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Tethered

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[Intro]
 A   B   C#m   B2x
[Verse]
  AYou should know better, Bstaying til C#mlater
Praying our Bbridges don't make way
  ADarling, I'm tethered Bwhen with C#myouB  
  AHow do I measure Bcrumbling C#mpressure?
The blood is Brocketting my veins
  ADon't count when I'm with you
[Instrumental]
  A    B   C#mYou've got Bliquid gold
A C#m B
[Bridge]
N.C.
Round and round in my mind
EThere's a truth I C#mcan't ignore
  BI spent Aso many years
AWandering from myself
Until you came aC#mlongB  C#m  
[Chorus]
AYeah, you F#got itB  
C#mI have never Bneeded nobody
Nobody but Ayou,C#m  
Bnobody but C#myouB  
AYeah, you F#got itE  
C#mI have never Bneeded nobody
C#mNobody but Ayou,
nobody but C#myou
[Instrumental]
B E A B G#m A B E G#m B C#m
[Chorus]
AYeah, you F#mgot itA  
C#mI have never needed noBbody
Nobody C#mbut Ayou,
Bnobody but C#myouB  
AYeah, you got itB  
C#mI have never needed noBbody
Nobody but Ayou,
nobody but C#myou
A C#m B

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Tethered

by Rationale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

[Intro]

A B C#m B

[Verse]

A B C#m

You should know better, staying til later

Praying our bridges don't make way

A B C#m B

Darling, I'm tethered when with you

A B C#m

How do I measure crumbling pressure?

The blood is rocketting my veins

Don't count when I'm with you

[Instrumental]

A B C#m B

You've got liquid gold

A C#m B

[Bridge]

N.C.

Round and round in my mind

E C#m

There's a truth I can't ignore

B A

I spent so many years

Wandering from myself

C#m B C#m

Until you came along

[Chorus]

A F# B

Yeah, you got it

C#m B

I have never needed nobody

A C#m

Nobody but you,

B C#m B

nobody but you

A F# E

Yeah, you got it

C#m B

I have never needed nobody

C#m A

Nobody but you,

C#m

nobody but you

[Instrumental]

B E A B G#m A B E G#m B C#m

[Chorus]

A F#m A

Yeah, you got it

C#m B

I have never needed nobody

C#m A

Nobody but you,

B C#m B

nobody but you

A B

Yeah, you got it

C#m B

I have never needed nobody

Nobody but you,

C#m

nobody but you

A C#m B

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