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[Intro]
D D D D/A D/G D/A D D/A D/G D/A
[Verse]
DThe elms are high round D/Ghere
DThe water's clear the air is pure
D/GIs this the life you hungered for
DAnd oh, you waver D/Gso
DThe youthful ways of city nights
Could D/Gtempt you back without a fight
[Pre-Chorus]
ECos' life is neE/F#ver enoGugh
Gone is the Eboy
Who never said D/Gmuch
[Chorus]
DTonighD/Et
There's D/F#always toniD/GghtD/A  
Where DroadD/Es wont D/F#ever divD/GideD/A  
[Verse]
DWe lock our lives out D/Gtight
And Dtell ourselves we'll be ok
But D/Gsoon our trials will slip away
The Dtimes are turning D/Gback
The Dwar has made it to our shores
The D/Gwolf is there outside the door
[Pre-Chorus]
And Elife is gettE/F#ing too mGuch
Oh for the hEeart
Its E/F#journeyed enD/Gough
[Chorus]
DTonighD/Et
There's D/F#always toniD/GghtD/A  
Where DroadD/Es wont D/F#ever divD/GideD/A  
D/ETonight
GTonight
[Bridge]
BmSo drag your feGars below the wDaterD/C#  
CAnd drown the Bmmemories you Gsave
[Instrumental]
D D/A D/G D/A D D/A D/G D/A
[Chorus]
DDistractionD/A  
D/GDistractionD/A  
DDistractionD/A  
D/GDistractionD/A  
[Outro]
D

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Distraction

by Mt. Desolation

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

D/G

E/F#

D/E

D/F#

D/C#

[Intro]

D D D D/A D/G D/A D D/A D/G D/A

[Verse]

D D/G

The elms are high round here

The water's clear the air is pure

D/G

Is this the life you hungered for

D D/G

And oh, you waver so

The youthful ways of city nights

D/G

Could tempt you back without a fight

[Pre-Chorus]

E E/F# G

Cos' life is never enough

Gone is the boy

D/G

Who never said much

[Chorus]

D D/E

Tonight

D/F# D/G D/A

There's always tonight

D D/E D/F# D/G D/A

Where roads wont ever divide

[Verse]

D D/G

We lock our lives out tight

And tell ourselves we'll be ok

D/G

But soon our trials will slip away

D D/G

The times are turning back

The war has made it to our shores

D/G

The wolf is there outside the door

[Pre-Chorus]

E E/F# G

And life is getting too much

Oh for the heart

E/F# D/G

Its journeyed enough

[Chorus]

D D/E

Tonight

D/F# D/G D/A

There's always tonight

D D/E D/F# D/G D/A

Where roads wont ever divide

D/E

Tonight

[Bridge]

Bm G D D/C#

So drag your fears below the water

C Bm G

And drown the memories you save

[Instrumental]

D D/A D/G D/A D D/A D/G D/A

[Chorus]

D D/A

Distraction

D/G D/A

Distraction

D D/A

Distraction

D/G D/A

Distraction

[Outro]

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