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[Intro]
      D#m      E  D#mAh...
      D#m      E  D#mAh...
[Verse 1]
D#mI found you in my dreams
ERunning between the sheets
D#mI follow touches from your fingers twisting all over my skin
D#mI try for everything
ETo be your girl and king
D#mPerfection never shines its light on me but still I chase the sun
D#mWe're always breaking through
EOur love and what we do
D#mCause when it happens off the screen it can't be right
D#mYou might be more than me
EYou say you want me free
D#mYou cannot know me no you cannot
[Chorus]
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me now
[Verse 2]
D#mI'm fighting with my mind
EAlong this lonely grind
D#mDon't tell me truth I'm running far so I don't even have to know
D#mRemember when we met
EI thought you'd never let
D#mA broken girl like me run wild in your perfect little world
D#mI don't believe you're true
EI'm fighting all of you
D#mTo understand my plight against the shiny
D#mI'll never trust it all
EBut boy it's not your fault
D#mYou cannot know me no you cannot
[Chorus]
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me now
[B-section]
D#mCan't you see there's something mad about C#us?G#/C  
D#mBirthing truth when nothing matters but lC#ustG#/C  
D#mDon't be sure of what you see
C#I'm not sure of G#/Cwho we'll be
D#mCan't you see there's something mad about C#us?G#/C  
[Chorus]
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you can go Baway
You know that there is C#everything I will G#/Cnot say
Tell me how it F#/A#is
When you won't know my Bface
You know that nothing C#scares me the way you G#/Cscare me now

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Tell Me How It Is

by Holychild

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Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

F#/A#

G#/C

[Intro]

D#m E D#m

Ah...

D#m E D#m

Ah...

[Verse 1]

D#m

I found you in my dreams

Running between the sheets

D#m

I follow touches from your fingers twisting all over my skin

D#m

I try for everything

To be your girl and king

D#m

Perfection never shines its light on me but still I chase the sun

D#m

We're always breaking through

Our love and what we do

D#m

Cause when it happens off the screen it can't be right

D#m

You might be more than me

You say you want me free

D#m

You cannot know me no you cannot

[Chorus]

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me now

[Verse 2]

D#m

I'm fighting with my mind

Along this lonely grind

D#m

Don't tell me truth I'm running far so I don't even have to know

D#m

Remember when we met

I thought you'd never let

D#m

A broken girl like me run wild in your perfect little world

D#m

I don't believe you're true

I'm fighting all of you

D#m

To understand my plight against the shiny

D#m

I'll never trust it all

But boy it's not your fault

D#m

You cannot know me no you cannot

[Chorus]

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me now

[B-section]

D#m C# G#/C

Can't you see there's something mad about us?

D#m C# G#/C

Birthing truth when nothing matters but lust

D#m

Don't be sure of what you see

C# G#/C

I'm not sure of who we'll be

D#m C# G#/C

Can't you see there's something mad about us?

[Chorus]

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you can go away

C# G#/C

You know that there is everything I will not say

F#/A#

Tell me how it is

When you won't know my face

C# G#/C

You know that nothing scares me the way you scare me now

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