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Sadness Is Taking Over

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[Intro]
  Em    D    C   Cx2
[Verse 1]
AmWhen we were frozen, Dyou, you took the cold awaCyEm  
EmWhen we were priDmal love, you took the old awaCy
EmAnd I now we go to bed Dand then you turn awaCyC  
EmDo you remember Dall we sacrificed, the Cpain?
Em  D  C
G  F#m
[Chorus]
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour eyes, Cyour eyes
GYour mouth, Dyour mouth yeah
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour life, Cyour life
GYour mind, F#myour mind
[Post-Chorus]
EmAnd it's like nothDing ever happened
CDon't you tCell meG  D  
EmAnd it's like nothDing ever happened
Don't Cyou play with Cme
G  F#m
Em  D  C  G  D
Em  D  C  G  F#m
[Verse 2]
MinutEmes, hours, Dseconds, eons CgoEm  
I don't, I don't, Dwe don't need to Cknow
WEme don't have it, Devery answer CstillG  
EmCould it be that Dwe don't own the Cwill?
Goooh F#moooh
[Chorus]
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour eyes, Cyour eyes
GYour mouth, Dyour mouth yeah
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour life, Cyour life
GYour mind, F#myour mind
[Post-Chorus]
EmAnd it's like nothDing ever happened
CDon't you tCell meG  D  
EmAnd it's like nothDing ever happened
Don't Cyou play with Cme
[Bridge]
EmSee life in the right Dlight
It's a Cbright ride, ain't it Gbaby?F#m  
EmOne time we were so hiDgh
See the Cbright side, won't yoGu baby?F#m  
[Chorus]
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour eyes, Cyour eyes
GYour mouth, Dyour mouth yeah
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour life, Cyour life
GYour mind, F#myour mind
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour eyes, Cyour eyes
GYour mouth, Dyour mouth yeah
EmSadness is taking Dover
CYour life, Cyour life
GYour mind, F#myour mind
[Outro]
EmAnd it's like nothDing ever happened
CDon't you tCell meG  D  

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Sadness Is Taking Over

by Flora Cash

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F#m

[Intro]

Em D C C

[Verse 1]

Am D C Em

When we were frozen, you, you took the cold away

Em D C

When we were primal love, you took the old away

Em D C C

And I now we go to bed and then you turn away

Em D C

Do you remember all we sacrificed, the pain?

Em D C

G F#m

[Chorus]

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your eyes, your eyes

G D

Your mouth, your mouth yeah

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your life, your life

G F#m

Your mind, your mind

[Post-Chorus]

Em D

And it's like nothing ever happened

C C G D

Don't you tell me

Em D

And it's like nothing ever happened

C C

Don't you play with me

G F#m

Em D C G D

Em D C G F#m

[Verse 2]

Em D C Em

Minutes, hours, seconds, eons go

D C

I don't, I don't, we don't need to know

Em D C G

We don't have it, every answer still

Em D C

Could it be that we don't own the will?

G F#m

oooh oooh

[Chorus]

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your eyes, your eyes

G D

Your mouth, your mouth yeah

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your life, your life

G F#m

Your mind, your mind

[Post-Chorus]

Em D

And it's like nothing ever happened

C C G D

Don't you tell me

Em D

And it's like nothing ever happened

C C

Don't you play with me

[Bridge]

Em D

See life in the right light

C G F#m

It's a bright ride, ain't it baby?

Em D

One time we were so high

C G F#m

See the bright side, won't you baby?

[Chorus]

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your eyes, your eyes

G D

Your mouth, your mouth yeah

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your life, your life

G F#m

Your mind, your mind

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your eyes, your eyes

G D

Your mouth, your mouth yeah

Em D

Sadness is taking over

C C

Your life, your life

G F#m

Your mind, your mind

[Outro]

Em D

And it's like nothing ever happened

C C G D

Don't you tell me

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