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[Intro]
G Em C G
[Verse]
Into the Gdark, afraid of the Emlight
I lost Cmyself like I lost Gmy mind
You crossed yGour heart and you crossed Emthe line
You're Cout of love and we're Gout of time
[Pre-Chorus]
 GYou said stay with me foD/F#rever
 EmI know we'll always be toDgether
CNow I'll never make it outG  
[Chorus]
 GYou were mine, now you're gone , and you don't D/F#even Emcare
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, GsuffocatingGsus2  
 GWhy am I holding on , when you're not D/F#even Emthere
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, Gsuffocating
[Verse]
I want to Gforget and leave D/F#you beEmhind
I wanna Ckill what's left, the Gpain inside
[Pre-Chorus]
 GYou said stay with me foD/F#rever
 EmI know we'll always be toDgether
CNow I'll never make it outG  
[Chorus]
 GYou were mine, now you're gone , and you don't D/F#even Emcare
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, GsuffocatingGsus2  
 GWhy am I holding on , when you're not D/F#even Emthere
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, Gsuffocating
[Instrumental]
G Em C G
[Chorus]
 GYou were mine, now you're gone , and you don't D/F#even Emcare
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, GsuffocatingGsus2  
 GWhy am I holding on , when you're not D/F#even Emthere
I was blind, I was Emadd9wrong , now I'm EmfightDing for air
CSlowly fading, Gsuffocating

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Suffocating

by Alyssa Reid

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Emadd9

Gsus2

[Intro]

G Em C G

[Verse]

G Em

Into the dark, afraid of the light

C G

I lost myself like I lost my mind

G Em

You crossed your heart and you crossed the line

C G

You're out of love and we're out of time

[Pre-Chorus]

G D/F#

You said stay with me forever

Em D

I know we'll always be together

C G

Now I'll never make it out

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em

You were mine, now you're gone , and you don't even care

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G Gsus2

Slowly fading, suffocating

G D/F# Em

Why am I holding on , when you're not even there

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G

Slowly fading, suffocating

[Verse]

G D/F# Em

I want to forget and leave you behind

C G

I wanna kill what's left, the pain inside

[Pre-Chorus]

G D/F#

You said stay with me forever

Em D

I know we'll always be together

C G

Now I'll never make it out

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em

You were mine, now you're gone , and you don't even care

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G Gsus2

Slowly fading, suffocating

G D/F# Em

Why am I holding on , when you're not even there

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G

Slowly fading, suffocating

[Instrumental]

G Em C G

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em

You were mine, now you're gone , and you don't even care

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G Gsus2

Slowly fading, suffocating

G D/F# Em

Why am I holding on , when you're not even there

Emadd9 Em D

I was blind, I was wrong , now I'm fighting for air

C G

Slowly fading, suffocating

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