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[Intro]
  C    C/B|   Am   Am7|   Fm7   Fmaj7|
[Verse 1]
CCome on light, Emcome on darknessAm  Am7  
Fmaj7Take all that you want from me
Fmaj7Just don’t say we’re not meant to be
CGive me fact, but Emleave me thoughtlessAm  Am7  
Fmaj7Give me calm, give me rock & roll
Fmaj7But leave the hole deep within my soul
[Pre-chorus 1]
'Cause AmI don’t wanna knowF  
If the tCroubles that I feel is 'cause of Emlove
And AmI don’t wanna healF  
If this Cfeeling is what makes me feel so Greal
F(OhhhOhhhh Fmaj7Ohhhh)
[Chorus 1]
So take my Amlife, Fand take my CsoulEm  
Take my Ammoney and my Fwords
But leave the Cmemories I Gown
Take the Amblame, Fand leave a CblurEm  
Take all my Amcolors
Don’t you Ftouch the way I Cfelt ’bout Gher
F(OhhhOhhhh Fmaj7Ohhhh)
[Verse 2]
CGive her smiles for C/Bfuture sorrowsAm  Am7  
FTake tears from our troubled ways
FIf you just leave the mistakes I made
CSacrifice my C/Bholy spiritAm  
FAs long as I can taste the wine
FYou can grab my legs at the finish line
[Pre-chorus 2]
But AmI don’t wanna knowF  
If the Ctroubles that I feel is 'cause of Emlove
And AmI don’t wanna healF  
If this Cfeeling is what makes me feel so Greal
F(OhhhOhhhh Fmaj7Ohhhh)
[Chorus 2]
So take my Amlife, Fand take my CsoulEm  
Take my Ammoney and my Fwords
But leave the Cmemories I Gown
Take the Amblame, Fand leave a CblurEm  
Take all my Amcolors
Don’t you Ftouch the way I Cfelt ’bout Gher
[Bridge]
AmNot Am7my - Fself with - Cout my Emmemories
AmPlease Am7just Flet it beC  G  
[Chorus 3]
GSo take my lAmife, Fand take my sCoulEm  
Take my Ammoney and my Fwords
But leave the Cmemories I Gown
Take the Amblame, Fand leave a CblurEm  
Take all my Amcolors
Don’t you Ftouch the way I Cfelt ’bout Gher
[Outro]
AmOhhOhhh Ohh

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Memory

by Simon August

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

Fm7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C C/B Am Am7 Fm7 Fmaj7

| | |

[Verse 1]

C Em Am Am7

Come on light, come on darkness

Fmaj7

Take all that you want from me

Fmaj7

Just don’t say we’re not meant to be

C Em Am Am7

Give me fact, but leave me thoughtless

Fmaj7

Give me calm, give me rock & roll

Fmaj7

But leave the hole deep within my soul

[Pre-chorus 1]

Am F

'Cause I don’t wanna know

C Em

If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love

Am F

And I don’t wanna heal

C G

If this feeling is what makes me feel so real

F Fmaj7

(OhhhOhhhh Ohhhh)

[Chorus 1]

Am F C Em

So take my life, and take my soul

Am F

Take my money and my words

C G

But leave the memories I own

Am F C Em

Take the blame, and leave a blur

Take all my colors

F C G

Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her

F Fmaj7

(OhhhOhhhh Ohhhh)

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am Am7

Give her smiles for future sorrows

Take tears from our troubled ways

If you just leave the mistakes I made

C C/B Am

Sacrifice my holy spirit

As long as I can taste the wine

You can grab my legs at the finish line

[Pre-chorus 2]

Am F

But I don’t wanna know

C Em

If the troubles that I feel is 'cause of love

Am F

And I don’t wanna heal

C G

If this feeling is what makes me feel so real

F Fmaj7

(OhhhOhhhh Ohhhh)

[Chorus 2]

Am F C Em

So take my life, and take my soul

Am F

Take my money and my words

C G

But leave the memories I own

Am F C Em

Take the blame, and leave a blur

Take all my colors

F C G

Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her

[Bridge]

Am Am7 F C Em

Not my - self with - out my memories

Am Am7 F C G

Please just let it be

[Chorus 3]

G Am F C Em

So take my life, and take my soul

Am F

Take my money and my words

C G

But leave the memories I own

Am F C Em

Take the blame, and leave a blur

Take all my colors

F C G

Don’t you touch the way I felt ’bout her

[Outro]

OhhOhhh Ohh

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