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[INTRO] 
Em F  G
[VERSE]
It's been a long tGime coCming, coming, coming
EmFeeling your prFesence hCovering, hovering, hovering
EmTime that I finFally say somethinCg, 
Csomething, something
EmYou're not gonna take Fthis one liEme down
CBut the cold hard truth is I can make it without you
And the Emcold hard trutGh 
CI've been waiting, I'm waiting
EmAnd as I flGy away, yCou fly your life away
Em'Cause you and GI were meant, 
Cwe were meant to be aloEmne, aloGne, aloCne
CWe were meant to be aloEmne, alGone, laying Clow
EmIt's been a lGong time honCey, honey, honey
EmYou shouldn't laGugh, it's not funnCy, funny, funny
EmAfter I'm doGne I feel notChing, nothing, nothing
EmAlthough I feGel naked, cerCtain, certain, babe
AEmnd as I flGy away, Cyou fly your life away
Em'Cause you and GI were meant, 
Cwe were meant to be aloneEm, aloGne, aloCne
CWe were meant to be aEmlonCeF  C  
[INSTRUMENTAL] 
F G C
[BRIDGE]
But the coEmld hard truGth is I can makCe it without you
And the coEmld hard truGth is I've waitCed too long
And the coEmld hard truGth is I can makCe it without you
And the coEmld hard truGth is I've waitCed forever
[CHORUS]
EmAnd as GI fly away, you Cfly your life away
Em'Cause you and GI were meant, Cwe were meant...
EmBut the cold hard tGruth is CI can make it without you
EmAnd the cold hard tGruth is CI've waited forever
EmAnd the cold hard tGruth is CI can make it without you
EmAnd the cold hard tGruth is.C.. 
wCe were meant to be aEmlonFe
CWe were meant to be EmaloneF, alone laying loCw
We were meant to be EmalonFe, alone, alonCe
We were meant to be EmalonFe, alone, layiCng low

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Cold Hard Truth

by Nelly Furtado

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[INTRO]

Em F G

[VERSE]

G C

It's been a long time coming, coming, coming

Em F C

Feeling your presence hovering, hovering, hovering

Em F C

Time that I finally say something,

something, something

Em F Em

You're not gonna take this one lie down

But the cold hard truth is I can make it without you

Em G

And the cold hard truth

I've been waiting, I'm waiting

Em G C

And as I fly away, you fly your life away

Em G

'Cause you and I were meant,

C Em G C

we were meant to be alone, alone, alone

C Em G C

We were meant to be alone, alone, laying low

Em G C

It's been a long time honey, honey, honey

Em G C

You shouldn't laugh, it's not funny, funny, funny

Em G C

After I'm done I feel nothing, nothing, nothing

Em G C

Although I feel naked, certain, certain, babe

Em G C

And as I fly away, you fly your life away

Em G

'Cause you and I were meant,

C Em G C

we were meant to be alone, alone, alone

C Em C F C

We were meant to be alone

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F G C

[BRIDGE]

Em G C

But the cold hard truth is I can make it without you

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is I've waited too long

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is I can make it without you

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is I've waited forever

[CHORUS]

Em G C

And as I fly away, you fly your life away

Em G C

'Cause you and I were meant, we were meant...

Em G C

But the cold hard truth is I can make it without you

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is I've waited forever

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is I can make it without you

Em G C

And the cold hard truth is...

C Em F

we were meant to be alone

C Em F C

We were meant to be alone, alone laying low

Em F C

We were meant to be alone, alone, alone

Em F C

We were meant to be alone, alone, laying low

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