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[Intro]  
Bm D A Bm
[Verse 1]
BmI'm no good for Dyou
AI'm not what you Bmneed
BmYou've made that very Dclear
AThough I disagBmree
[Verse 2]
GEnough to let you Dgo
ATo let you drift Bmaway
GCause once you navigate these troubled Dwaters
AI believe that someday yBmou'll return
[Chorus]
EmAnd I will still be Dhere
AWhen you come up for Bmair
EmDo what you gotta do
DI'll wait for youA  
To come up for Bmair
[Verse 3]
GCause in this whole wide Dworld
  AThere's no one Bmelse for me
GSo while you search the sDeas for answers
AI will still be Bmwaiting
[Verse 4]
BmBe sure to dive down deDep
ABecause if you dBmo
GEven if it takes a thousand liDfetimes
AMy love I know you're finally gonna see thBme truth
And you'll reGturn
[Chorus]
And I will still be Dhere
AWhen you come up for Bmair
EmDo what you gotta Ddo
AI'll wait for you
To come up for Bmair
[Bridge]
BmAnd even if this really is the end
DI'm sure I'll be alone until I'm dead
ACause no one else will ever quite compare
BmTo them it wouldn't be fair
GTo lay here with somebody new
DAnd all I did was think of you
AIf you're my jack then I'm your rose
BmAnd I promise I will never ever lGet go
[Chorus]
And I will still be Dhere
AWhen you come up for Bmair
EmDo what you gotta dDo
I'll wait for Ayou
To come up for Bmair
(To come up for air)
[Outro]
EmCome up for aDir
Come up for Aair
To come up for BmairEm  
Come up for Dair
Come up for Aair
To come up for Bmair

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Come Up For Air

by Skylar Grey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bm D A Bm

[Verse 1]

Bm D

I'm no good for you

A Bm

I'm not what you need

Bm D

You've made that very clear

A Bm

Though I disagree

[Verse 2]

G D

Enough to let you go

A Bm

To let you drift away

G D

Cause once you navigate these troubled waters

A Bm

I believe that someday you'll return

[Chorus]

Em D

And I will still be here

A Bm

When you come up for air

Do what you gotta do

D A

I'll wait for you

To come up for air

[Verse 3]

G D

Cause in this whole wide world

A Bm

There's no one else for me

G D

So while you search the seas for answers

A Bm

I will still be waiting

[Verse 4]

Bm D

Be sure to dive down deep

A Bm

Because if you do

G D

Even if it takes a thousand lifetimes

A Bm

My love I know you're finally gonna see the truth

And you'll return

[Chorus]

And I will still be here

A Bm

When you come up for air

Em D

Do what you gotta do

I'll wait for you

To come up for air

[Bridge]

And even if this really is the end

I'm sure I'll be alone until I'm dead

Cause no one else will ever quite compare

To them it wouldn't be fair

To lay here with somebody new

And all I did was think of you

If you're my jack then I'm your rose

Bm G

And I promise I will never ever let go

[Chorus]

And I will still be here

A Bm

When you come up for air

Em D

Do what you gotta do

I'll wait for you

To come up for air

(To come up for air)

[Outro]

Em D

Come up for air

Bm Em

To come up for air

Come up for air

To come up for air

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