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So Tied Up

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Capo on the 3rd Fret
[Intro]
 Am   Em   F   G(x2)
Am
[Verse 1]
You Emcan't cut me Floose until you Gshow meAm  
I Emtold you the Ftruth about the Gold meAm  
And Emnow you use Fconfession Gas the proofAm  
Do what Emyou have to do
FGo ahead and Gact the fool
[Pre-chorus]
FWhat if in the G#mend
You want so Dmbad to forgive
DmBut you cannot forget
[Chorus]
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up)
DmWe've been here before
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up)
DmYou want something more
AmLo-Gver, best Dmfriend, my worst enemy
AmYou Gknow I Dmwon't let you get away
Am
[Verse 2]
I Emget you to Fswerve right outta Gfast laneAm  
You Emstill got chamFpagne running through Gyour veinsAm  
You Emdare me to Fstep up and Gchallenge youAm  
Neither Emone of us can Fstand to lose
GStand to lose
[Pre-chorus]
FRemember we G#msaid it'd be like Dmafter the rain
DmWashes away our sins
FThey never G#msaid that love is a Dmtwisted game
DmAnd no one ever wins
[Chorus]
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up)
DmWe've been here before
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up)
DmYou want something more
AmLo-Gver, best Dmfriend, my worst enemy
AmYou Gknow I Dmwon't let you get away
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up) (x4)
Am
[Bridge]
You Emthrew me a Frope
GOpposites Amattract
EmI'm self absorbed Fand you're GsuperficialAm  
We Emround each other Fup (we round each other Gup)
Being Amtrue to yourEmself could Fnever be Genough
[Chorus]
AmSo-o-Go-o-    (so Dmtied up)
DmWe've been here beforeAm  
Lo-Gver, best Dmfriend, my worst enemy
AmYou Gknow I Dmwon't let you get away
[Outro]
   Am    G  DmSo tied up
   Am    C  DmSo tied up
   Am    G  DmSo tied up
   Am    C  DmSo tied up

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So Tied Up

by Cold War Kids

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Capo on the 3rd Fret

[Intro]

Am Em F G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Em F G Am

You can't cut me loose until you show me

Em F G Am

I told you the truth about the old me

Em F G Am

And now you use confession as the proof

Do what you have to do

F G

Go ahead and act the fool

[Pre-chorus]

F G#m

What if in the end

You want so bad to forgive

But you cannot forget

[Chorus]

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up)

We've been here before

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up)

You want something more

Am G Dm

Lo-ver, best friend, my worst enemy

Am G Dm

You know I won't let you get away

[Verse 2]

Em F G Am

I get you to swerve right outta fast lane

Em F G Am

You still got champagne running through your veins

Em F G Am

You dare me to step up and challenge you

Em F

Neither one of us can stand to lose

Stand to lose

[Pre-chorus]

F G#m Dm

Remember we said it'd be like after the rain

Washes away our sins

F G#m Dm

They never said that love is a twisted game

And no one ever wins

[Chorus]

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up)

We've been here before

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up)

You want something more

Am G Dm

Lo-ver, best friend, my worst enemy

Am G Dm

You know I won't let you get away

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up) (x4)

[Bridge]

Em F

You threw me a rope

G Am

Opposites attract

Em F G Am

I'm self absorbed and you're superficial

Em F G

We round each other up (we round each other up)

Am Em F G

Being true to yourself could never be enough

[Chorus]

Am G Dm

So-o-o-o- (so tied up)

Dm Am

We've been here before

G Dm

Lo-ver, best friend, my worst enemy

Am G Dm

You know I won't let you get away

[Outro]

Am G Dm

So tied up

Am C Dm

So tied up

Am G Dm

So tied up

Am C Dm

So tied up

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