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Be Still My Heart

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[Intro]
E   F#m   A   E
[Verse 1]
ELike a wakening volcano,
F#mI feel it start to rumble,
ABe still my hearEt.
EStay locked up right where I put you,
F#mYeah, it’s for your own good,
ABe still my heEart.
[Chorus]
‘Cuz if you sEtay still,
You won’t get burF#mned,
And if you stay Astill,
You won’t get huErt.
But if you sEtay still,
You’ll never F#mknow
WhAy you burn at Eall.
[Verse 2]
ELike a wakening volcano,
F#mThe blow inevitable,
APlease go back, my heEart.
EDon’t want the catastrophe,
F#mBeen burned by too many things.
APlease go back, my heEart.
[Chorus]
‘CEause if you stay where you are,
You won’t get buF#mrned,
And if you sAtay where you are,
You never get hurEt.
But if you stEay where you are,
You’ll never kF#mnow
AWhy you burn at allE.
[Interlude]
F#m  E  B  A
F#m  E  B  A
F#m  E  B  A  A
[Verse 3]
ELike a wakening volcano,
F#mRipped open and beginning to show,
ANo turning back my heaErt.
ELove desired, but never spoken,
F#mLove that could fill the ocean,
ANo turning back my heEart.
F#mNo turning bAack my heEart.

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Be Still My Heart

by Jacqui Treco

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F#m

[Intro]

E F#m A E

[Verse 1]

Like a wakening volcano,

F#m

I feel it start to rumble,

A E

Be still my heart.

Stay locked up right where I put you,

F#m

Yeah, it’s for your own good,

A E

Be still my heart.

[Chorus]

‘Cuz if you stay still,

F#m

You won’t get burned,

And if you stay still,

You won’t get hurt.

But if you stay still,

F#m

You’ll never know

A E

Why you burn at all.

[Verse 2]

Like a wakening volcano,

F#m

The blow inevitable,

A E

Please go back, my heart.

Don’t want the catastrophe,

F#m

Been burned by too many things.

A E

Please go back, my heart.

[Chorus]

‘Cause if you stay where you are,

F#m

You won’t get burned,

And if you stay where you are,

You never get hurt.

But if you stay where you are,

F#m

You’ll never know

A E

Why you burn at all.

[Interlude]

F#m E B A

F#m E B A A

[Verse 3]

Like a wakening volcano,

F#m

Ripped open and beginning to show,

A E

No turning back my heart.

Love desired, but never spoken,

F#m

Love that could fill the ocean,

A E

No turning back my heart.

F#m A E

No turning back my heart.

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