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Lorde - Writer In The Dark - Royals - The Louvre

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[Verse]
  DBreak the news, you're walking out
  CTo be a good man for someone else
  DSorry I was never good like CyouCmaj7  
  DStood on my chest and kept me down
Hated Chearing my name on the lips of a crowd
  DDid my best to exist just for Cyou
[Pre-Chorus]
Bet you rue the Dday you kissed a writer in the Cdark
Bet you rue the Dday you kissed a writer in the Cdark
Now she's gonna Dplay and sing and lock you in her Cheart
Bet you rue the Dday you kissed a Cwriter in the Gdark
[Chorus]
  GI am my mother's child, I'll Amlove you 'til my Embreathing stops
I'll Amlove you 'til you Emcall the cops on Dme
  GBut in our darkest hours, I Amstumbled on a Emsecret power
I'll Amfind a way to Embe without you, Dbabe
[Verse]
DMy friends and I we've cracked the code
We count our dollaCrs on the train to the Gparty
And everyone wDho knows us knows that we're fine with Cthis
We didn't come from Gmoney
[Pre-Chorus]
But every song's like: goDld teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin' the hotel room
CWe don't care - we're driving CadiGllacs in our dreams
But everybody's like Cristal, MaDyback, diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
CWe don't care - we  aren't cauGght up in your love affair
[Chorus]
And we'll never be royals - DIt don't run in our blood
That kind of lux Cjust ain't for us
We crave a differGent kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler - Dyou can call me Queen Bee
And baby I'll ruleC, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
                 G                  G  Gx
Let me live that fantasy
[Verse]
  COur thing progresses, I call and you come thrEmough
Blow all my friendships, Fto sit in hell with yAmou
But we're the greatest, they'll hang us in the LoGuvre
Down the back, but who cares, still the Louvre
  COkay I know that you are not my type (still I fEmall)
I'm just the sucker who let you Ffill her mind (but what about Amlove?)
Nothing wrong with it, Gsupernatural
  FJust move in close to me, Gcloser, you'll feel it coasting
[Chorus]
A Fru-u-u-Gush at the begAminning
I get caught Fu-u-u-Gup, just for a minAmute
But lover, Fyou're the one to blame, all that Gyou're doing, can you hear the Amviolence?
MegaFpho-o-o-Gone to my chestAm  
N.C.
Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it
[Outro]
   F     G     AmBroadcast the boom, boom, boom, Gboom and make 'em all dance to it
   F     G     Amand We'll never Gbe royals
   F     G     AmBroadcast the boom, boom, boom, Gboom and make 'em all dance to it
   F     G     AmWriter in the Gdark
   F     G     AmBroadcast the boom, boom, boom, Gboom and make 'em all dance to it

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Lorde - Writer In The Dark - Royals - The Louvre

by Misc Mashups

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Cmaj7

[Verse]

Break the news, you're walking out

To be a good man for someone else

D C Cmaj7

Sorry I was never good like you

Stood on my chest and kept me down

Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd

D C

Did my best to exist just for you

[Pre-Chorus]

D C

Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark

D C

Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark

D C

Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart

D C G

Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark

[Chorus]

G Am Em

I am my mother's child, I'll love you 'til my breathing stops

Am Em D

I'll love you 'til you call the cops on me

G Am Em

But in our darkest hours, I stumbled on a secret power

Am Em D

I'll find a way to be without you, babe

[Verse]

My friends and I we've cracked the code

C G

We count our dollars on the train to the party

D C

And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this

We didn't come from money

[Pre-Chorus]

But every song's like: gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom

Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin' the hotel room

C G

We don't care - we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams

But everybody's like Cristal, Mayback, diamonds on your timepiece

Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash

C G

We don't care - we aren't caught up in your love affair

[Chorus]

And we'll never be royals - It don't run in our blood

That kind of lux just ain't for us

We crave a different kind of buzz

Let me be your ruler - you can call me Queen Bee

And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule

G G G

Let me live that fantasy

[Verse]

C Em

Our thing progresses, I call and you come through

F Am

Blow all my friendships, to sit in hell with you

But we're the greatest, they'll hang us in the Louvre

Down the back, but who cares, still the Louvre

C Em

Okay I know that you are not my type (still I fall)

F Am

I'm just the sucker who let you fill her mind (but what about love?)

Nothing wrong with it, supernatural

F G

Just move in close to me, closer, you'll feel it coasting

[Chorus]

F G Am

A ru-u-u-ush at the beginning

F G Am

I get caught u-u-u-up, just for a minute

F G Am

But lover, you're the one to blame, all that you're doing, can you hear the violence?

F G Am

Megapho-o-o-one to my chest

N.C.

Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it

[Outro]

F G Am G

Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it

F G Am G

and We'll never be royals

F G Am G

Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it

F G Am G

Writer in the dark

F G Am G

Broadcast the boom, boom, boom, boom and make 'em all dance to it

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