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 [Intro]
Am-G-D
Am-G-D
 [Verse]
AmSay another prayer
GFor the ones you Amleft behind
AmSay another prayer for GmeD  
AmOh, don’t you know?
GYou’re the cure to my Dvertigo
AmBut it’s a long way Gdown Dnow
 [Pre chorus]
AmEveryone’s saying I gotta get out
GAnd leave all my demons Dbehind
FMy ivory tower, my beautiful lie
GI never learned to fly
 [Chorus]
AmPull me out
GHelp me get my Dfeet back on the Amground
GWon’t you be my Dgravity
AmAnd bring me down
GJust to get my Dhead out of the Amclouds
G‘Cause baby it’s a Dlong way downAm  G  
 [Verse 2]
AmTurn on the lights
GCause I’m tired Dof the dark
AmYeah the blind's always leading the GblindedD  
AmSo I pray to the heavens
GYou’ll be there when I Dfall
FJust to pick me up
And to dust me off Gagain and again and again
 [Chorus]
AmPull me out
GHelp me get my Dfeet back on the Amground
GWon’t you be my Dgravity
AmAnd bring me down
GJust to get my Dhead out of the Amclouds
G‘Cause baby it’s a Dlong way down
 [Bridge]
FTo the core of it all
DmSuch a terrible fall
AmBetween heaven and hell, Gkill or be killed
GI’d rather be on the ground
FLeave a light on tonight
DAnd pull me out
Am
GHelp me get my Dfeet back on the Amground
N.C.
Won’t you be my gravity
 [Chorus]
AmAnd bring me down
CJust to get my Dhead out of the Amclouds
G‘Cause baby it’s a Dlong way down
 [Outro]
Am-G-D
AmBring me down
GWon’t you be my Dgravity
AmPull me outG  D  
AmBring me down
G‘Cause baby it’s a Dlong way down

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Long Way Down

by The Overslept

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[Intro]

Am-G-D

[Verse]

Say another prayer

G Am

For the ones you left behind

Am G D

Say another prayer for me

Oh, don’t you know?

G D

You’re the cure to my vertigo

Am G D

But it’s a long way down now

[Pre chorus]

Everyone’s saying I gotta get out

G D

And leave all my demons behind

My ivory tower, my beautiful lie

I never learned to fly

[Chorus]

Pull me out

G D Am

Help me get my feet back on the ground

G D

Won’t you be my gravity

And bring me down

G D Am

Just to get my head out of the clouds

G D Am G

‘Cause baby it’s a long way down

[Verse 2]

Turn on the lights

G D

Cause I’m tired of the dark

Am G D

Yeah the blind's always leading the blinded

So I pray to the heavens

G D

You’ll be there when I fall

Just to pick me up

And to dust me off again and again and again

[Chorus]

Pull me out

G D Am

Help me get my feet back on the ground

G D

Won’t you be my gravity

And bring me down

G D Am

Just to get my head out of the clouds

G D

‘Cause baby it’s a long way down

[Bridge]

To the core of it all

Such a terrible fall

Am G

Between heaven and hell, kill or be killed

I’d rather be on the ground

Leave a light on tonight

And pull me out

G D Am

Help me get my feet back on the ground

N.C.

Won’t you be my gravity

[Chorus]

And bring me down

C D Am

Just to get my head out of the clouds

G D

‘Cause baby it’s a long way down

[Outro]

Am-G-D

Bring me down

G D

Won’t you be my gravity

Am G D

Pull me out

Bring me down

G D

‘Cause baby it’s a long way down

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