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Almost Had Me

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
You were my G#mhalogC#men, guiding me Ehome
My only G#mweapon whC#men I was alEone
You were a G#mbig citC#my, one I got lost Ein
And when you spG#moke with F#me, I felBl oC#mpenA  E  
I fell opC#menA  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
But did you C#mknow that cost when you Abroke your promise?    E(I wasn't prepared)
That when your bC#mombs went off they would Acome down on usE  B  
[Chorus]
I was a C#mknife in a AgunfightE  
And I G#mfought so madlyC#m  
You were a Awolf in the daylighG#mt, And you almost had me
[Instrumental]
C#m A E G#m
[Tag]
And you almost had meC#m  A  E  G#m  
[Instrumental]
E
[Verse 2]
I thought you weG#mre showinC#mg all your colorsE  
But you were in G#msheep's clothC#ming
A mind of anotherE  
Can a slave pG#mreach freedomC#m?
Can a captive take hold Eof what they G#mbelieve F#in?
[Pre-Chorus]
But did you C#mknow that cost when you Abroke your promise? E(I wasn't prepared)
That when your C#mbombs went off they would Acome down on usE  B  
[Chorus]
I was a C#mknife in a AgunfightE  
And I G#mfought so madlyC#m  
You were a Awolf in the daylightE  
And you Balmost had meC#m  
With a AblindsideE  
And it G#mhurt so badlyC#m  
You were a Awolf in the daylightE  
And you G#malmost had meC#m  
[Bridge]
C#mI guess I knew when your heaG#mrt stop beating, AI'd never let you sink your teeth in
C#mI guess I knew when your Eheart stop beating, BI'd never let you sink your teeth in
[Breakdown]
C#mOh-oh-oAh-oh-oh-oh
EOh-oh-oh (you G#malmost had me)
C#mOh-oh-oAh-oh-oh-oh
EOh-oh-oh (and G#myou almost had me)
C#mI guess I know when your Aheart stop beating E(oh-oh-oh), And you G#malmost had me
C#mI guess I knew when your Aheart stop beating E(oh-oh-oh)G#m  
[Chorus]
I was a C#mknife in a Agunfight, EAnd I G#mfought so madlyC#m  
You were a Awolf in the daylightG#m, And you almost had me

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Almost Had Me

by Lights

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G#m

C#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G#m C#m E

You were my halogen, guiding me home

G#m C#m E

My only weapon when I was alone

G#m C#m E

You were a big city, one I got lost in

G#m F# B C#m A E

And when you spoke with me, I fell open

C#m A E

I fell open

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m A E

But did you know that cost when you broke your promise? (I wasn't prepared)

C#m A E B

That when your bombs went off they would come down on us

[Chorus]

C#m A E

I was a knife in a gunfight

G#m C#m

And I fought so madly

A G#m

You were a wolf in the daylight, And you almost had me

[Instrumental]

C#m A E G#m

[Tag]

C#m A E G#m

And you almost had me

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

G#m C#m E

I thought you were showing all your colors

G#m C#m

But you were in sheep's clothing

A mind of another

G#m C#m

Can a slave preach freedom?

E G#m F#

Can a captive take hold of what they believe in?

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m A E

But did you know that cost when you broke your promise? (I wasn't prepared)

C#m A E B

That when your bombs went off they would come down on us

[Chorus]

C#m A E

I was a knife in a gunfight

G#m C#m

And I fought so madly

A E

You were a wolf in the daylight

B C#m

And you almost had me

A E

With a blindside

G#m C#m

And it hurt so badly

A E

You were a wolf in the daylight

G#m C#m

And you almost had me

[Bridge]

C#m G#m A

I guess I knew when your heart stop beating, I'd never let you sink your teeth in

C#m E B

I guess I knew when your heart stop beating, I'd never let you sink your teeth in

[Breakdown]

C#m A

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

E G#m

Oh-oh-oh (you almost had me)

C#m A

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

E G#m

Oh-oh-oh (and you almost had me)

C#m A E G#m

I guess I know when your heart stop beating (oh-oh-oh), And you almost had me

C#m A E G#m

I guess I knew when your heart stop beating (oh-oh-oh)

[Chorus]

C#m A E G#m C#m

I was a knife in a gunfight, And I fought so madly

A G#m

You were a wolf in the daylight, And you almost had me

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