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[Intro]
F#m C#m E B
[Verse 1]
  F#mYou C#mleft my love, you hit the target
  EYou Bgot that rush and then you walk out the door
  F#mYou C#mkept me small, its what you wanted
  EI neBver noticed
[Verse 2]
  F#mYou C#mheld my hand into the darkness
  EI Bdidn't care it made me just want you more
  F#mMy C#mGod your love it seems so harmless
  EI neBver noticed
[Pre-Chorus]
And I F#mhate that you're gone
And I Ehate that I don't wanna Blet.... go
And I F#mhate that you think that I'm Eweak
                                 BN.C.
'Cause I don't wanna let.... you know
[Chorus]
I'm gonna build.A... castlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your loveB  
I'm gonna be..A.. more thanE  
You ever thought I wasB  
You ever thought I was
[Verse 3]
  F#mEach C#mtime you left, there was a hunger
 EI Bfelt so dead, I couldn't take anymore
  F#mLosC#ming your love, it left me stronger
  EI neBver noticed
[Pre-Chorus]
And I F#mhate that you're gone
And I Ehate that I don't wanna Blet.... go
And I F#mhate that you think that I'm weakE  
                                 BN.C.
'Cause I don't wanna let.... you know
[Chorus]
I'm gonna build.A... castlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your love
I'm gonna be.A... more thanE  
You ever thought I wasB  
You ever thought I was
[Instrumental]
A E B
A E B
[Chorus]
I'm gonna build.A... castlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your love
I'm gonna be.A... more thanE  
You ever thought I wasB  
You ever thought I was
  ACastlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your love
I'm gonna be.A... more thanE  
You ever thought I wasB  
You ever thought I was
I'm gonna build.A... castlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your love
I'm gonna be.A... more thanE  
You ever thought I wasB  
You ever thought I was
[Outro]
I'm gonna build.A... castlesE  
From the rubble of your loveB  
From the rubble of your love
I'm gonna be.A... strongerE  
Than you ever thought I wasB  
you ever thought I wasB  

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Castles

by Freya Ridings

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m C#m E B

[Verse 1]

F#m C#m

You left my love, you hit the target

E B

You got that rush and then you walk out the door

F#m C#m

You kept me small, its what you wanted

E B

I never noticed

[Verse 2]

F#m C#m

You held my hand into the darkness

E B

I didn't care it made me just want you more

F#m C#m

My God your love it seems so harmless

E B

I never noticed

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

And I hate that you're gone

E B

And I hate that I don't wanna let.... go

F#m E

And I hate that you think that I'm weak

N.C.

'Cause I don't wanna let.... you know

[Chorus]

A E

I'm gonna build.... castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... more than

You ever thought I was

[Verse 3]

F#m C#m

Each time you left, there was a hunger

E B

I felt so dead, I couldn't take anymore

F#m C#m

Losing your love, it left me stronger

E B

I never noticed

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

And I hate that you're gone

E B

And I hate that I don't wanna let.... go

F#m E

And I hate that you think that I'm weak

N.C.

'Cause I don't wanna let.... you know

[Chorus]

A E

I'm gonna build.... castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... more than

You ever thought I was

[Instrumental]

A E B

[Chorus]

A E

I'm gonna build.... castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... more than

You ever thought I was

A E

Castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... more than

You ever thought I was

A E

I'm gonna build.... castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... more than

You ever thought I was

[Outro]

A E

I'm gonna build.... castles

From the rubble of your love

A E

I'm gonna be.... stronger

Than you ever thought I was

you ever thought I was

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