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Cant Help Me Now

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[Intro]
|   D|   A|   E|    |
|   D|   A|   E| A   E|
[Verse 1]
  DSunlight   Afalls heavy
  ECan't hide, you're aF#mwake already
  DLong night,  Ayou're unsteady
  EYou don't even wanna F#mbe here, do you?
  DCry out, noAt for the last time
  EIt's funny how a F#mword might save your Dlife
And I'm Asaying a lot right noEw
[Chorus]
But I don't wanna Dfight, I don't wanna Acry
I don't wanna Eleave, I don't wanna F#mbe here, Ebe here Dnow
There's a bAad taste in my moEuthEsus4  E  
I stumble in the Ddark, tripping on a Aheart
It's gonna leave a Emark, maybe we can F#mstay and Ewait it Dout
You're the oAne that talks me dowEn
And even you can't help me nDowA  E  
Even you can't Esus4help me nDowA  E  
[Verse 2]
  DHeadlight,  Adark highway
  EDrive on, but it F#mfeels all sideways
  DNo signs,  AI'm a headcase
  EI'm alone, but I F#mfeel you, feel you Dnow
Head down, AI can't remember
  EIf we left on a F#mstart or an ender
  DYou and AI, we're so worn EdownEsus4  E  
[Chorus]
But I don't wanna Dfight, I don't wanna Acry
I don't wanna Eleave, I don't wanna F#mbe here, Ebe here Dnow
Like a bAad taste in my moEuthEsus4  E  
I stumble in the Ddark, tripping on a Aheart
It's gonna leave a Emark, maybe we can F#mstay and Ewait it Dout
You're the oAne that talks me dowEn
Even you can't help me nF#mow
[Bridge]
And we faEll, and we brAeak
And we tDurn our inside oF#mut
And we're loEst in a dAaze
For days and dDays and days and nF#mow
But I Ethought that I could Aturn it arouDnd
[Chorus]
But I don't wanna Dfight, I don't wanna Acry
I don't wanna Eleave, but I don't wanna F#mbe here, Ebe here Dnow
                           AN.C.
There's a bad taste in my mouth
I stumble in the Ddark, tripping on a Aheart
It's gonna leave a Emark, maybe we can F#mstay and Ewait it Dout
You're the oAne that talks me dowEn
And even you can't help me nDow (Sunlight   Afalls heavy)E  
Even you can't help me nDow (Sunlight   Afalls heavy)E  
Baby, even you can't help me nDow (Sunlight   Afalls heavy)E  
Even you can't help me nDowA  D  

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Cant Help Me Now

by Rob Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Esus4

[Intro]

D A E

| | | | |

D A E A E

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

D A

Sunlight falls heavy

E F#m

Can't hide, you're awake already

D A

Long night, you're unsteady

E F#m

You don't even wanna be here, do you?

D A

Cry out, not for the last time

E F#m D

It's funny how a word might save your life

A E

And I'm saying a lot right now

[Chorus]

D A

But I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna cry

E F#m E D

I don't wanna leave, I don't wanna be here, be here now

A E Esus4 E

There's a bad taste in my mouth

D A

I stumble in the dark, tripping on a heart

E F#m E D

It's gonna leave a mark, maybe we can stay and wait it out

A E

You're the one that talks me down

D A E

And even you can't help me now

Esus4 D A E

Even you can't help me now

[Verse 2]

D A

Headlight, dark highway

E F#m

Drive on, but it feels all sideways

D A

No signs, I'm a headcase

E F#m D

I'm alone, but I feel you, feel you now

Head down, I can't remember

E F#m

If we left on a start or an ender

D A E Esus4 E

You and I, we're so worn down

[Chorus]

D A

But I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna cry

E F#m E D

I don't wanna leave, I don't wanna be here, be here now

A E Esus4 E

Like a bad taste in my mouth

D A

I stumble in the dark, tripping on a heart

E F#m E D

It's gonna leave a mark, maybe we can stay and wait it out

A E

You're the one that talks me down

F#m

Even you can't help me now

[Bridge]

E A

And we fall, and we break

D F#m

And we turn our inside out

E A

And we're lost in a daze

D F#m

For days and days and days and now

E A D

But I thought that I could turn it around

[Chorus]

D A

But I don't wanna fight, I don't wanna cry

E F#m E D

I don't wanna leave, but I don't wanna be here, be here now

N.C.

There's a bad taste in my mouth

D A

I stumble in the dark, tripping on a heart

E F#m E D

It's gonna leave a mark, maybe we can stay and wait it out

A E

You're the one that talks me down

D A E

And even you can't help me now (Sunlight falls heavy)

D A E

Even you can't help me now (Sunlight falls heavy)

D A E

Baby, even you can't help me now (Sunlight falls heavy)

D A D

Even you can't help me now

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