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Chords used:
 F#m- 244222
 D-   xx0232
 A-   x02220
 E-   022100
[Intro]
F#m E D E
All I F#mhave right now
  EIs right Dhere
And right F#mnowD  
All I F#mhave right now
Is right AhereE  
[Verse 1]
   F#mI want what I Ewant I always Dhave
When Eno one F#mcared about me Edreams were all I Dhad
But Enightmares F#mgrow when no one’s Elistening
And Didle thoughts will do their Ething
I sF#mtill feel so much Epain here from the DpastE  
[Refrain]
And it Dcuts like a knife
It Dfeels like a fight to take back your lifeD  
[Chorus 1]
DSearching for the Ameaning
I’m Eliving in these F#mfeelings
I’m Dready for a Areason to beElieve
Now I’m Dworking on my Ainsides
Cause Eoutside there’s no F#mreasoning
With Danyone here it’s Anever what it EseemsF#m  D  E  
All I F#mhave right now
Is right AhereE  
[Verse 2]
   F#mI felt so Ebad about myDself
I never Ethought I was F#mgood enough for Eanybody Delse
I Ecouldn’t F#mlook love in the Eeye
I was Dtoo broken to try
ELife was a F#mcold song that Etaught me not to Dcry
[Refrain]
And it Dcuts like a knife
It Dfeels like a fight to take back your lifeD  
[Chorus 2]
DSearching for the Ameaning
I’m Eliving in these F#mfeelings
I’m Dready for a Areason to beElieve
Now I’m Dworking on my Ainsides
Cause Eoutside there’s no F#mreasoning
With Danyone here it’s Anever what it Eseems
[Bridge]
    F#m  AHow long EI Dwaited
    F#m  AFeeling lost
    EFrusDtraEted
    F#m  ELocked out
    DAnd I’m on my own
    F#m  ECornered and I Dgot no place to goE  
    F#m  EHow long should I sDtay here all alone
[Instrumental]
F#m x4
[Chorus 3]
DSearching for the Ameaning
I’m Eliving in these F#mfeelings
I’m Dready for a Areason to beElieve
Now I’m Dworking on my Ainsides
Cause Eoutside there’s no F#mreasoning
With Danyone here it’s Anever what it EseemsF#m  D  E  
All I F#mhave right now
Is right AhereE  F#m  

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Self Help

by Good Charlotte

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Chords used:

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x02220

- 022100

[Intro]

F#m E D E

F#m

All I have right now

E D

Is right here

F#m D

And right now

F#m

All I have right now

A E

Is right here

[Verse 1]

F#m E D

I want what I want I always have

E F#m E D

When no one cared about me dreams were all I had

E F#m E

But nightmares grow when no one’s listening

D E

And idle thoughts will do their thing

F#m E D E

I still feel so much pain here from the past

[Refrain]

And it cuts like a knife

D D

It feels like a fight to take back your life

[Chorus 1]

D A

Searching for the meaning

E F#m

I’m living in these feelings

D A E

I’m ready for a reason to believe

D A

Now I’m working on my insides

E F#m

Cause outside there’s no reasoning

D A E F#m D E

With anyone here it’s never what it seems

F#m

All I have right now

A E

Is right here

[Verse 2]

F#m E D

I felt so bad about myself

E F#m E D

I never thought I was good enough for anybody else

E F#m E

I couldn’t look love in the eye

I was too broken to try

E F#m E D

Life was a cold song that taught me not to cry

[Refrain]

And it cuts like a knife

D D

It feels like a fight to take back your life

[Chorus 2]

D A

Searching for the meaning

E F#m

I’m living in these feelings

D A E

I’m ready for a reason to believe

D A

Now I’m working on my insides

E F#m

Cause outside there’s no reasoning

D A E

With anyone here it’s never what it seems

[Bridge]

F#m A E D

How long I waited

F#m A

Feeling lost

E D E

Frustrated

F#m E

Locked out

And I’m on my own

F#m E D E

Cornered and I got no place to go

F#m E D

How long should I stay here all alone

[Instrumental]

F#m x4

[Chorus 3]

D A

Searching for the meaning

E F#m

I’m living in these feelings

D A E

I’m ready for a reason to believe

D A

Now I’m working on my insides

E F#m

Cause outside there’s no reasoning

D A E F#m D E

With anyone here it’s never what it seems

F#m

All I have right now

A E F#m

Is right here

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