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[Intro]
F#m D C#7 D
[Verse 1]
F#mTime elapsing
C#7Storm running Dout
F#mSorrow less beautyC#7  
Ready to Ddoubt
F#mStronger than ever
C#7Weak at the Dbone
F#mHide from the open
C#7Turn into stone
[Chorus]
F#mUnderneath a Efreezing winter
DAll alEone
F#mSuperficial Efriendly gesture
DDead and Egone
F#mSpend my days Esearching places
DTo beElong
F#mStranded in a Epainful detour
DWhat went Ewrong?
[Verse 2]
F#mMassive agenda
C#7Shivering Dground
F#mBuilding a castle
C#7Foundation unsDound
[Pre-chorus]
F#mNever suEspected Dthis beauty C#7to   DbeE  
F#mCarving Edeeply Dinto C#7my  DstoneE  
F#mGathering Eround me, Dyet feelings C#7di  DlateE  
F#mA new dimEension Dof feeliC#7ng   DaloneE  
F#mAhhhhhhhhh(scream)
[Verse 3]
F#mSimple surroundings
C#7Complexity Dnear
F#mNot what it seems like
C#7Covered in Dfear
[Solo]
F#m E D E
[Chorus]
F#mUnderneath a Efreezing winter
DAll alEone
F#mSuperficial Efriendly gesture
DDead and Egone
F#mSpend my days Esearching places
DTo beElong
F#mStranded in a Epainful detour
DWhat went Ewrong?

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Painful Detour

by Leprous

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#7

[Intro]

F#m D C#7 D

[Verse 1]

F#m

Time elapsing

C#7 D

Storm running out

F#m C#7

Sorrow less beauty

Ready to doubt

F#m

Stronger than ever

C#7 D

Weak at the bone

F#m

Hide from the open

C#7

Turn into stone

[Chorus]

F#m E

Underneath a freezing winter

D E

All alone

F#m E

Superficial friendly gesture

D E

Dead and gone

F#m E

Spend my days searching places

D E

To belong

F#m E

Stranded in a painful detour

D E

What went wrong?

[Verse 2]

F#m

Massive agenda

C#7 D

Shivering ground

F#m

Building a castle

C#7 D

Foundation unsound

[Pre-chorus]

F#m E D C#7 D E

Never suspected this beauty to be

F#m E D C#7 D E

Carving deeply into my stone

F#m E D C#7 D E

Gathering round me, yet feelings di late

F#m E D C#7 D E

A new dimension of feeling alone

F#m

Ahhhhhhhhh(scream)

[Verse 3]

F#m

Simple surroundings

C#7 D

Complexity near

F#m

Not what it seems like

C#7 D

Covered in fear

[Solo]

F#m E D E

[Chorus]

F#m E

Underneath a freezing winter

D E

All alone

F#m E

Superficial friendly gesture

D E

Dead and gone

F#m E

Spend my days searching places

D E

To belong

F#m E

Stranded in a painful detour

D E

What went wrong?

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