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[Intro]
 Em   C   AmX2
[Intro Verse]
AmI'm brighter than the Emsun
EmBut I can't wait
CYou're asking me to stay
AmI can't escape
EmI'm staying up all night
EmTo sleep all day
CI'm brighter than the sun
AmBut then one day
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAll the things that the people say
CAll the things that the Ampeople say
EmThe people say
EmThe people say,
C"Whoa"Am  
[Chorus]
EmLook, they're lying
BThey can barely deny
CWe're not driving
DWe're just hitching a ride
EmHow'd we get here
BThey can barely deny
CWe're not driving
DWe're just hitching a ride
C* B* (Single strum)
[Verse]
EmI can't seem to find what
CWe came here forAm, back, around
EmNew to me now to say,
C"No no more," Amback, around
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAll the things that the people say
CAll the things that the Ampeople say
EmThe people say
EmThe people say,
C"Whoa"Am  
[Chorus]
EmLook, they're lying
BThey can barely deny
CWe're not driving
DWe're just hitching a ride
EmHow'd we get here
BThey can barely deny
CWe're not driving
DWe're just hitching a ride
[Bridge]
           CI'm brighter than the Bsunshine
           CI'm bright as I Bburn
BI burn away
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAll the things that the people say
CAll the things Dthat the people say
EmThe people say
EmThe people say
CAll the things Dthat the people say
[Verse]
EmHave you ever had a daydream
Leaking through your day?
CHave you ever had a nightmare
Bigger than everybody?
EmHave you ever had a thought
That you know won't go away?
CHave you ever had a nightmare?
Am
[Chorus]
EmWe're not driving
BWe're just taking a ride
CLook where I am
DThey can barely deny
EmThe whole world now
BWe can barely divide
CWe're not driving
DWe're just taking a Bride
[Outro]
         CBrighter than the Bsunshine
         CBrighter as I burBn, I burn away
Em

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Brighter Than The Sun

by Brick + Mortar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C Am

[Intro Verse]

Am Em

I'm brighter than the sun

But I can't wait

You're asking me to stay

I can't escape

I'm staying up all night

To sleep all day

I'm brighter than the sun

But then one day

[Pre-Chorus]

All the things that the people say

C Am

All the things that the people say

The people say

The people say,

C Am

"Whoa"

[Chorus]

Look, they're lying

They can barely deny

We're not driving

We're just hitching a ride

How'd we get here

They can barely deny

We're not driving

We're just hitching a ride

C* B* (Single strum)

[Verse]

I can't seem to find what

C Am

We came here for, back, around

New to me now to say,

C Am

"No no more," back, around

[Pre-Chorus]

All the things that the people say

C Am

All the things that the people say

The people say

The people say,

C Am

"Whoa"

[Chorus]

Look, they're lying

They can barely deny

We're not driving

We're just hitching a ride

How'd we get here

They can barely deny

We're not driving

We're just hitching a ride

[Bridge]

C B

I'm brighter than the sunshine

C B

I'm bright as I burn

I burn away

[Pre-Chorus]

All the things that the people say

C D

All the things that the people say

The people say

C D

All the things that the people say

[Verse]

Have you ever had a daydream

Leaking through your day?

Have you ever had a nightmare

Bigger than everybody?

Have you ever had a thought

That you know won't go away?

Have you ever had a nightmare?

[Chorus]

We're not driving

We're just taking a ride

Look where I am

They can barely deny

The whole world now

We can barely divide

We're not driving

D B

We're just taking a ride

[Outro]

C B

Brighter than the sunshine

C B

Brighter as I burn, I burn away

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