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[Intro]
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  
[Verse 1]
BmShake my, shake my fist to the sky
BmI am nothing I don't know why
BmThis thread inside my head
BmSlowly unwinds
BmEmbrace my fate painful to touch
BmCan not, am not nothing but dust
BmWe're born to die or are we
BmBorn for loveG  
[Pre-Chorus]
I waAnt something mBmore
I thF#mought I'd be mGore
InsAide this never-enEmding war
[Chorus]
BmI cannot live
GI cannot breathe
DI cannot take this EmagoF#mny
BmI cannot hate
GI cannot loveD  
Something's wrEmong with Cme
BmI cannot feel
GI cannot deal
DI cannot believe tEmhis is F#mrealBm  
Wanna chaGnge what I am nDotC  
[Post-Chorus]
But I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  A  Bm  
I cannotBm  
I am notBm  Em  F#m  Bm  
[Verse 2]
BmShake this, shake this mortality
BmBreak this hate, this human disease
BmI wanna taste and touch divinityG  
[Pre-Chorus]
I waAnt something mBmore
I thF#mought I'd be mGore
InsAide this never-enEmding war
[Chorus]
BmI cannot live
GI cannot breathe
DI cannot take this EmagoF#mny
BmI cannot hate
GI cannot loveD  
Something's wrEmong with Cme
BmI cannot feel
GI cannot deal
DI cannot believe tEmhis is F#mrealBm  
Wanna chaGnge what I am nDotC  
[Post-Chorus]
But I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  A  Bm  
I cannotBm  
I am notBm  Em  F#m  Bm  
Bm    A Bm    Em F#m G
[Pre-Chorus]
I waAnt something mBmore
I thF#mought I'd be mGore
InsAide this never-enEmding war
(I thEmought I'd be more)
[Chorus]
BmI cannot live
GI cannot breathe
DI cannot take this EmagoF#mny
BmI cannot hate
GI cannot loveD  
Something's wrEmong with Cme
BmI cannot feel
GI cannot deal
DI cannot believe tEmhis is F#mrealBm  
Wanna chaGnge what I am nDotEm  
[Post-Chorus]
I caBmnnot (I caGnnot)D  Em  
I cF#mannoBmt (I caGnnot)      D     CNo!
I cannotBm  
I cannotBm  A  Bm  
I cannotBm  
I am notBm  Em  F#m  Bm  
Ending
SBmhake this, shake this mortality
BBmreak this hate, this human disease
I Bmwanna taste and touch divinity

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I Cannot

by Fight the Fury

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F#m

[Intro]

I cannot

[Verse 1]

Shake my, shake my fist to the sky

I am nothing I don't know why

This thread inside my head

Slowly unwinds

Embrace my fate painful to touch

Can not, am not nothing but dust

We're born to die or are we

Bm G

Born for love

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm

I want something more

F#m G

I thought I'd be more

A Em

Inside this never-ending war

[Chorus]

I cannot live

I cannot breathe

D Em F#m

I cannot take this agony

I cannot hate

G D

I cannot love

Em C

Something's wrong with me

I cannot feel

I cannot deal

D Em F#m Bm

I cannot believe this is real

G D C

Wanna change what I am not

[Post-Chorus]

But I cannot

I cannot

Bm A Bm

I cannot

Bm Em F#m Bm

I am not

[Verse 2]

Shake this, shake this mortality

Break this hate, this human disease

Bm G

I wanna taste and touch divinity

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm

I want something more

F#m G

I thought I'd be more

A Em

Inside this never-ending war

[Chorus]

I cannot live

I cannot breathe

D Em F#m

I cannot take this agony

I cannot hate

G D

I cannot love

Em C

Something's wrong with me

I cannot feel

I cannot deal

D Em F#m Bm

I cannot believe this is real

G D C

Wanna change what I am not

[Post-Chorus]

But I cannot

I cannot

Bm A Bm

I cannot

Bm Em F#m Bm

I am not

Bm A Bm Em F#m G

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm

I want something more

F#m G

I thought I'd be more

A Em

Inside this never-ending war

(I thought I'd be more)

[Chorus]

I cannot live

I cannot breathe

D Em F#m

I cannot take this agony

I cannot hate

G D

I cannot love

Em C

Something's wrong with me

I cannot feel

I cannot deal

D Em F#m Bm

I cannot believe this is real

G D Em

Wanna change what I am not

[Post-Chorus]

Bm G D Em

I cannot (I cannot)

F#m Bm G D C

I cannot (I cannot) No!

I cannot

Bm A Bm

I cannot

Bm Em F#m Bm

I am not

Ending

Shake this, shake this mortality

Break this hate, this human disease

I wanna taste and touch divinity

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