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Eminor

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Originally Cm, A flat, E flat, B flat, at 85 bpm.
[Verse 1]
I didn't mean to huEmrt you when I hurt myselCf
It's just an empGty voice screaming out for heDlp
No, I didn't mean to scEmare you
But I couldn't sCee
That when I weGnt to hell I was taking you with mDe
[Chorus 1]
When I close my eEmyes
I'm clCimbing in the dark
Trying Gnot to fall apart
DSometimes I get so Emhigh
FCalling is the only out I Gsee
And I don't wanna Dtake you down with Emme
[Pre-Drop 1]
You're the lCove in my heart
Only Glove in my heart
Take you Ddown
Take you down with Emme
(Don't wanna Ctake you down)
(TGake you down)
(DTake you) down with me
[Drop 1]
Em  C  G  D
Em  C  G  D
[Verse 2]
This life is like a rEmazor
When it cuts, I blCeed
But it's in my haGnd
And I'm doing it to mDe
Sometimes it's like an ocEmean
And it gets too deCep
And there's no wGay that now you could rescue mDe
[Chorus 2]
When I close my eEmyes
I'm Cfighting in the dark
Trying Gnot to break your heart
DSometimes I get so Emhigh
CFalling is the only out I Gsee
And I don't wanna Dtake you down with Emme
[Bridge]
You need to let it Cgo now
GBefore you drowDn
I Emknow that you won't understand
But you Cneed to let go of these hands
'Cause I'm Ggoing down
And I don't wanna Dtake you down with me
[Drop 2]
    Em     C  GAnd I don't wanna Dtake you down with me
    Em     C     G  DTake you down, down with me
End
Em C G D

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Take You Down

by Illenium

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Originally Cm, A flat, E flat, B flat, at 85 bpm.

[Verse 1]

Em C

I didn't mean to hurt you when I hurt myself

G D

It's just an empty voice screaming out for help

No, I didn't mean to scare you

But I couldn't see

G D

That when I went to hell I was taking you with me

[Chorus 1]

When I close my eyes

I'm climbing in the dark

Trying not to fall apart

D Em

Sometimes I get so high

C G

Falling is the only out I see

D Em

And I don't wanna take you down with me

[Pre-Drop 1]

You're the love in my heart

Only love in my heart

Take you down

Take you down with me

(Don't wanna take you down)

(Take you down)

(Take you) down with me

[Drop 1]

Em C G D

[Verse 2]

This life is like a razor

When it cuts, I bleed

But it's in my hand

And I'm doing it to me

Sometimes it's like an ocean

And it gets too deep

G D

And there's no way that now you could rescue me

[Chorus 2]

When I close my eyes

I'm fighting in the dark

Trying not to break your heart

D Em

Sometimes I get so high

C G

Falling is the only out I see

D Em

And I don't wanna take you down with me

[Bridge]

You need to let it go now

G D

Before you drown

I know that you won't understand

But you need to let go of these hands

'Cause I'm going down

And I don't wanna take you down with me

[Drop 2]

Em C G D

And I don't wanna take you down with me

Em C G D

Take you down, down with me

End

Em C G D

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