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[Chorus]
EI keep falling outta lEmaj7ove with the girl that E7I loveEmaj7  
EI can't say that I'm gonna Emaj7change when I know thaE7t I won'Emaj7t
So if it is C#mtrueB, then I gotta make a Amove away, from yEou (Yeah)
[Verse 1]
EYou had your heart wide Emaj7open, ready for meE7  Emaj7  
I sEwear that I tried to Emaj7be someone that you E7neededEmaj7  
But I was Eso caught up in Emaj7my own miserE7yEmaj7  
That I coEuldn't see that I Emaj7left you in this purgE7atoryEmaj7  
So since it is tC#mrue, Bthen I gotta make Aa move away, from Eyou
[Instrumental]
E
[Bridge]
DOh E(Dx2E)
So I'm sDitting reminiscing over fond memories that wEe made
I start to Dsliding, got me thinking about the good times that we've shEared
And DI, wanna go back in tiEme
When we were hDonest girl about all our lieEs
[Chorus 2]
EI keep falling outta lEmaj7ove with the girl that E7I loveEmaj7  
I caEn't say that I'm gonnEmaj7a change when I know thaE7t I woEmaj7n't
So if it is C#mtrueB, then I gotta make Aa moBve
It's something that I Agotta dBo
To get awaBy, from youE  

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Honest

by Jay Wile

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#m

[Chorus]

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

I keep falling outta love with the girl that I love

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

I can't say that I'm gonna change when I know that I won't

C#m B A E

So if it is true, then I gotta make a move away, from you (Yeah)

[Verse 1]

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

You had your heart wide open, ready for me

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

I swear that I tried to be someone that you needed

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

But I was so caught up in my own misery

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

That I couldn't see that I left you in this purgatory

C#m B A E

So since it is true, then I gotta make a move away, from you

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

D E D E

Oh (x2)

D E

So I'm sitting reminiscing over fond memories that we made

D E

I start to sliding, got me thinking about the good times that we've shared

D E

And I, wanna go back in time

D E

When we were honest girl about all our lies

[Chorus 2]

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

I keep falling outta love with the girl that I love

E Emaj7 E7 Emaj7

I can't say that I'm gonna change when I know that I won't

C#m B A B

So if it is true, then I gotta make a move

A B

It's something that I gotta do

B E

To get away, from you

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