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This is how I hear it.  Feel free to improve.  First tab.
INTRO:
D A G
D A G
VERSE 1:
DThis moment right here is Ait one we cGan suspend?
DYour breath in mine tells me Ajust where I have Gbeen
DYou know the song of a Along lost causeG  
DWe're running in circles and Acoming back againG  
BmHow could AI go the Glong way
BmTaking the Aeasy way Gdown
BmIf I was wArong would you Gshow me
BmWhere all that I lAost can be foGund
CHORUS:
'DCause you can Ashoot me straight
BmStraight to the heart 'cause you Aalready have Git
DSay what you want to say
AWe're coming out of the grey
BmWhat goes around now
AIs coming back down today
GYou can shoot me straight away
D  A  G D  A  G
VERSE 2:
DDon't want to fight and you Adon't want to lose coGntrol
DWe're losing light and the niAght is getting coGld
DEveryone wants to hAear their story toGld
DWe're not the only oAnes, we're not the only oGnes
BmHow could AI go the Glong way
BmTaking the Aeasy way Gdown
BmIf I was Awrong would you Gshow me
BmWhere all that I lAost can be fGound
CHORUS:
D'Cause you can sAhoot me straight
BmStraight to the heart 'cAause you already have Git
DSay what you want to say
AWe're coming out of the grey
BmWhat goes around now
AIs coming back down today
GYou can shoot me straight away
BRIDGE:
DAnd you wanted to Afly and leave it behBmind
But you know it's going to Gcome back one day
CHORUS:
D'Cause you can Ashoot me straight
BmStraight to the heart 'Acause you already have Git
DSay what you want to say
AWe're coming out of the grey
BmWhat goes around now
AIs coming back down today
GYou can shoot me straight away

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Straight Away

by Mat Kearney

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This is how I hear it. Feel free to improve. First tab.

INTRO:

D A G

VERSE 1:

D A G

This moment right here is it one we can suspend?

D A G

Your breath in mine tells me just where I have been

D A G

You know the song of a long lost cause

D A G

We're running in circles and coming back again

Bm A G

How could I go the long way

Bm A G

Taking the easy way down

Bm A G

If I was wrong would you show me

Bm A G

Where all that I lost can be found

CHORUS:

D A

'Cause you can shoot me straight

Bm A G

Straight to the heart 'cause you already have it

Say what you want to say

We're coming out of the grey

What goes around now

Is coming back down today

You can shoot me straight away

D A G D A G

VERSE 2:

D A G

Don't want to fight and you don't want to lose control

D A G

We're losing light and the night is getting cold

D A G

Everyone wants to hear their story told

D A G

We're not the only ones, we're not the only ones

Bm A G

How could I go the long way

Bm A G

Taking the easy way down

Bm A G

If I was wrong would you show me

Bm A G

Where all that I lost can be found

CHORUS:

D A

'Cause you can shoot me straight

Bm A G

Straight to the heart 'cause you already have it

Say what you want to say

We're coming out of the grey

What goes around now

Is coming back down today

You can shoot me straight away

BRIDGE:

D A Bm

And you wanted to fly and leave it behind

But you know it's going to come back one day

CHORUS:

D A

'Cause you can shoot me straight

Bm A G

Straight to the heart 'cause you already have it

Say what you want to say

We're coming out of the grey

What goes around now

Is coming back down today

You can shoot me straight away

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