon, I fell from a great high

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Abm

And I'm tired of wasting life

F# E

Searching out going around

F# E F# B

What became such a false alarm

[Chorus]

Abm

'Cause I'm looking for the truth

F# E

Not some tired cheap cliché

F# E F# B

False treasure in a shallow pond

Alright

(see tab above)

[Verse 2]

Fireworks blew out the top of your head

Powder and spark drew me to bed

E F# B

Drift with you there down a dark and frozen stream

I thought I'd found jewel of the Nile

You're just a shiny rock in my pile

E F# B

So many stones, stuck in my shoes

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Abm

And I know if there's enough

F# E

It could make up a road

F# E F# B

That could lead me far from this town

[Chorus]

Abm

'Cause I'm looking for the truth

F# E

Not some tired cheap cliché

F# E F# B

False treasure in a shallow pond

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Abm

And I'm tired of wasting life

F# E

Searching out going around

F# E

What became such a false alarm

[Outro]

F# E

Just a false alarm

F# E

Just a false alarm

F# E

Just a false alarm

F# E

A false alarm

F# E

End with these chords as long as you wish. Singing whatever lyrics you can make of what they finish with :)

About False Alarm Chords by The Head and the Heart

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What key is "False Alarm" in?

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