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[Intro]
C/G F C/G G
[Verse]
C/GI found the sunlightF  
Somewhere in your eyesC/G  
Wish I'd known back thGen
[Verse 2]
C/GThat when you told MeF  
That this was good byeC/G  
I'd never see you agaGin
[Pre-Chorus]
I know the sC/Gtars still shine
And the mFoon still glows
But my heC/Gart still beats for yGou
And I woC/Gnder why you gave uFp this time
Maybe C/GI wasn't enough for yoGu.
[Chorus]
But that's just the wC/Gay of the world
Yeah, sometimeFs it hurts
But I know IC/G've just got to keep holding oGn
Cause there'll come a dC/Gay
When I finally fiFnd my words
And they will eC/Gcho even after I'm gonGe
N.C.
Hold on
C/G F C/G G
C/G F C/G G
[Verse 3]
C/GI tried my hardestF  
To cover my scarC/Gs.
But they took over agaGin.
[Verse 4]
C/GBut from the ashes,F  
There rose a new sC/Gpark
From the pieces of thGem.
[Chorus]
But that's just the wC/Gay of the world
Yeah, sometiFmes it hurts
But I know C/GI just gotta keep holding oGn
Cause there'll come a C/Gday,
When I finally fFind my words
And they will ecC/Gho, even after I'm goGne.
N.C.
Hold on.
C/G F C/G G
C/G F C/G G
[Bridge 1]
C/GI found the suFnlight.
C/GI found the sGun
C/GI found the suFnlight
C/GI found the sGun
[Chorus]
That's just the wC/Gay of the world
Yeah, sometiFmes it hurts
But I know C/GI just gotta keep holding oGn
Cause there'll come a dC/Gay
When I finally fiFnd my words
And they will eC/Gcho even after I'm goGne
N.C.
Hold on
C/G F C/G G
C/G F C/G G
N.C.
Hold on.
[Outro]
C/GI found the sunlightF  
Somewhere in your.C/G  G  

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Ashes

by SayWeCanFly

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C/G

[Intro]

C/G F C/G G

[Verse]

C/G F

I found the sunlight

C/G

Somewhere in your eyes

Wish I'd known back then

[Verse 2]

C/G F

That when you told Me

C/G

That this was good bye

I'd never see you again

[Pre-Chorus]

C/G

I know the stars still shine

And the moon still glows

C/G G

But my heart still beats for you

C/G F

And I wonder why you gave up this time

C/G G

Maybe I wasn't enough for you.

[Chorus]

C/G

But that's just the way of the world

Yeah, sometimes it hurts

C/G G

But I know I've just got to keep holding on

C/G

Cause there'll come a day

When I finally find my words

C/G G

And they will echo even after I'm gone

N.C.

Hold on

C/G F C/G G

[Verse 3]

C/G F

I tried my hardest

C/G

To cover my scars.

But they took over again.

[Verse 4]

C/G F

But from the ashes,

C/G

There rose a new spark

From the pieces of them.

[Chorus]

C/G

But that's just the way of the world

Yeah, sometimes it hurts

C/G G

But I know I just gotta keep holding on

C/G

Cause there'll come a day,

When I finally find my words

C/G G

And they will echo, even after I'm gone.

N.C.

Hold on.

C/G F C/G G

[Bridge 1]

C/G F

I found the sunlight.

C/G G

I found the sun

C/G F

I found the sunlight

C/G G

I found the sun

[Chorus]

C/G

That's just the way of the world

Yeah, sometimes it hurts

C/G G

But I know I just gotta keep holding on

C/G

Cause there'll come a day

When I finally find my words

C/G G

And they will echo even after I'm gone

N.C.

Hold on

C/G F C/G G

N.C.

Hold on.

[Outro]

C/G F

I found the sunlight

C/G G

Somewhere in your.

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