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[Verse 1]
AmI am heDmre
CYou are toGo
AmWho am DmI
CTo try and Gchange you
AmLooking to the lefDmt
And to the riCght for saGfety
AmLooking everywChere
FBut the LorGd lately
[Chorus]
CStrip off the cGover, Emuntie the kFnot
CIt hurts to carGe, huDmrts worse to Fnot
CIt’s the edge of a clGiff we’re living on
EmSo drink it iFn…
before you bGlink and it’s gConeG  
DmIt's gone.. Fgone.. gone
[Verse 2]
AmA salt dry tDmear
CCry you, cGry me
AmAn ocean dDmeep fear
CA sky high Gneed
AmBlanket over Dmcold
Air to the sCuffocatingG  
AmWater to the oCnes
FWho stand and cGry out thirsty
[Chorus]
CStrip off the cGover, Emuntie the kFnot
CIt hurts to carGe, huDmrts worse to Fnot
CIt’s the edge of a clGiff we’re living on
EmSo drink it iFn…
before you bGlink and it’s gConeG  
Dm         F
[Bridge]
It’s a Amjoke… it’s a crDmime
to pCretend we’re not aliEmve
it’s the Amhope… that weF’re right
and the tGruth is under light
it’s the Amair Dmwe CbreatEmhe
it’s the aFir we breathe
[Chorus/Outro]
CStrip off the cGover, Emuntie the kFnot
CIt hurts to carGe, huDmrts worse to Fnot
CIt’s the edge of a clGiff we’re living on
EmSo drink it iFn…
before you bGlink and it’s gConeG  
DmIt's gone.. Fit's gone..
C   G   Dm   F
CIt's gone.. it'Gs gone..Dm  F  
CIt's gone.. it'Gs gone..Dm  F  
C   G   Dm   F   C

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Blink

by Adam Watts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Am Dm

I am here

C G

You are too

Am Dm

Who am I

C G

To try and change you

Am Dm

Looking to the left

C G

And to the right for safety

Am C

Looking everywhere

F G

But the Lord lately

[Chorus]

C G Em F

Strip off the cover, untie the knot

C G Dm F

It hurts to care, hurts worse to not

C G

It’s the edge of a cliff we’re living on

Em F

So drink it in…

G C G

before you blink and it’s gone

Dm F

It's gone.. gone.. gone

[Verse 2]

Am Dm

A salt dry tear

C G

Cry you, cry me

Am Dm

An ocean deep fear

C G

A sky high need

Am Dm

Blanket over cold

C G

Air to the suffocating

Am C

Water to the ones

F G

Who stand and cry out thirsty

[Chorus]

C G Em F

Strip off the cover, untie the knot

C G Dm F

It hurts to care, hurts worse to not

C G

It’s the edge of a cliff we’re living on

Em F

So drink it in…

G C G

before you blink and it’s gone

Dm F

[Bridge]

Am Dm

It’s a joke… it’s a crime

C Em

to pretend we’re not alive

Am F

it’s the hope… that we’re right

and the truth is under light

Am Dm C Em

it’s the air we breathe

[Chorus/Outro]

C G Em F

Strip off the cover, untie the knot

C G Dm F

It hurts to care, hurts worse to not

C G

It’s the edge of a cliff we’re living on

Em F

So drink it in…

G C G

before you blink and it’s gone

Dm F

It's gone.. it's gone..

C G Dm F

It's gone.. it's gone..

C G Dm F

It's gone.. it's gone..

C G Dm F C

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