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[Intro]
Em  D  C  D
Em  D  C  D
[Verse 1]
EmCold am DI, I'm bCeside myself
Because there's nDo one else
Have I grEmown so blDind
Only GCod could save you
If you kDnew your way to the lEmight
So fly awDay and leave it behCind
Just stay awDake. There's nowhere to hCide
[Chorus]
I see you - Cause yGou won't get Dout of my wCay
I hear you - Cause yGou won't quit sD/F#creaming my nCame
I feel you - Cause yGou won't stop tDouching my skCin
I need you - They're cGoming to tD/F#ake you awEmay
[Interlude]
Em  D  C  D
[Verse 2]
FEmrail and dDry. I could lCose it all
But I cannDot recall. It's all wEmrong
Don't cDry. Clear awCay this hate
And we can stDart to make it alrEmight
So fly awDay and leave it behCind
Return somedDay with red in your Ceyes
[Chorus]
I see you - Cause yGou won't get Dout of my wCay
I hear you - Cause yGou won't quit sD/F#creaming my nCame
I feel you - Cause yGou won't stop tDouching my skCin
I need you - They're cGoming to tD/F#ake you awEmay
[Interlude]
Em  Em  Em
Em  Em  Em
[Chorus]
  CI see you - Cause yGou won't get Dout of my wCay
I hear you - Cause yGou won't quit sD/F#creaming my nCame
I feel you - Cause yGou won't stop tDouching my skCin
I need you - They're cGoming to tD/F#ake you awEmay
[Outro]
  Em    C    G   Em(4x)

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Away

by Breaking Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

Em D C D

[Verse 1]

Em D C

Cold am I, I'm beside myself

Because there's no one else

Em D

Have I grown so blind

Only God could save you

D Em

If you knew your way to the light

D C

So fly away and leave it behind

D C

Just stay awake. There's nowhere to hide

[Chorus]

G D C

I see you - Cause you won't get out of my way

G D/F# C

I hear you - Cause you won't quit screaming my name

G D C

I feel you - Cause you won't stop touching my skin

G D/F# Em

I need you - They're coming to take you away

[Interlude]

Em D C D

[Verse 2]

Em D C

Frail and dry. I could lose it all

D Em

But I cannot recall. It's all wrong

D C

Don't cry. Clear away this hate

D Em

And we can start to make it alright

D C

So fly away and leave it behind

D C

Return someday with red in your eyes

[Chorus]

G D C

I see you - Cause you won't get out of my way

G D/F# C

I hear you - Cause you won't quit screaming my name

G D C

I feel you - Cause you won't stop touching my skin

G D/F# Em

I need you - They're coming to take you away

[Interlude]

Em Em Em

[Chorus]

C G D C

I see you - Cause you won't get out of my way

G D/F# C

I hear you - Cause you won't quit screaming my name

G D C

I feel you - Cause you won't stop touching my skin

G D/F# Em

I need you - They're coming to take you away

[Outro]

Em C G Em

(4x)

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