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Ruins

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[Basic picking pattern]
e|--------------------------|
b|----------------x---------|
G|----------x-----------x---|
D|-------x-----x-----x------|
A|-x------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Intro]
F
[Verse]
ToFday, I climbed the highest mountain I have Cever climbed
And I Fturned to look at ruins I had Cleft behind
And Fyou, where were you so Cfar, removed from any trutFh
I Amlost you, didn't BbI?
But first I think I lost myFself
ChilFdren, then and forever locked in a Cmemory
HolFding that mirror searching for some kind of Ccertainty
That Fyou were just the same as Ceveryone but you were wronFg
And it Amhurt you, didn't iBbt?
All you couldn't Fbe
[Chorus]
RuFins
ohBbhh
RuFins
OhBbhh
[Verse]
I Ftried to hold onto some kind of Cdignity
Too Flong, I waded through a vast and Cendless sea
ThinFking I could find the Csecret there withiFn
But I Amgave up, didn't BbI?
Seemed the only Fway
RuFins, all the things we built assured that Cthey would last
StanFding amongst ticket stubs and Cwritten notes and photographFs
Where are you in Chere somewhere I cannot gFo
I am Amsorry, I Bbam
But I don't take it Fback
[Bridge]
And Bbin the night I Fhear your voice someBbtimes but it quickly Fpasses
In Bbdreams I saw what FI had thought could Bbbe some kind of Canswer
You Bbtry and try and try until you cannot try no more
FCaptured in our own
[Chorus]
RuFins
OhBbhh
RuFins
OhBbhh
RuFins
N.C.
Ohhh
N.C.
Ruins

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Ruins

by First Aid Kit

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Chords in this song · guitar

No capo

[Basic picking pattern]

e|--------------------------|

b|----------------x---------|

G|----------x-----------x---|

D|-------x-----x-----x------|

A|-x------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

[Intro]

[Verse]

F C

Today, I climbed the highest mountain I have ever climbed

F C

And I turned to look at ruins I had left behind

F C F

And you, where were you so far, removed from any truth

Am Bb

I lost you, didn't I?

But first I think I lost myself

F C

Children, then and forever locked in a memory

F C

Holding that mirror searching for some kind of certainty

F C F

That you were just the same as everyone but you were wrong

Am Bb

And it hurt you, didn't it?

All you couldn't be

[Chorus]

Ruins

ohhh

Ruins

Ohhh

[Verse]

F C

I tried to hold onto some kind of dignity

F C

Too long, I waded through a vast and endless sea

F C F

Thinking I could find the secret there within

Am Bb

But I gave up, didn't I?

Seemed the only way

F C

Ruins, all the things we built assured that they would last

F C F

Standing amongst ticket stubs and written notes and photographs

C F

Where are you in here somewhere I cannot go

Am Bb

I am sorry, I am

But I don't take it back

[Bridge]

Bb F Bb F

And in the night I hear your voice sometimes but it quickly passes

Bb F Bb C

In dreams I saw what I had thought could be some kind of answer

You try and try and try until you cannot try no more

Captured in our own

[Chorus]

Ruins

Ohhh

Ruins

Ohhh

Ruins

N.C.

Ohhh

N.C.

Ruins

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