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Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

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[Intro]
F#m
[Chorus]
It feels like I oEnly go backBwards bF#maby
every part of Eme says gBo ahF#mead
I got mu hopes up agEain, oh Bno, F#mnot again
feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards F#mdarlin'
[Verse]
C#mI know that you think you sound silly when you call my F#mname,
but I hear it inside my head all C#mday
When I realize I'm just holding on to the hope that F#mmaybe
your feelings don't F#mshow
[Chorus]
It feels like I Eonly go bBackwards F#mbaby
every part of Eme says Bgo F#mahead
I got my hopes up Eagain, oBh no, F#mnot again
It feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards dF#marlin'
[Verse]
C#mThe seed of all this indecision F#misn't me, oh no,
cause I decided long ago
C#mbut that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get somethinF#mg real,
It F#mfeels...
[Outro]
It feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards F#mdarlin'
every part of Eme says Bgo F#mahead
I got my hopes up Eagain, oh Bno, F#mnot again
feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards F#mbaby,
It feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards F#mbaby
every part of Eme says Bgo F#mahead
I got my hopes up Eagain, oh Bno, F#mnot again,
feels like we Eonly go Bbackwards dF#marlin'

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Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

by Metric

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m

[Chorus]

E B F#m

It feels like I only go backwards baby

E B F#m

every part of me says go ahead

E B F#m

I got mu hopes up again, oh no, not again

E B F#m

feels like we only go backwards darlin'

[Verse]

C#m F#m

I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name,

C#m

but I hear it inside my head all day

F#m

When I realize I'm just holding on to the hope that maybe

F#m

your feelings don't show

[Chorus]

E B F#m

It feels like I only go backwards baby

E B F#m

every part of me says go ahead

E B F#m

I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again

E B F#m

It feels like we only go backwards darlin'

[Verse]

C#m F#m

The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no,

cause I decided long ago

C#m F#m

but that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get something real,

F#m

It feels...

[Outro]

E B F#m

It feels like we only go backwards darlin'

E B F#m

every part of me says go ahead

E B F#m

I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again

E B F#m

feels like we only go backwards baby,

E B F#m

It feels like we only go backwards baby

E B F#m

every part of me says go ahead

E B F#m

I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again,

E B F#m

feels like we only go backwards darlin'

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