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ionnalee
"simmer down"
(2017)
[Refrain 1]
F#
GmM7When you wake upF#  
GmM7For when you wake upGM7  F#  GmM7  
[Verse 1]
There oF#nce was a land
Little GmM7known to youF#r kindGmM7  
There oGM7nce was a land
Only we knew how to F#find
Where GmM7we were GM7fire
Simmer down, simmer downF#  
[Verse 2]
When my hF#ands are sore
From carrGmM7ying this weight arF#oundGmM7  
When my eGM7yes are numb
And the air is failing on oF#ur lungs
GmM7And we’re lGM7eft with a bitter taste
On our tonguesF#  
[Chorus]
F#mYour G#mshallAow tC#mruth
Fractures and distEorts our self vC#miews
And F#mmy G#mtethAer bC#meat
Echoes in the mEinds of a G#mfew
[Refrain 1]
F#
GmM7For when you wake upF#  
GmM7For when you wake upGM7  F#  GmM7  
[Verse 3]
N.C
All light absorbed
In the shadows I wilF#l hideGmM7  
'Til the cGM7ontour of my silhouette
Fades to undeF#fined
I sGmM7till have GM7fire
Simmer down, simmer down
[Chorus]
N.C
Your shallow truth
N.C
Fractures and distorts our self views
And F#mmy G#mtethAer bC#meat
Echoes in the mEinds of a G#mfew
[Chorus]
F#mYour G#mshallAow tC#mruth
Fractures and distEorts our self vC#miews
And F#mmy G#mtethAer bC#meat
Echoes in the mEinds of a G#mfew
[Refrain 2]
F#
GmM7For when you wake upF#  
GmM7If you ever wake upGM7  F#  GmM7  F#  

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Simmer Down

by ionnalee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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GmM7

GM7

F#m

G#m

C#m

ionnalee

"simmer down"

(2017)

[Refrain 1]

GmM7 F#

When you wake up

GmM7 GM7 F# GmM7

For when you wake up

[Verse 1]

There once was a land

GmM7 F# GmM7

Little known to your kind

GM7

There once was a land

Only we knew how to find

GmM7 GM7

Where we were fire

Simmer down, simmer down

[Verse 2]

When my hands are sore

GmM7 F# GmM7

From carrying this weight around

GM7

When my eyes are numb

And the air is failing on our lungs

GmM7 GM7

And we’re left with a bitter taste

On our tongues

[Chorus]

F#m G#m A C#m

Your shallow truth

E C#m

Fractures and distorts our self views

F#m G#m A C#m

And my tether beat

E G#m

Echoes in the minds of a few

[Refrain 1]

GmM7 F#

For when you wake up

GmM7 GM7 F# GmM7

For when you wake up

[Verse 3]

N.C

All light absorbed

F# GmM7

In the shadows I will hide

GM7

'Til the contour of my silhouette

Fades to undefined

GmM7 GM7

I still have fire

Simmer down, simmer down

[Chorus]

N.C

Your shallow truth

N.C

Fractures and distorts our self views

F#m G#m A C#m

And my tether beat

E G#m

Echoes in the minds of a few

[Chorus]

F#m G#m A C#m

Your shallow truth

E C#m

Fractures and distorts our self views

F#m G#m A C#m

And my tether beat

E G#m

Echoes in the minds of a few

[Refrain 2]

GmM7 F#

For when you wake up

GmM7 GM7 F# GmM7 F#

If you ever wake up

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