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[Chorus]
C#mI don't wanna F#mhit reverse
BYou've already gEot me Bin so dC#meep
It's only gonna F#mmake it worse
We bBreak up, mEake up, Bon repeat
[Verse 1]
F#mWait a minute
Am BI losing my mC#mind?
Tell me are you with itF#m  
'Cause you keep tryna rewC#mind
Say you're coming oF#mver
Is that just another lBine
(Is that just another line)
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah we would tC#malk all the way through the nF#might
Pick you up and we dBrive
No I never thought wEe'd be stoBpping
C#mYou keep saying we're F#mfine
But the look in your eByes
Oh, it just can't lBie
[Chorus]
C#mI don't wanna F#mhit reverse
BYou've already gEot me Bin so dC#meep
It's only gonna F#mmake it worse
We bBreak up, mEake up, Bon repeat
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
C#m        F#m
BWe're going bEackwards
[Verse 2]
C#mI get the feelingF#m  
That we're living in the pastB  
BAnd I'm kinda stressin'
Are we slC#mipping through the cF#mracks?
When we find a present BIs it ever gonna C#mlast?B  
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah we would tC#malk all the way through the nF#might
Pick you up and we dBrive
No I never thought wEe'd be stoBpping
C#mYou keep saying we're F#mfine
But the look in your eByes
Oh, it just can't lBie
[Chorus]
C#mI don't wanna F#mhit reverse
BYou've already gEot me Bin so dC#meep
It's only gonna F#mmake it worse
We bBreak up, mEake up, Bon repeat
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
C#mWe break up, make up
F#mWe break up, make up
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah we would tC#malk all the way through the nF#might
Pick you up and we dBrive
No I never thought wEe'd be stoBpping
C#mYou keep saying we're F#mfine
But the look in your eByes
Oh, it just can't lBie
[Chorus]
C#mI don't wanna F#mhit reverse
BYou've already gEot me Bin so dC#meep
It's only gonna F#mmake it worse
We bBreak up, mEake up, Bon repeat
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
C#mOh oh oh F#moh oh oh
BWe're going Ebackwards
[Outro]
C#m        F#m
BWe're going bEackwards
C#m         F#m
BWe're going backwards

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Backwards

by Alexander Stewart

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C#m

F#m

[Chorus]

C#m F#m

I don't wanna hit reverse

B E B C#m

You've already got me in so deep

F#m

It's only gonna make it worse

B E B

We break up, make up, on repeat

[Verse 1]

F#m

Wait a minute

B C#m

Am I losing my mind?

F#m

Tell me are you with it

C#m

'Cause you keep tryna rewind

F#m

Say you're coming over

Is that just another line

(Is that just another line)

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m F#m

Yeah we would talk all the way through the night

Pick you up and we drive

E B

No I never thought we'd be stopping

C#m F#m

You keep saying we're fine

But the look in your eyes

Oh, it just can't lie

[Chorus]

C#m F#m

I don't wanna hit reverse

B E B C#m

You've already got me in so deep

F#m

It's only gonna make it worse

B E B

We break up, make up, on repeat

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

C#m F#m

B E

We're going backwards

[Verse 2]

C#m F#m

I get the feeling

That we're living in the past

And I'm kinda stressin'

C#m F#m

Are we slipping through the cracks?

B C#m B

When we find a present Is it ever gonna last?

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m F#m

Yeah we would talk all the way through the night

Pick you up and we drive

E B

No I never thought we'd be stopping

C#m F#m

You keep saying we're fine

But the look in your eyes

Oh, it just can't lie

[Chorus]

C#m F#m

I don't wanna hit reverse

B E B C#m

You've already got me in so deep

F#m

It's only gonna make it worse

B E B

We break up, make up, on repeat

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

C#m

We break up, make up

F#m

We break up, make up

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m F#m

Yeah we would talk all the way through the night

Pick you up and we drive

E B

No I never thought we'd be stopping

C#m F#m

You keep saying we're fine

But the look in your eyes

Oh, it just can't lie

[Chorus]

C#m F#m

I don't wanna hit reverse

B E B C#m

You've already got me in so deep

F#m

It's only gonna make it worse

B E B

We break up, make up, on repeat

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

C#m F#m

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

B E

We're going backwards

[Outro]

C#m F#m

B E

We're going backwards

C#m F#m

We're going backwards

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