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Tennyson - Adam Barnes
(Capo 1)
[Verse 1] 
There must be something wrong witGh me, a certain flaw I cannot Emface.
Cause I’ve been saving up for yeaCrs, trying to move out of this pDlace.
But all my money keeps on movGing. Affording things I cannoEmt see.
To find a life within my musCic. Keep writing songs of you anDd me.
And she’s the cause of my distractGions, and I’m so pleased to call heEmr mine.
But I’m fed up of waking on mCy own, fed up of eating here aloDne, fed up of wasting precious tGime.
[Verse 2]
But I know that we have more to sCee, more stress we have to fDight.
I know the morning always Gcomes with the evening close bEmehind.
Yet through every single Cday I know I get to hold you tDight.
I’m scared we’ll miss our chance to lGive, you know I’m worried that we migEmht.
It’s eating me inCside, it’s eating me inDside.
Maybe one day we’ll be fCine.D  
Maybe one day we’ll be..
[Chorus 1]
AGll on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the mEmoney held back.
Money once saved from the toil and the test oh the baCrgaining fear.
We won’t have enough to last us forever but mDaybe the year.
And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.
We’re aGll on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best, the mEmoney held back.
Money once saved from the toil and the test, the barCgaining fear.
We won’t have enough to last us forever but mDaybe the year.
And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.
It’s eaCting me inside, it’s eaDting me inside.
Maybe one day we’ll be fGine.
[Instrumental]
 G   Em   C   D(x1)
[Pre-Chorus]
     GThere must be something wrong. There must be something wrong witEmh me.
There must be something wrong. There must be something wrong with Cme.
There must be something wrong with Dme. There must be something wrong.
     GOne day we’ll all be fine, one day we’ll all be Emfine.
One day we’ll all be fine, one day we’ll all be Cfine.
One day we’ll all be fine, Done day we’ll all be...
[Chorus 2]
AGll on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the mEmoney held back.
Money once saved from the toil and the test oh the baCrgaining fear.
We wDon’t have enough to last us forever...
We’re aGll on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the mEmoney held back.
Money once saved from the toil and the test, oh the baCrgaining fear.
We won’t have enough to last us forever but mDaybe the year.
And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.
It’s eaCting me inside, oh, it’s eaDting me inside.
Maybe one day we’ll be fGine.

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Tennyson

by Adam Barnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Tennyson - Adam Barnes

(Capo 1)

[Verse 1]

G Em

There must be something wrong with me, a certain flaw I cannot face.

C D

Cause I’ve been saving up for years, trying to move out of this place.

G Em

But all my money keeps on moving. Affording things I cannot see.

C D

To find a life within my music. Keep writing songs of you and me.

G Em

And she’s the cause of my distractions, and I’m so pleased to call her mine.

C D G

But I’m fed up of waking on my own, fed up of eating here alone, fed up of wasting precious time.

[Verse 2]

C D

But I know that we have more to see, more stress we have to fight.

G Em

I know the morning always comes with the evening close behind.

C D

Yet through every single day I know I get to hold you tight.

G Em

I’m scared we’ll miss our chance to live, you know I’m worried that we might.

C D

It’s eating me inside, it’s eating me inside.

C D

Maybe one day we’ll be fine.

Maybe one day we’ll be..

[Chorus 1]

G Em

All on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the money held back.

Money once saved from the toil and the test oh the bargaining fear.

We won’t have enough to last us forever but maybe the year.

And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.

G Em

We’re all on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best, the money held back.

Money once saved from the toil and the test, the bargaining fear.

We won’t have enough to last us forever but maybe the year.

And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.

C D

It’s eating me inside, it’s eating me inside.

Maybe one day we’ll be fine.

[Instrumental]

G Em C D

(x1)

[Pre-Chorus]

G Em

There must be something wrong. There must be something wrong with me.

There must be something wrong with me. There must be something wrong.

G Em

One day we’ll all be fine, one day we’ll all be fine.

One day we’ll all be fine, one day we’ll all be...

[Chorus 2]

G Em

All on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the money held back.

Money once saved from the toil and the test oh the bargaining fear.

We won’t have enough to last us forever...

G Em

We’re all on our own, left here alone with what’s left of the best of the money held back.

Money once saved from the toil and the test, oh the bargaining fear.

We won’t have enough to last us forever but maybe the year.

And that’s long enough cause we’ll both be together.

C D

It’s eating me inside, oh, it’s eating me inside.

Maybe one day we’ll be fine.

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