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Your Sympathy

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C#minor

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[Intro]
E
[Verse]
ERunning out of C#mbreath
chasing down the big G#mparade, oh, Boh
ERising up my hand
thought I'd C#mbeg the marching band to playG#m, for meB  
AAll of these illusions they G#really mean the world to C#mme, Ame
[Chorus]
EDon't make me G#out to be
this C#helpless child of F#mmisery,
AmMaybe love is Ewhat I F#need
but F#mnot your sAmympathyE  F#m  
[Verse]
EIn and out of C#mspace
I'm always somewhere in beG#mtween, oh, Boh
EI try to make commands
but instead I make a C#mmess of thingsG#m, for meB  
AI try to paint by numbers
but G#nothing's black and white for C#mmeA  
[Chorus]
EDon't make me G#out to be
this C#helpless child of F#mmisery,
AmMaybe love is Ewhat I F#need
but F#mnot your sAmympathyE  F#m  
[Bridge]
ANothing and no one can make Eyour Blies the truthC#m  
Aand no one can Estand inF#side your Bshoes, but yoEu
[Outro]
EDon't make me G#out to be
this C#helpless child of F#mmisery,
AmMaybe love is Ewhat I F#need
but F#mnot your sAmympathyE  F#m  
but F#mnot your sAmympathyE  F#m  

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Your Sympathy

by Mika

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

E C#m

Running out of breath

G#m B

chasing down the big parade, oh, oh

Rising up my hand

C#m G#m B

thought I'd beg the marching band to play, for me

A G# C#m A

All of these illusions they really mean the world to me, me

[Chorus]

E G#

Don't make me out to be

C# F#m

this helpless child of misery,

Am E F#

Maybe love is what I need

F#m Am E F#m

but not your sympathy

[Verse]

E C#m

In and out of space

G#m B

I'm always somewhere in between, oh, oh

I try to make commands

C#m G#m B

but instead I make a mess of things, for me

I try to paint by numbers

G# C#m A

but nothing's black and white for me

[Chorus]

E G#

Don't make me out to be

C# F#m

this helpless child of misery,

Am E F#

Maybe love is what I need

F#m Am E F#m

but not your sympathy

[Bridge]

A E B C#m

Nothing and no one can make your lies the truth

A E F# B E

and no one can stand inside your shoes, but you

[Outro]

E G#

Don't make me out to be

C# F#m

this helpless child of misery,

Am E F#

Maybe love is what I need

F#m Am E F#m

but not your sympathy

F#m Am E F#m

but not your sympathy

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