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[Intro]
B G#m E B E F#
[Verse]
BGlory days
I've Ewasted them away
"BLooking forward to getting colder."
EMy greeting card Bfor the holiF#days
[Pre-Chorus]
F#Why do I always keep Erunning towards Bnothing?
I G#mthrew my heart into Aa dark alley
[Verse]
F#That no one goes
EI've Btraveled so farE  
But all I've Bdone is come back home
I can't explain Ewhere my mind is
But I can sit back and Bfeel my heart
I'm G#mlost like a F#child's mind
I'm Ecaught on the Bfences
I G#mlook at these holes in my Ejeans
EThey never brought me anything
[Chorus]
BI stopped searching Efor the holy Bghost
Because G#mI'm in hell
BIf it's guts Ethat I need
I'll be C#man organ thief
I'll tear Eyou apart
BTear you F#apart
BWhooa
[Instrumental]
B G#m E
[Bridge]
EFind Bme somewhere Ein the darkB  G#m  
EFind Bme somewhere Ein the dark
G#mFind me Bsomewhere Ein the wake
BI'm a G#mstone sinF#king fasC#mter,
It makes my bones Eache
C#mLife skips me on a AlakEe
[Chorus]
BI stopped searching for the holy ghost
BBecause I'm in hell
BIf it's guts Ethat I need
I'll be C#man organ thief
I'll tear Eyou apart
ETear you apart
[Outro]
BI stopped searching for the holy ghost
I'm alEready in hell
BIf it's guts that I Eneed
I'll be C#man organ thief
I'll tear Eyou apart
BTear you G#mapart
C#mRight from the Estart
BRight from the G#mstart
C#mI was born in the EdaBrk G#m  B  E  

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I Was Born In The Dark

by Fireworks

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Intro]

B G#m E B E F#

[Verse]

Glory days

I've wasted them away

"Looking forward to getting colder."

E B F#

My greeting card for the holidays

[Pre-Chorus]

F# E B

Why do I always keep running towards nothing?

G#m A

I threw my heart into a dark alley

[Verse]

That no one goes

E B E

I've traveled so far

But all I've done is come back home

I can't explain where my mind is

But I can sit back and feel my heart

G#m F#

I'm lost like a child's mind

E B

I'm caught on the fences

G#m E

I look at these holes in my jeans

They never brought me anything

[Chorus]

B E B

I stopped searching for the holy ghost

G#m

Because I'm in hell

B E

If it's guts that I need

C#m

I'll be an organ thief

I'll tear you apart

B F#

Tear you apart

Whooa

[Instrumental]

B G#m E

[Bridge]

E B E B G#m

Find me somewhere in the dark

E B E

Find me somewhere in the dark

G#m B E

Find me somewhere in the wake

B G#m F# C#m

I'm a stone sinking faster,

It makes my bones ache

C#m A E

Life skips me on a lake

[Chorus]

I stopped searching for the holy ghost

Because I'm in hell

B E

If it's guts that I need

C#m

I'll be an organ thief

I'll tear you apart

Tear you apart

[Outro]

I stopped searching for the holy ghost

I'm already in hell

B E

If it's guts that I need

C#m

I'll be an organ thief

I'll tear you apart

B G#m

Tear you apart

C#m E

Right from the start

B G#m

Right from the start

C#m E B G#m B E

I was born in the dark

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