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[Intro]
G# Bbm
 C#   G#x3
[Verse]
G#Didn’t need drugs to Bbmteach me not to care
C#My feet were already downers to a world up in the air
G#I’m on the outside Bbmand I’m choosing C#not to look in
[Instrumental]
G# Fm G#
[Verse]
I never fell Bbmtoo fast
My friends and I C#just like being those you see at G#night
Walking through Bbmgraveyards like C#zombies
C#I want to soak in the moonlight
[Pre-Chorus]
FmIt’s always been the common life
That G#always makes itself seem right
FmBut I’ll pass G#it like
[Chorus]
G#What matters moC#st is how G#well you can
D#Walk through the war that’s inside G#of your head
G#I can’t stop this war inside my head
[Instrumental]
G# Bbm C# G# Bbm C#
[Verse]
G#Trying to D#find myC#self
I can’t give up on G#everything I’ve D#ever known befoBbmre
C#But if G#I could write a Bbmletter to the Fmperson I once G#was
The return address would Bbmbe
“I miss you, C#but I don’t want to know you aG#nymore”
Don't know you anyBbmmore
[Pre-Chorus]
G#It’s always been the common life
G#That always makes itself seem right
But I’ll pass it C#like
[Chorus]
G#What matters moC#st is how G#well you can
D#Walk through the war that’s inside G#of your head
G#I can’t stop this war inside my head
In my C#head
In my D#head
[Bridge]
C#I'll G#pass it like C#ships G#in the C#night
G#I won’t let this world make my life C#an appointment
C#Time’s just a measurement
D#I won’t let this world make my life
C#Make my life
[Verse]
C#War inside your D#head
Walk through F#war inside your D#head
D#Walk through warC#  
[Chorus]
G#What matters most is Fmhow well you Bbmcan
What matters C#most is G#how well you C#can
G#Walk through the war that’s inside of your head
G#I can’t stop this war
G#What matters moC#st is how G#well you can
D#Walk through the war that’s inside G#of your head

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Like Ships In The Night

by Fireworks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

[Intro]

G# Bbm

C# G#

[Verse]

G# Bbm

Didn’t need drugs to teach me not to care

My feet were already downers to a world up in the air

G# Bbm C#

I’m on the outside and I’m choosing not to look in

[Instrumental]

G# Fm G#

[Verse]

Bbm

I never fell too fast

C# G#

My friends and I just like being those you see at night

Bbm C#

Walking through graveyards like zombies

I want to soak in the moonlight

[Pre-Chorus]

It’s always been the common life

That always makes itself seem right

Fm G#

But I’ll pass it like

[Chorus]

G# C# G#

What matters most is how well you can

D# G#

Walk through the war that’s inside of your head

I can’t stop this war inside my head

[Instrumental]

G# Bbm C# G# Bbm C#

[Verse]

G# D# C#

Trying to find myself

G# D# Bbm

I can’t give up on everything I’ve ever known before

C# G# Bbm Fm G#

But if I could write a letter to the person I once was

Bbm

The return address would be

C# G#

“I miss you, but I don’t want to know you anymore”

Bbm

Don't know you anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

It’s always been the common life

That always makes itself seem right

But I’ll pass it like

[Chorus]

G# C# G#

What matters most is how well you can

D# G#

Walk through the war that’s inside of your head

I can’t stop this war inside my head

In my head

[Bridge]

C# G# C# G# C#

I'll pass it like ships in the night

G# C#

I won’t let this world make my life an appointment

Time’s just a measurement

I won’t let this world make my life

Make my life

[Verse]

C# D#

War inside your head

F# D#

Walk through war inside your head

D# C#

Walk through war

[Chorus]

G# Fm Bbm

What matters most is how well you can

C# G# C#

What matters most is how well you can

Walk through the war that’s inside of your head

I can’t stop this war

G# C# G#

What matters most is how well you can

D# G#

Walk through the war that’s inside of your head

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