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Captive

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Chorded By: ultimatelefty
No Capo
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
E   022100 or x799xx
C#m x46654 or x466xx
A   x02220 or x022xx
B   x24442 or x244xx
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EI wanna be held captive ohhhhh
C#mForget the way I acted ohhhhh
EIt's just I'm out of practice ohhhhhh
C#mAnd distracted
[Chorus]
Hold me to this Athing, darBling
And bring a Eladder we'll climb to the Arafters
As long as there's a view to loBok to
EFence me in and Akeep me close to yoBuE  
[Verse 2]
EI wandered for a long time oh ohhhh
C#mI forgot my light
EYou threw me a lifeline oh oh oh ohh
C#mPulled me out of the dark night
[Chorus]
Hold me to this Athing, darBling
And bring a Eladder we'll climb to the Arafters
As long as there's a view to loBok to
EFence me in and Akeep me close to yoBuC#m  
[Bridge]
C#mThere will always be a lamp lit
C#mLook how far the light is casting
C#mIn the soft and steady you can see it
BGlowiAng with a BfeeliAng, this BfeelAing
[Verse 3]
EI wanna be held captive oh oh oh ohhh
C#mLook at the way I acted oh ohhhhh
EI'm just so out of practice ohhhhhhh
C#mAnd d-distracted
[Outro Chorus]
Hold me to this Athing, darBling
And bring a Eladder we'll climb to the Arafters
As long as there's a view to loBok to
EFence me in and Akeep me 
Hold me to this Athing, darBling
And bring a Eladder we'll climb to the Arafters
As long as there's a view to loBok to
AFence me in and Bkeep me close
AFence me in and Bkeep me close Eto you

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Captive

by Sarah Harmer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Chorded By: ultimatelefty

No Capo

Standard Tuning

[Chords]

E 022100 or x799xx

C#m x46654 or x466xx

A x02220 or x022xx

B x24442 or x244xx

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I wanna be held captive ohhhhh

C#m

Forget the way I acted ohhhhh

It's just I'm out of practice ohhhhhh

C#m

And distracted

[Chorus]

A B

Hold me to this thing, darling

E A

And bring a ladder we'll climb to the rafters

As long as there's a view to look to

E A B E

Fence me in and keep me close to you

[Verse 2]

I wandered for a long time oh ohhhh

C#m

I forgot my light

You threw me a lifeline oh oh oh ohh

C#m

Pulled me out of the dark night

[Chorus]

A B

Hold me to this thing, darling

E A

And bring a ladder we'll climb to the rafters

As long as there's a view to look to

E A B C#m

Fence me in and keep me close to you

[Bridge]

C#m

There will always be a lamp lit

C#m

Look how far the light is casting

C#m

In the soft and steady you can see it

B A B A B A

Glowing with a feeling, this feeling

[Verse 3]

I wanna be held captive oh oh oh ohhh

C#m

Look at the way I acted oh ohhhhh

I'm just so out of practice ohhhhhhh

C#m

And d-distracted

[Outro Chorus]

A B

Hold me to this thing, darling

E A

And bring a ladder we'll climb to the rafters

As long as there's a view to look to

E A

Fence me in and keep me

A B

Hold me to this thing, darling

E A

And bring a ladder we'll climb to the rafters

As long as there's a view to look to

A B

Fence me in and keep me close

A B E

Fence me in and keep me close to you

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