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Key: D
[Intro]
 D   F#m   Bm    Ax2
[Verse 1]
JDust a cigarette F#mbreak, leave the aBmshes on the fiAre escape
DTo burn F#maway aBmll the words we waAnna say
GI'm counting down every brD/F#eath you tEmake
It's just a cigarette breakD  
LDittle fF#mires, lBmittle talks and Aticking clocks
WDill take me F#mhigher, but Bmyou're the one I'm drAeaming of
WGhen all these moments pD/F#ass awaEmy
Just a little too laDteF#m  Bm  A  
[Chorus 1]
Oh, but I saw a sDpark
And I've never seD7en a more beautiful thiGng
D/F#Am I just dreaEmming?
Let's tAake it too fDar
'Cause every D7word you say colours me iGn
And shoD/F#uld we bEmegin before it's too Glate?
Say that you'll taAke a cigarette breDakF#m  Bm  A  
[Verse 2]
DSo innoceF#mnt, but lBmies they always hAurt the most whenD  
The truth gets benF#mt, I'm trBmying hard to maAke some sense
WiGth all the wD/F#ords that you Emsaid
Was it all in my heaDd?F#m  Bm  A  
[Chorus 1]
Oh, but I saw a sDpark
And I've never seD7en a more beautiful thiGng
D/F#Am I just dreaEmming?
Let's tAake it too fDar
'Cause every D7word you say colours me iGn
And shoD/F#uld we bEmegin before it's too Glate?
Say that you'll taAke a cigarette break
[Bridge]
EmAnd all these D/F#emotioGns ruling my hBmead
They won't let me slF#meep, they won't let me sleEmep
They're keeping Gme awAake
From such a beautiful mistakDeF#m  Bm  A  
[Chorus 2]
But I saw a spaDrk
And I've never seD7en a more beautiful thingG  
I gD/F#uess I was drEmeaming
We tAook it too faDr
'Cause with every woD7rd that you said, you reeled me iGn
WD/F#hen it was noEmthing, I guAess it's too Glate
Oh, this bitter taAste was just a cigarette break
End
D F#m  Bm  A  D

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Cigarette Break

by Gavin James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

D/F#

Key: D

[Intro]

D F#m Bm A

[Verse 1]

D F#m Bm A

Just a cigarette break, leave the ashes on the fire escape

D F#m Bm A

To burn away all the words we wanna say

G D/F# Em

I'm counting down every breath you take

It's just a cigarette break

D F#m Bm A

Little fires, little talks and ticking clocks

D F#m Bm A

Will take me higher, but you're the one I'm dreaming of

G D/F# Em

When all these moments pass away

D F#m Bm A

Just a little too late

[Chorus 1]

Oh, but I saw a spark

D7 G

And I've never seen a more beautiful thing

D/F# Em

Am I just dreaming?

A D

Let's take it too far

D7 G

'Cause every word you say colours me in

D/F# Em G

And should we begin before it's too late?

A D F#m Bm A

Say that you'll take a cigarette break

[Verse 2]

D F#m Bm A D

So innocent, but lies they always hurt the most when

F#m Bm A

The truth gets bent, I'm trying hard to make some sense

G D/F# Em

With all the words that you said

D F#m Bm A

Was it all in my head?

[Chorus 1]

Oh, but I saw a spark

D7 G

And I've never seen a more beautiful thing

D/F# Em

Am I just dreaming?

A D

Let's take it too far

D7 G

'Cause every word you say colours me in

D/F# Em G

And should we begin before it's too late?

Say that you'll take a cigarette break

[Bridge]

Em D/F# G Bm

And all these emotions ruling my head

F#m Em

They won't let me sleep, they won't let me sleep

G A

They're keeping me awake

D F#m Bm A

From such a beautiful mistake

[Chorus 2]

But I saw a spark

D7 G

And I've never seen a more beautiful thing

D/F# Em

I guess I was dreaming

A D

We took it too far

D7 G

'Cause with every word that you said, you reeled me in

D/F# Em A G

When it was nothing, I guess it's too late

Oh, this bitter taste was just a cigarette break

End

D F#m Bm A D

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