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The Distance

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[Verse 1]
DSanity kind of got awCay from me
DCalling up should've come morCe easily
[Pre-Chorus]
DWith the back and the forth
Every hang up took the Gsoul from me
DI feel empty inside
More to lose than to try and Cmake it better
[Chorus]
I keep on going the distance
DTime keeps on making me hate this
GIt was hot as hell, I still feel
CAs good as it was, I just couldn't take the distanDce
[Verse 2]
DHonestly, so much that I couCldn't see
GReaching out never satisfied Dme
[Pre-Chorus]
DWith the back and the forth
Every hang up took the Gsoul from me
DI feel empty inside
More to lose than to try and Cmake it better
[Chorus]
I keep on going the distance
DTime keeps on making me hate this
GIt was hot as hell, I still feel
CAs good as it was, I just couldn't take the distancDe
[Bridge]
DThis heart never grew Cstronger
DDistance never grew Amfonder
Just longer to waCit
I'm never gonna wait Emagain
I'm never gonna Cwait
Never gonna wait Emagain
I'm never Amgonna
[Chorus] Single strum chords with *
D*
I keep on going the distance
C*
Time keeps on making me hate this
G*
It was hot as hell, I still feel
C*
As good as it was, I just couldn't keep on
DI keep on going the distance
CTime keeps on making me hate this
DIt was hot as hell, I still feel
GAs good as it was, I just couldn't take thDe distance
[Outro]
DCouldn't take the distance
CCouldn't take the distance
GReaching out
CCouldn't take the distance
DReaching out

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The Distance

by Aly & AJ

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[Verse 1]

D C

Sanity kind of got away from me

D C

Calling up should've come more easily

[Pre-Chorus]

With the back and the forth

Every hang up took the soul from me

I feel empty inside

More to lose than to try and make it better

[Chorus]

I keep on going the distance

Time keeps on making me hate this

It was hot as hell, I still feel

C D

As good as it was, I just couldn't take the distance

[Verse 2]

D C

Honestly, so much that I couldn't see

G D

Reaching out never satisfied me

[Pre-Chorus]

With the back and the forth

Every hang up took the soul from me

I feel empty inside

More to lose than to try and make it better

[Chorus]

I keep on going the distance

Time keeps on making me hate this

It was hot as hell, I still feel

C D

As good as it was, I just couldn't take the distance

[Bridge]

D C

This heart never grew stronger

D Am

Distance never grew fonder

Just longer to wait

I'm never gonna wait again

I'm never gonna wait

Never gonna wait again

I'm never gonna

[Chorus] Single strum chords with *

I keep on going the distance

Time keeps on making me hate this

It was hot as hell, I still feel

As good as it was, I just couldn't keep on

I keep on going the distance

Time keeps on making me hate this

It was hot as hell, I still feel

G D

As good as it was, I just couldn't take the distance

[Outro]

Couldn't take the distance

Reaching out

Couldn't take the distance

Reaching out

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