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Spirit Was

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[Intro]
 B   G#m   F#   E-  E    F#x2
[Verse]
I'm at a wBakeG#m  
And drawing a gF#eometric sEhape
You slept on the trBainG#m  
But I've been up for F#dayEs
[Pre-Chorus]
You look the sBame
But G#mhalf dead and acF#ting your aEge
I was embrBaced, asphG#myxiated
And takF#ing on my shEape
[Chorus]
I feel like a sG#mketch of a F#perfect cEircle
"Light still leaks in,"
A vG#mictim of hF#ands gone iEdle
"Black rings in the water,"
An G#mever bF#urning cEandle
"I wrote your name in the dust
Where the spirit was!"
A pG#merfect F#ring of Bfi-rEe
B G#m F# E
EAll the ones you know you love
Go rF#ight back where they started from
B G#m F# E
EAll my gardens back to dust
StF#aring back up at the sun
"PlBease, please, pG#mlease, please
LF#et me look awEay."  x2
[Pre-Chorus]
EYou look the sBame
But G#mhalf dead and acF#ting your aEge
I was embrBaced, asphG#myxiated
And takF#ing on my shEape
[Chorus]
I feel like a sG#mketch of a F#perfect cEircle
"Light still leaks in,"
A vG#mictim of hF#ands gone iEdle
"Black rings in the water,"
An G#mever bF#urning cEandle
"I wrote your name in the dust
Where the spirit was!"
A pG#merfect F#ring of Bfi-rEe
[Outro]
 E

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Spirit Was

by LVL UP

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

B G#m F# E E F#

- x2

[Verse]

B G#m

I'm at a wake

F# E

And drawing a geometric shape

B G#m

You slept on the train

F# E

But I've been up for days

[Pre-Chorus]

You look the same

G#m F# E

But half dead and acting your age

B G#m

I was embraced, asphyxiated

F# E

And taking on my shape

[Chorus]

G#m F# E

I feel like a sketch of a perfect circle

"Light still leaks in,"

G#m F# E

A victim of hands gone idle

"Black rings in the water,"

G#m F# E

An ever burning candle

"I wrote your name in the dust

Where the spirit was!"

G#m F# B E

A perfect ring of fi-re

B G#m F# E

All the ones you know you love

Go right back where they started from

B G#m F# E

All my gardens back to dust

Staring back up at the sun

B G#m

"Please, please, please, please

F# E

Let me look away." x2

[Pre-Chorus]

E B

You look the same

G#m F# E

But half dead and acting your age

B G#m

I was embraced, asphyxiated

F# E

And taking on my shape

[Chorus]

G#m F# E

I feel like a sketch of a perfect circle

"Light still leaks in,"

G#m F# E

A victim of hands gone idle

"Black rings in the water,"

G#m F# E

An ever burning candle

"I wrote your name in the dust

Where the spirit was!"

G#m F# B E

A perfect ring of fi-re

[Outro]

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