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[Verse 1]
EI know that I Anever got to Etell youA  
EEverything that Ayou deserve to EhearA  
ATrapped inside a F#mpicture frame
BmAm I just anoEther name
F#mHanging onto Byou, do you Ehear?
EGot a million Amiles worth of EsorriesA  
ENever took the Achance to say goodEbyeA  
AReaching out F#macross the blue
BmTo put myself right Eback to you
F#mStuck here drawing Bmaps across the Esky
[Prechorus]
C#mHold Bon
AHold on for Edear life
C#mOne Blast Atime
[Chorus]
EHit by the waves
ECaught in a F#mshipwreck
EOh, I'm Bbreaking for Ayou
EI may be lost
But Emy heart's the F#mcompass
EOh, it Bpoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mohB  
It Apoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mOhB  
It Apoints back to Ayou
[Solo]
E  A  E  A
[Verse 2]
I Enever should have Ataken you for EgrantedA  
But Eshould've would've Acould've never EhelpsA  
I Amiss you being F#mnext to me
A Bmvictim of reEality
F#mKnowing that you Bmight have someone Eelse
EWe were always Athinking bout EtomorrowA  
But Enow I'm feeling Astuck in EyesterdayA  
AThe comfort that we F#mleft behind
Is Bmsomething that we Elost in time
And F#mnow I'm gonna Bfind another Eway
[Prechorus]
To C#mhold Bon
AHold on for Edear life
C#mOne Blast Atry
[Chorus]
EHit by the waves
ECaught in a F#mshipwreck
EOh, I'm Bbreaking for Ayou
EI may be lost
But Emy heart's the F#mcompass
EOh, it Bpoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mohB  
It Apoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mOhB  
It Apoints back to Ayou
[Bridge]
EI know that we tried
But C#msomehow we Bfell from the Asky
EI just hope that time
Can C#mbreath our old Bwings back to Alife
EHit by the waves
ECaught in a F#mshipwreck
EOh, I'm Bbreaking for Ayou
[Chorus]
EHit by the waves
ECaught in a F#mshipwreck
EOh, I'm Bbreaking for Ayou
EI may be lost
But Emy heart's the F#mcompass
EOh, it Bpoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mohB  
It Apoints back to Ayou
EOh     F#m  C#mOhB  
It Apoints back to Ayou

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Compass

by Forever In Your Mind

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F#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

E A E A

I know that I never got to tell you

E A E A

Everything that you deserve to hear

A F#m

Trapped inside a picture frame

Bm E

Am I just another name

F#m B E

Hanging onto you, do you hear?

E A E A

Got a million miles worth of sorries

E A E A

Never took the chance to say goodbye

A F#m

Reaching out across the blue

Bm E

To put myself right back to you

F#m B E

Stuck here drawing maps across the sky

[Prechorus]

C#m B

Hold on

A E

Hold on for dear life

C#m B A

One last time

[Chorus]

Hit by the waves

E F#m

Caught in a shipwreck

E B A

Oh, I'm breaking for you

I may be lost

E F#m

But my heart's the compass

E B A

Oh, it points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh oh

A A

It points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh Oh

A A

It points back to you

[Solo]

E A E A

[Verse 2]

E A E A

I never should have taken you for granted

E A E A

But should've would've could've never helps

A F#m

I miss you being next to me

Bm E

A victim of reality

F#m B E

Knowing that you might have someone else

E A E A

We were always thinking bout tomorrow

E A E A

But now I'm feeling stuck in yesterday

A F#m

The comfort that we left behind

Bm E

Is something that we lost in time

F#m B E

And now I'm gonna find another way

[Prechorus]

C#m B

To hold on

A E

Hold on for dear life

C#m B A

One last try

[Chorus]

Hit by the waves

E F#m

Caught in a shipwreck

E B A

Oh, I'm breaking for you

I may be lost

E F#m

But my heart's the compass

E B A

Oh, it points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh oh

A A

It points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh Oh

A A

It points back to you

[Bridge]

I know that we tried

C#m B A

But somehow we fell from the sky

I just hope that time

C#m B A

Can breath our old wings back to life

Hit by the waves

E F#m

Caught in a shipwreck

E B A

Oh, I'm breaking for you

[Chorus]

Hit by the waves

E F#m

Caught in a shipwreck

E B A

Oh, I'm breaking for you

I may be lost

E F#m

But my heart's the compass

E B A

Oh, it points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh oh

A A

It points back to you

E F#m C#m B

Oh Oh

A A

It points back to you

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