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Amanda Fondell - Because I Am
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01. You Got My Life
02. Keep The Love
03. Running
04. Trails
05. Let The Rain Fall
06. Love On Sale
07. Under My Skin
08. Purple Heart
09. Forget It
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01. You Got My Life
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No capo
[Intro]
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
You F#mcrossed my line and left me a C#mhole inside
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
[Verse]
I'm F#mwasted, naked C#mall alone and faded
I Eknew this I know youB  
All the F#mwords unspoken C#mtrying to unfold
And I Ejust wanna quit youB  
[Pre-Chorus]
YeaF#maaahiiiiC#m  
Release me when you're EreadyB  
Cause I don't really F#mget itC#m  
No I don't really Eget itB  
[Chorus]
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
You F#mcrossed my line and left me a C#mhole inside
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
And F#mall this time you got me C#mopen wide
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
[Verse]
Your F#mhands are just all C#mover my heart now
ESqueese it feel itB  
Now it's F#mtime to go and C#meverybody knows it
I Ejust wanna quit youB  
[Pre-Chorus]
YeaF#maaahiiiiC#m  
Release me when you're EreadyB  
Cause I don't really F#mget itC#m  
No I don't really Eget itB  
[Chorus]
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
You F#mcrossed my line and left me a C#mhole inside
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
And F#mall this time you got me C#mopen wide
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
[Bridge]
F#mBomsata bomsata C#mbay-ay
Well you got me going
Ebomsarata bomsarata Bbay-ay
Well you got me going
F#mBomsata bomsata C#mbay-ay
Well you got me going
EBomsarata bomsarata Bbay-ay
Well you got me going
[Interlude]
F#m C#m E B
F#m C#m E B
[Chorus]
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
You F#mcrossed my line and left me a C#mhole inside
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
F#mAll my life you got my C#mendless time
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
And F#mall this time you got me C#mopen wide
You Egot my life, you got, you Bgot my life
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02. Keep The Love
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No capo
[Intro]
AmCome my way do come my way
FCome my way do come my way
CCome my way do come my way
Come my way do Gdo do do do
[Verse]
AmI can feel the Flove coming
CI can see the storm Gpassing right Amby
Can you feel the Fearth moving
CBetter get the winds Gturning
[Pre-Chorus]
I Amcan't hold Fback the Crain, the raiGn
And we're Amin this Fmess toCgether
[Chorus]
I can feel the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
We keep the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
[Verse]
AmI can see your Flips moving
CI can feel your heart Graging right Amnow
when you think the Fsky's falling
CI can get it back but I
[Pre-Chorus]
I Amcan't hold Fback the Crain, the raiGn
Let's ride Amout this Fmess toCgether
[Chorus]
I can feel the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
We keep the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
[Bridge]
And we can't let Amgo
Can't Fhold back the Crain
Although Gwe're Amlost
We Fkeep, keep the Clove, the lovGe
FCan you feel the earth movingAm  
GBetter get the winds turning right Fnow
[Chorus]
I can feel the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
We keep the Amlove, the love Fcoming
Keep the Clove, the love comGing
[Bridge]
And we can't let Amgo
Can't Fhold back the Crain
Although Gwe're Amlost
We Fkeep, keep the Clove, the lovGe
[Coda]
We keep the AmloveF  
keep the Clove, the love comGing
We keep the AmloveF  
keep the Clove, the love comGing
We keep the Amlove
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03. Running
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No capo
[Intro]
Fm Eb Db
[Verse]
FmWhat goes up must come down
EbBut you'll only hit the ground
DbRunning, running
I've been running, running
FmWork so hard to figure out:
EbHow can silence make a sound?
DbRunning, running
My mind is running, running
[Chorus]
DbRunning, surfing on a Bbmpipe dream
I am on the Fmedge, the edge, Ebyeah
DbSailing off to find what BbmI need
Closer to the Fmedge, the edge, Ebyeah
N.C.
Catching up, cathing up to the sun
Look it, look it up on the run
Running, always running
FmCatching up, cathing up to the sun
EbLook it, look it up on the run
DbRunning, always running
[Verse]
FmWhat goes up must come down
So EbI stay up above clouds
DbRunning, running
I keep running, running
FmWork so hard to figure out
The Ebpast don't count, there's only now
DbComing, coming, the storm is coming
[Chorus]
DbRunning, surfing on a Bbmpipe dream
I am on the Fmedge, the edge, Ebyeah
DbSailing off to find what BbmI need
Closer to the Fmedge, the edge, Ebyeah
DbCatching up, cathing up to the sun
BbmLook it, look it up on the run
FmRunning, always Ebrunning
DbCatching up, cathing up to the sun
BbmLook it, look it up on the run
FmRunning, always Ebrunning
[Bridge]
FmNo I can't sEbtop
Won't turn back Dbnow
FmNo I can't sEbtop
Won't turn back Dbnow
[Interlude]
Db Bbm Fm Eb
[Chorus]
DbSailing off to find what BbmI need
Closer to the Fmedge, the edge, Ebyeah
DbCatching up, cathing up to the sun
BbmLook it, look it up on the run
FmRunning, always Ebrunning
DbCatching up, cathing up to the sun
BbmLook it, look it up on the run
FmRunning, always Ebrunning
I'm always running
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04. Trails
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No capo
[Verse]
C#mOpen me up, Bopen me up, open G#mme
Open me all the Away
C#mDon’t let me get, Bdon’t let me get
Don’t let G#mme, let me get in the Away
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mMove too quick to fBollow, I can’t get out
G#mCan’t get to tomAorrow, I turn around
C#mMove too quick to fBollow, I can’t get out
G#mCan’t get to tomAorrow
[Chorus]
And all the Etrails in my mind every time I try F#mletting go
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETrails in the night gonna light what I F#mnever show
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETraF#mils C#m- always something there beAhind these emotions
E   F#m   C#m   AN.C.
Trails - always something there behind these emotions
[Verse]
C#mOut with the old, Bout with the old
In with G#mthe new vision of Ame
C#mShaking it up, Bshaking it up
My bG#mody, to give you something to Asee
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mMove too quick to fBollow, I can’t get out
G#mCan’t get to tomAorrow, I turn around
C#mMove too quick to fBollow, I can’t get out
G#mCan’t get to tomAorrow
[Chorus]
And all the Etrails in my mind every time I try F#mletting go
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETrails in the night gonna light what I F#mnever show
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETraF#mils C#m- always something there beAhind these emotions
ETraF#mils C#m- always something there beAhind these emotions
[Instrumental]
C#m B G#m A
C#m B G#m A
C#m B G#m A
C#m B G#m A
[Chorus]
N.C.
Trails in my mind every time I try letting go
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETrails in the night gonna light what I F#mnever show
C#mAlways something there beAhind these emotions
ETraF#mils C#m- always something there beAhind these emotions
ETraF#mils C#m- always something there beAhind these emotions
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05. Let The Rain Fall
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No capo
[Intro]
Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb
[Verse]
CmI am a AbstrangerEb, I'm like no other
CmYou are a Abtreasure Ebwaiting to be Cmfound
A runAbaway trainEb, a distance brother
CmAll it toAbok was a Ebsudden romance
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause Cmall the things you Absaid,
all the Ebthings you said yeah,
they're Cmstuck inside my Abhead,
stuck iEbnside my head, yeah
Cmboom zaka Abnuma zaka Ebyeah
it made my heart go
Cmboom zaka Abnuma zaka Ebyeah
[Chorus]
And it's that Cmfeeling I Ebcannot exAbplain
I'm Abdancing with Ebyou in the Bbrain
I'm Cmseeing two Ebsuns in the Absky
so Abbaby turn Cmup, we'll be Bbfine
Say yeah yeah CmyeaAbh Eb  
yahy yahy CmyahAby Eb  
yeah yeah CmyeaAbh Eb  
yahy yahy CmyahAbyEb  
N.C.
Now let the rain fall!
[Instrumental]
Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb
[Verse]
CmWe keep on AbrunninEbg into the darkness
CmElectriAbfy yeah we Ebbreak the silence Cmnow
This is the Abmoment Eblife is a lover
You Cmwin you losAbe, you love her Eband she leaves you
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause Cmall the things you Absaid,
all the Ebthings you said yeah,
they're Cmstuck inside my Abhead,
stuck iEbnside my head, yeah
Cmboom zaka Abnuma zaka Ebyeah
it made my heart go
Cmboom zaka Abnuma zaka Ebyeah
[Chorus]
And it's that Cmfeeling I Ebcannot exAbplain
I'm Abdancing with Ebyou in the Bbrain
I'm Cmseeing two Ebsuns in the Absky
so Abbaby turn Cmup, we'll be Bbfine
Say yeah yeah CmyeaAbh Eb  
yahy yahy CmyahAby Eb  
yeah yeah CmyeaAbh Eb  
yahy yahy CmyahAbyEb  
N.C.
Now let the rain fall!
[Instrumental]
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb
[Coda]
Cause all I want is CmyouAb  Eb  
And all you need is CmmeAb  Eb  
And all I want is CmyouAb  Eb  
And all you need is CmmeAb  Eb  
Just let the rain fallCm  Ab  Eb  
CmJust let the Abrain fallEb  
[Outro]
Cm Ab Eb
Cm Ab Eb
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06. Love On Sale
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No capo
[Intro]
B C# D#m F#
B C# D#m F#
[Verse]
BWhy can’t I breatheC#, why can’t I see
D#mI’m scared F#of the pain
BRemember thiC#s, remember tD#mhis kissF#  
BCan't feel alivC#e without your haD#mnds on me
F#Feel so sad
BRemember thiC#s, remember tD#mhis kissC#  
[Pre-Chorus]
A#I wCmant Dmto D#mstay C#by F#your C#side
A#But Cmyou Dmare D#mslipC#ping F#awaC#y from me
[Chorus]
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale, C#must go away
YeD#mah yeah our F#love on sale
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale, C#must go away
YeD#mah yeah our F#love on sale
YeBah yeah our C#love on saleD#m  
[Verse]
BFace the fearC#, feeling brave
D#mWe’re about to F#end this game
BRemember thiC#s, remember tD#mhis kissC#  
[Pre-Chorus]
A#I wCmant Dmto D#mstay C#by F#your C#side
A#But Cmyou Dmare D#mslipC#ping F#awaC#y from me
[Chorus]
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale, C#must go away
YeD#mah yeah our F#love on sale
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale, C#must go away
YeD#mah yeah our F#love on sale
[Bridge]
G#mI promise you C#I will be D#mfine
All wounds heal with time
G#mI promise yoC#u I will bD#me fineC#  
YBeah yeah our love on sale
[Chorus]
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale, C#must go away
YeD#mah yeah our F#love on sale
BWhat we made C#hearts that complain,
D#mCausing too much F#pain
We’re putting our Blove on sale
Our C#love on sale, our D#mlove on sale
Our F#love on sale, yBeah yeah our C#love on saleD#m  
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07. Under My Skin
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No capo
[Intro]
Em C G Bm
[Verse]
EmThey couldn't stop us, they couldn't break us
CWe're going faster, we're growing stronger
GThey couldn't hold us, we're getting bolder
BmThey don't need to know what we're doing up here
EmThey couldnt' teach us, they wouldn't reach us
CWe're getting wiser, we stand united
GThey couldn't touch us, we're growing higher
BmI don't give a damn I'm not gonna let them under
[Chorus]
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
We are CsafEme, we are Dsound
We are Gstronger now than Dever Cbefore
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
[Verse]
EmThey couldn't choke us, they wouldn't stuff us
CWe'll never blow out, we're shining brighter
GWe wouldn't back out, can't kill the fire
BmThey don't understand what we're doing up here
EmThey tried to push us, they couldn't move us
CWe're standng taller, we're lasting longer
GWhat doesn't kill us will make us stronger
BmI don't give a damn I'm not gonna let them under
[Chorus]
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
We are CsafEme, we are Dsound
We are Gstronger now than Dever Cbefore
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
[Bridge]
CMaybe, baby, Dmaybe, baby
EmCrazy, crazy, Gcrazy,
ForCever and forDever looking for
Em(?)
[Interlude]
C D
G D C
C Em D
G D C
[Chorus]
We are CsafEme, we are Dsound
We are Gstronger now than Dever Cbefore
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
[Interlude]
C Em D
G D C
C Em D
G D C
[Coda]
We are CsafEme, we are Dsound
We are Gstronger now than Dever Cbefore
CUnder my, Emunder my, Dunder my skin
GUnder my, Dunder my, Cunder my skin
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08. Purple Heart
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No capo
[Intro]
Cm Eb Ab Fm
[Verse]
PlCmease this time don’t stEbart a fight
Don’t look Abback just hold your own in Fmown
You Cmfound me out so EbI can’t hide
Never Abthought someone could move me Fmso
[Pre-Chorus]
CmYou got me flyinEbg, but now we’re falliAbng
You gotta listFmen and hear me say
CmDeep in the silenEbce I am still calliAbng
You gotta listFmen and hear me say
[Chorus]
It's an Cmendless fight trying to Ebmake things right
All the Fmwounds that we share in this Bbpurple heart
We don't Cmlove like we should but I've Ebgot you in my blood
We forFmgive we forget in this Bbpurple heart
Oh oh Cmoh oh oh oh Eboh oh oh oh Fmoh oh
In this Bbpurple heart
[Verse]
CmFriday night we’re Ebboth alright
Drink and Abdance we’ll be young until we Fmdie
CmSunday morning Ebbreaks me down
We will Abbet you’re asleep I’m trying Fmnot to cry
[Pre-Chorus]
CmYou got me flyinEbg, but now we’re falliAbng
You gotta listFmen and hear me say
CmDeep in the silenEbce I am still calliAbng
You gotta listFmen and hear me say
[Chorus]
It's an Cmendless fight trying to Ebmake things right
All the Fmwounds that we share in this Bbpurple heart
We don't Cmlove like we should but I've Ebgot you in my blood
We forFmgive we forget in this Bbpurple heart
Oh oh Cmoh oh oh oh Eboh oh oh oh Fmoh oh
In this Bbpurple heart
[Bridge]
AbTake me, break me CmI just need to feel you
Please Ebdon’t say it’s Bbover
AbShake it, fake it, Fmmake believe we'll make it
Hold Cmme like I’m still the Bbone
[Chorus]
It's an Cmendless fight trying to Ebmake things right
All the Fmwounds that we share in this Bbpurple heart
We don't Cmlove like we should but I've Ebgot you in my blood
We forFmgive we forget in this Bbpurple heart
[Coda]
In this Cmpurple hEbearFmt
In this Bbpurple hearCmt
In this Ebpurple, purple, purple
yeah Fmpurple, purple, purplBbe heart
Cmoh oh oh oh Eboh oh oh oh Fmoh oh
In this Bbpurple heart
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09. Forget It
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No capo
[Intro]
EbFor-for-forget Gmit
EbFor-for-forget Gmit
[Verse]
We are Ebin too deep
Yeah, drowning from daGmy one
We are Ebbittersweet
But the bitter side'Gms too strong
Why every Ebday ends up in a fight
Why every Gmsmile comes around to a cry
Love you for a Eblifetime
But I need to move Gmon now
[Chorus]
I'm trying, I'm trying to forEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
I'm trying to forEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
But we are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah
We are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah, we are going Ebdown
For-for-forget Gmit
[Verse]
Are we Ebstrangers now
Or lovers turned to Gmfriends
Will you Ebjust pass me by
Well I know where GmI stand
If you can Ebstep on my heart like you did
Then I'll proGmtect what I've got left to give
I loved you for a Eblifetime
But I need to move Gmon, on, now
[Chorus]
I'm trying, I'm trying to forEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
I'm trying to forEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
But we are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah
We are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah, we are going Ebdown
FOoGmoaaBboh
[Bridge]
If you can Ebstep on my heart like you did
Then I'll proGmtect what I've got left to give
I loved you for a Eblifetime
But I need to move Gmon, on, yeah
[Interlude]
Eb F Gm Bb
Eb F Gm Bb
[Chorus]
ForEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
I'm trying to forEbget it, forget it Foh oh
I know I won't reGmgret it, regret it, Bboh oh
But we are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah
We are going Ebdown now, we are going Fdown now
We're going Gmah ah, we're going Bbah ah
We are going Ebdown
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