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[Verse]
AmFear is Ghonest, fear is Fmaj7/Ctrue
AmYou once Gsaid I wasn't C/Gscared of you
AmI wasn't Gscared then of Fmaj7/Cmuch at all
But Amif you've no fear of Gheights
Then C/Gyou are bound to fall
So turn it Fmaj7/Cup, or turn it C/Goff
Tell me the Gtruth, I know I'm Fmaj7/ClostC/G  G  
Your disFmaj7/Cguise is paper thin
And C/Gonce you're out you'll Gnot get back Fmaj7/Cin
AmI searched the Gfrozen Fjords of Fmaj7/COslo
AmAnd through the Gbars of West C/GToronto
AmThe broken Gglass of new born Fmaj7/Cstreets
I was Amlooking for Gsomeone that C/GI could never meet
[Pre-Chorus]
So take an Fmaj7/Ceye
For an C/Geye
Take those Gbastards by Fmaj7/CsurpriseC/G  G  
What you Fmaj7/Csaw can't be unseen
I C/Gfinally worked out Gwhat you Fmaj7/Cmean
[Chorus]
AmHow can GI begEmin to Fmaj7/Ctell you
AmHow Gmuch C/Gdamage you've Fmaj7/Cdone
How we're Amhere yet Gagain
You can't Emstop what doesn't Fmaj7/Cend
How I Dmwish, how I Fmaj7/Cwish
That you weren't the Amone.G  C/G  
[Verse]
AmWe set Gout on a hopeless Fmaj7/Clie
AmBut only Gcowards wouldn't C/Gtry
AmThe sound the Gfury and the Fmaj7/Cwater's roar
AmQuickens the Gheart and picks you C/Gup off the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
So take an Fmaj7/Ceye
For an C/Geye
Take those Gbastards by Fmaj7/CsurpriseC/G  G  
What you Fmaj7/Csaw can't be unseen
I C/Gfinally worked out Gwhat you Fmaj7/Cmean
[Chorus]
AmHow can GI begEmin to Fmaj7/Ctell you
AmHow Gmuch C/Gdamage you've Fmaj7/Cdone
How we're Amhere yet Gagain
You can't Emstop what doesn't Fmaj7/Cend
How I Dmwish, oh how Fmaj7/CI wish
AmHow can GI begEmin to Fmaj7/Ctell you
AmHow Gmuch C/Gdamage you've Fmaj7/Cdone
How we're Amhere yet Gagain
You can't Emstop what doesn't Fmaj7/Cend
How I Dmwish, how I Fmaj7/Cwish
That you weren't the Amone.G  C/G  

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The One

by Ryan O'Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7/C

C/G

[Verse]

Am G Fmaj7/C

Fear is honest, fear is true

Am G C/G

You once said I wasn't scared of you

Am G Fmaj7/C

I wasn't scared then of much at all

Am G

But if you've no fear of heights

C/G

Then you are bound to fall

Fmaj7/C C/G

So turn it up, or turn it off

G Fmaj7/C C/G G

Tell me the truth, I know I'm lost

Fmaj7/C

Your disguise is paper thin

C/G G Fmaj7/C

And once you're out you'll not get back in

Am G Fmaj7/C

I searched the frozen Fjords of Oslo

Am G C/G

And through the bars of West Toronto

Am G Fmaj7/C

The broken glass of new born streets

Am G C/G

I was looking for someone that I could never meet

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7/C

So take an eye

C/G

For an eye

G Fmaj7/C C/G G

Take those bastards by surprise

Fmaj7/C

What you saw can't be unseen

C/G G Fmaj7/C

I finally worked out what you mean

[Chorus]

Am G Em Fmaj7/C

How can I begin to tell you

Am G C/G Fmaj7/C

How much damage you've done

Am G

How we're here yet again

Em Fmaj7/C

You can't stop what doesn't end

Dm Fmaj7/C

How I wish, how I wish

Am G C/G

That you weren't the one.

[Verse]

Am G Fmaj7/C

We set out on a hopeless lie

Am G C/G

But only cowards wouldn't try

Am G Fmaj7/C

The sound the fury and the water's roar

Am G C/G

Quickens the heart and picks you up off the floor

[Pre-Chorus]

Fmaj7/C

So take an eye

C/G

For an eye

G Fmaj7/C C/G G

Take those bastards by surprise

Fmaj7/C

What you saw can't be unseen

C/G G Fmaj7/C

I finally worked out what you mean

[Chorus]

Am G Em Fmaj7/C

How can I begin to tell you

Am G C/G Fmaj7/C

How much damage you've done

Am G

How we're here yet again

Em Fmaj7/C

You can't stop what doesn't end

Dm Fmaj7/C

How I wish, oh how I wish

Am G Em Fmaj7/C

How can I begin to tell you

Am G C/G Fmaj7/C

How much damage you've done

Am G

How we're here yet again

Em Fmaj7/C

You can't stop what doesn't end

Dm Fmaj7/C

How I wish, how I wish

Am G C/G

That you weren't the one.

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