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Elastic Heart

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[Intro]
F   C   G   Am
[Verse 1]
     FAnd anoCther one bites the dusGt
AmOh why can I not conquer lovFe?
And I mCight have thought that we were oneG  
Wanted to Amfight this war without weaponsF  
And I wanted Cit, I wanted it badG  
But Amthere were so many red flagsF  
Now aCnother one bites the dGust
Yeah, Amlets be clear, I trust no oFne
[Bridge]
You did Cnot break meG  Am  F  
I'm still Cfighting for peGaceAm  
[Chorus]
FWell, I've got thick skCin and an elastic heaGrt,
But Amyour blade, It might be too sharp
FI'm like a rubber bCand until you pull too hGard,
Yeah, AmI may snap and I move fast
But Fyou won't see me Cfall aparGtAm  
'CausFe I've got an elCastic hearGtAm  
[Post-Chorus]
FI've got an elCastic hearGtAm  
Yeah, FI've got an elCastic heaGrtAm  
[Verse 2]
     F  CAnd I will stay up through the nighGt
And Amlet's be clear, won't close my eFyes
CAnd I know that I can survGive
I'll Amwalk through fire to save my lFife
And I want Cit, I want my life so Gbad
I'm Amdoing everything I caFn
Then aCnother one bites the dustG  
It's Amhard to lose a chosen oFne
[Bridge]
You did Cnot break meG  Am  F  
I'm still Cfighting for peGaceAm  
[Chorus]
FWell, I've got thick skiCn and an elastic hearGt,
But Amyour blade, It might be too sharp
FI'm like a rubber bCand until you pull too hGard,
Yeah, AmI may snap and I move fast
But Fyou won't see me Cfall aparGtAm  
'CausFe I've got an elCastic hearGtAm  
[Post-Chorus]
FOh oooooh Coh-oh-oh-oh-oGooh ooAmoh-oh ooooh
FOh oooooh Coh-oh-oh-oh-oGooh ooAmoh-oh ooooh
[Chorus]
FWell, I've got thick skiCn and an elastic hearGt,
But Amyour blade, It might be too sharp
FI'm like a rubber bCand until you pull too hGard,
Yeah, AmI may snap and I move fast
But Fyou won't see me Cfall aparGtAm  
'CausFe I've got an elCastic hearGtAm  
FWell, I've got thick skiCn and an elastic hearGt,
But Amyour blade, It might be too sharp
FI'm like a rubber bCand until you pull too hGard,
Yeah, AmI may snap and I move fast
But Fyou won't see me Cfall aparGtAm  
'CausFe I've got an elCastic hearGtAm  
[Outro]
FI've got an elCastic heaGrtAm  
FI've got an elCastic heaGrtAm  
[Fade Out]

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Elastic Heart

by Longfellow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C G Am

[Verse 1]

F C G

And another one bites the dust

Am F

Oh why can I not conquer love?

C G

And I might have thought that we were one

Am F

Wanted to fight this war without weapons

C G

And I wanted it, I wanted it bad

Am F

But there were so many red flags

C G

Now another one bites the dust

Am F

Yeah, lets be clear, I trust no one

[Bridge]

C G Am F

You did not break me

C G Am

I'm still fighting for peace

[Chorus]

F C G

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,

But your blade, It might be too sharp

F C G

I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,

Yeah, I may snap and I move fast

F C G Am

But you won't see me fall apart

F C G Am

'Cause I've got an elastic heart

[Post-Chorus]

F C G Am

I've got an elastic heart

F C G Am

Yeah, I've got an elastic heart

[Verse 2]

F C G

And I will stay up through the night

Am F

And let's be clear, won't close my eyes

C G

And I know that I can survive

Am F

I'll walk through fire to save my life

C G

And I want it, I want my life so bad

Am F

I'm doing everything I can

C G

Then another one bites the dust

Am F

It's hard to lose a chosen one

[Bridge]

C G Am F

You did not break me

C G Am

I'm still fighting for peace

[Chorus]

F C G

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,

But your blade, It might be too sharp

F C G

I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,

Yeah, I may snap and I move fast

F C G Am

But you won't see me fall apart

F C G Am

'Cause I've got an elastic heart

[Post-Chorus]

F C G Am

Oh oooooh oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh oooh-oh ooooh

F C G Am

Oh oooooh oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh oooh-oh ooooh

[Chorus]

F C G

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,

But your blade, It might be too sharp

F C G

I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,

Yeah, I may snap and I move fast

F C G Am

But you won't see me fall apart

F C G Am

'Cause I've got an elastic heart

F C G

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,

But your blade, It might be too sharp

F C G

I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,

Yeah, I may snap and I move fast

F C G Am

But you won't see me fall apart

F C G Am

'Cause I've got an elastic heart

[Outro]

F C G Am

I've got an elastic heart

F C G Am

I've got an elastic heart

[Fade Out]

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