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The Ones You Keep Close

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[Intro]
F Bb F Bb
[Verse]
FNobody Bbknew me Fbetter
FWe went where nBbobody gFoes
FSecrets that Bbshould have been Fguarded
FWhenever Bbwe came to Fblows
[Bridge]
GmYou Fsaid Cwords, Fwords I won't Cever Bbforget
GmI dFid tChings, tFhings I will alCways Bbregret
[Chorus]
BbThe brighter the light that a Clove shines
DmThe darker the Cnight when it's Ggone
The ones you keep cBbloseC  
Can hurt you Fthe mostBb  F  
[Verse]
Nobody kBbnew me bFetter
You got the bBbest in me Fout
We left our hBbearts wide oFpen
The worst in me Bbcould not back Fdown
[Bridge]
GmI sFaid Cwords, Fwords you don't Cever Bbforget
GmYou Fdid Cthings, Fthings you will Calways Bbregret
[Chorus]
TBbhe deeper the thrust that gets brCoken
The Dmharder it Cis to Grepair
The ones you Bbkeep closeC  
Can hurt you Fthe mostBb  F  
Foooooh, DmoooooohC,
BbooooooCh, the ones you keep FcloseBb  F  
[Bridge]
GmWe Fsaid Cwords, Fwords you won't Cever Bbforget
GmWe Fdid Cthings, Fthings we will Calways Bbregrets
[Outro]
BbThe higher you let your Clove fly
Oh, the Dmharder you Chit when it Gfalls
The ones you keep BbcloseC, they can Dmhurt you the moCstG  
The ones you keep Bbclose, Ccan hurt you Fthe mBbost.F  
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About The Ones You Keep Close Chords by Matt Simons

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