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[Intro]
Am| Am| Dm| Dmx2
[Verse 1]
AmPour yourself another drink, light a cigarette and let the Fsmoke hide you
AmMedicate the pain away, live to see another day F- Sleep the whole night through
DmYour secret, just feed it
EGod knows how much you need it
[Chorus]
AmWhy you gotta hide? Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta Frun?
AmWhat you gotta lose, what you gotta lose, when all is said and Fdone?
DmWhy you gotta pray? What's it gonna take for you to be someCone?
EEverybody knows - your shadows, you'll go when the lAmight goes
(When the Flight goes)
[Verse 2]
AmKiss yourself another stranger, cause you know you love the danger Fdon't you?
AmGive yourself to someone new, every night is what you Fdo
DmYour secret, just feed it
EGod knows how muich you need it
[Chorus]
AmWhy you gotta hide? Why you gotta hide? Why you gotta Frun?
AmWhat you gotta lose, what you gotta lose, when all is said and Fdone?
DmWhy you gotta pray? What's it gonna take for you to be someCone?
EEverybody knows - your shadows, you'll go when the lAmight goes
[Outro]
(When the lFight goes) When the light goes
Am(When the lFight goes) When the light goes
Am(When the lFight goes) When the light goes
AmOnly you know F- your shadows, all go when the lAmight goes
(When the lFight goes) When the light goes
Am(When the lFight goes) When the light goes

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About Shadows Chords by Ruth B.

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