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Mr Brightside

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[Intro]
 C   Em7   Am7   Fmaj7x2
[Verse 1]
 CComin' out of my Em7cage
Doin' just Am7fine
Gotta gotta be Fmaj7down
Want it aCll
It started out with a Em7kiss
Did it end up like Am7this?
Only a Fmaj7kiss
It was only a CkissEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
 CNow I'm falling aslEm7eep
She's calling a Am7cab
While he's havin' a Fmaj7smoke
She's takin' a Cdrag
And they're goin' to Em7bed
My stomach is Am7sick
It's all in Fmaj7my head
[Pre-Chorus]
She's touching his Cchest now
Em7He takes off her Am7dress nowFmaj7  
Let mCe goEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
 CI just can't Em7look
It's Am7killing meFmaj7  
And it's Ctaking..Em7....contrAm7olFmaj7  
[Chorus]
 CJealousy
Em7Turning saints Am7into the sea
Fmaj7Swimming through sick Clullabies
Em7Choking on your Am7alibis
     Fmaj7But it's just the Cprice I pay
Em7Destiny is Am7calling me
Fmaj7Open up my Ceager eyesEm7  
Am7I'm Mr. BFmaj7rightside tonight
[Violin solo] 
 C   Em7   Am7   Fmaj7x4
[Bridge]
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
I CneverG  Am  F  
[Chorus]
 CJealousy
GTurning saints Aminto the sea
FSwimming through sick Clullabies
GChoking on your Amalibis
 FBut it's just the Cprice I pay
GDestiny is Amcalling me
FOpen up my Ceager eyesG  
AmI'm Mr. BFrightside tonight
[Verse 2]
 CComin' out of my Gcage
Doin' just Amfine
Gotta gotta be Fdown
I want it Call
It started out with a Em7kiss
How did it end up like Am7this?
It was only a Fmaj7kiss
[Outro]
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  
I CneverEm7  Am7  Fmaj7  

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Mr Brightside

by Run River North

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Em7

Comin' out of my cage

Am7

Doin' just fine

Fmaj7

Gotta gotta be down

Want it all

Em7

It started out with a kiss

Am7

Did it end up like this?

Fmaj7

Only a kiss

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

It was only a kiss

C Em7

Now I'm falling asleep

Am7

She's calling a cab

Fmaj7

While he's havin' a smoke

She's takin' a drag

Em7

And they're goin' to bed

Am7

My stomach is sick

Fmaj7

It's all in my head

[Pre-Chorus]

She's touching his chest now

Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

He takes off her dress now

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

Let me go

C Em7

I just can't look

Am7 Fmaj7

It's killing me

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

And it's taking......control

[Chorus]

Jealousy

Em7 Am7

Turning saints into the sea

Fmaj7 C

Swimming through sick lullabies

Em7 Am7

Choking on your alibis

Fmaj7 C

But it's just the price I pay

Em7 Am7

Destiny is calling me

Fmaj7 C Em7

Open up my eager eyes

Am7 Fmaj7

I'm Mr. Brightside tonight

[Violin solo]

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

[Bridge]

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

C G Am F

I never

[Chorus]

Jealousy

G Am

Turning saints into the sea

F C

Swimming through sick lullabies

G Am

Choking on your alibis

F C

But it's just the price I pay

G Am

Destiny is calling me

F C G

Open up my eager eyes

Am F

I'm Mr. Brightside tonight

[Verse 2]

C G

Comin' out of my cage

Doin' just fine

Gotta gotta be down

I want it all

Em7

It started out with a kiss

Am7

How did it end up like this?

Fmaj7

It was only a kiss

[Outro]

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

C Em7 Am7 Fmaj7

I never

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