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[Verse]
Cmaj7sus2Make me swoon
Cmaj7sus2Make me sway
Cmaj7sus2With your arms
Cmaj7sus2With your rhythAm11mAm7  
Cmaj7sus2Let us dance
Cmaj7sus2In the rain
Cmaj7sus2In the war
Cmaj7sus2In the prisonAm11  Am7  
[Chorus]
Dm9I see it in  your  G#dimeyes
Gm7You're thrilled, F#dimadrenalized
But Fmaj7little little E7do you know
What's on my Am7mindAm6  
[Verse]
Cmaj7sus2Year after year
Cmaj7sus2After tear
Cmaj7sus2after tear
Cmaj7sus2You're forgivenAm11  Am7  
Cmaj7sus2All the hurt
Cmaj7sus2is erased
Cmaj7sus2And replaced
Cmaj7sus2with our frictiAm11onAm7  
[Chorus]
Dm9Now in this masquerG#dimade
Gm7Let's drink so I F#dimcan say
That Fmaj7every little tE7hing you do
Still makes mAm7e smiAm6le
[Bridge]
Dm9Let us pour, let Fm9us pretend
Cmaj7That we just need Adimeach other
Dm9What a waste to Fm9remove my Em7b5waist from youAm7  Am6  
Dadd9Let us sway, so I Fm9forget
Cmaj7That you don't reAdimmember
Dm9All the ways Fm9that your moves Em7b5could make me Am7blueAm6  
[Verse]
Cmaj7sus2Let me go
Cmaj7sus2Let me stay
Cmaj7sus2Let me live iAm11n obliviAm7on
Cmaj7sus2I'm reminded
Cmaj7sus2for a strange sober
Cmaj7sus2minute that wAm11e shouldAm7n't
[Chorus]
Dm9But in this masquerG#dimade
Gm7I'll let my heart F#dimpersuade me
That Fmaj7friction - likE7e this - is Am7hard Am6to find
[Bridge]
Dm9Let us pour, let Fm9us pretend
Cmaj7That we just need Adimeach other
Dm9What a waste to Fm9remove my Em7b5waist from youAm7  Am6  
Dm9Let us sway, so Fm9I forget
Cmaj7That you don't reAdimmember
Dm9All the ways Fm9that your moves Em7b5could make me Am7blueAm6  
Dm9Let us pour, let Fm9us forget
Cmaj7That we just need Adimeach other
Dm9What a waste to Fm9remove my Em7b5waist from youAm7  Am6  
[Outro]
Dadd9Let us sway, so I Fm9forget
Cmaj7That you don't reAdimmember
Dm9All the ways Fm9that your moves Em7b5could make me Am7blueAm6  

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Sway

by Cehryl

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7sus2

Am11

Am7

Dm9

G#dim

Gm7

F#dim

Fmaj7

Am6

Fm9

Cmaj7

Adim

Em7b5

Dadd9

[Verse]

Cmaj7sus2

Make me swoon

Cmaj7sus2

Make me sway

Cmaj7sus2

With your arms

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

With your rhythm

Cmaj7sus2

Let us dance

Cmaj7sus2

In the rain

Cmaj7sus2

In the war

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

In the prison

[Chorus]

Dm9 G#dim

I see it in your eyes

Gm7 F#dim

You're thrilled, adrenalized

Fmaj7 E7

But little little do you know

Am7 Am6

What's on my mind

[Verse]

Cmaj7sus2

Year after year

Cmaj7sus2

After tear

Cmaj7sus2

after tear

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

You're forgiven

Cmaj7sus2

All the hurt

Cmaj7sus2

is erased

Cmaj7sus2

And replaced

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

with our friction

[Chorus]

Dm9 G#dim

Now in this masquerade

Gm7 F#dim

Let's drink so I can say

Fmaj7 E7

That every little thing you do

Am7 Am6

Still makes me smile

[Bridge]

Dm9 Fm9

Let us pour, let us pretend

Cmaj7 Adim

That we just need each other

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

What a waste to remove my waist from you

Dadd9 Fm9

Let us sway, so I forget

Cmaj7 Adim

That you don't remember

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

All the ways that your moves could make me blue

[Verse]

Cmaj7sus2

Let me go

Cmaj7sus2

Let me stay

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

Let me live in oblivion

Cmaj7sus2

I'm reminded

Cmaj7sus2

for a strange sober

Cmaj7sus2 Am11 Am7

minute that we shouldn't

[Chorus]

Dm9 G#dim

But in this masquerade

Gm7 F#dim

I'll let my heart persuade me

Fmaj7 E7 Am7 Am6

That friction - like this - is hard to find

[Bridge]

Dm9 Fm9

Let us pour, let us pretend

Cmaj7 Adim

That we just need each other

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

What a waste to remove my waist from you

Dm9 Fm9

Let us sway, so I forget

Cmaj7 Adim

That you don't remember

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

All the ways that your moves could make me blue

Dm9 Fm9

Let us pour, let us forget

Cmaj7 Adim

That we just need each other

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

What a waste to remove my waist from you

[Outro]

Dadd9 Fm9

Let us sway, so I forget

Cmaj7 Adim

That you don't remember

Dm9 Fm9 Em7b5 Am7 Am6

All the ways that your moves could make me blue

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