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You Were Afraid

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[Verse]
FI would always want to know
FWhere you are now, where you go
GNow I know
FSomething's wrong
FI would always come inside
FYou would always run and hide
GNow I know
FSomething's wrong
[Chorus]
FThe time you were afrGaid to show that
FAll this love we hGad, we didn't
And wFhen I thought I wGas, I wasn't
And aBbll go hFome
And aBbll go hFome
[Verse]
FI would hate to come and find
FYou're the one who's wasting life
GThen we'd know
FWhat went wrong
FYou would hate to ever know
FI'm the one who's letting go
GThen we'd know
FWhat went wrong
[Chorus]
FIn time you were afrGaid to show that 
FAll this love we hGad, we didn't
And wFhen I thought I wGas, I wasn't
And aBbll go hFome
[Outro]
FOh, you were the oGne to know that
FAll this love we hGad, we didn't
And GFod I thought I wGas, I wasn't
BbWhat went wrFong
BbAnd what went wrFong

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You Were Afraid

by Night Beds

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[Verse]

I would always want to know

Where you are now, where you go

Now I know

Something's wrong

I would always come inside

You would always run and hide

Now I know

Something's wrong

[Chorus]

F G

The time you were afraid to show that

F G

All this love we had, we didn't

F G

And when I thought I was, I wasn't

Bb F

And all go home

Bb F

And all go home

[Verse]

I would hate to come and find

You're the one who's wasting life

Then we'd know

What went wrong

You would hate to ever know

I'm the one who's letting go

Then we'd know

What went wrong

[Chorus]

F G

In time you were afraid to show that

F G

All this love we had, we didn't

F G

And when I thought I was, I wasn't

Bb F

And all go home

[Outro]

F G

Oh, you were the one to know that

F G

All this love we had, we didn't

F G

And God I thought I was, I wasn't

Bb F

What went wrong

Bb F

And what went wrong

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