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[Intro]
C#m D F#m A E
C#m D A
C#m D F#m A E
C#m D A
[Verse 1]
It's alF#mmost like you're not afraEid of anythBming I doD  
How I want F#myou        C#m  EhereBm  
     F#mYou don't know what it's Elike to be aroBmund you
I still got F#mmy        C#m  EfearBm  
[Pre-Chorus]
It's the way you say F#myes when I ask you to mEarry me
You don't know wBmhat you are doing
Do you thDink you can carry me oF#mver the threshold
C#mOver and over aEgain into oblivBmion?
It's the way that you're gF#monna stop needing to tEell me
You want me as mBmuch as I want you to
Tell me I'm over the tF#mhreshold
Everything is gC#monna be totally oEkay into obliviBmon
[Chorus]
C#mI stDilF#ml goAt Emy
    C#m   DFAear
C#mI stDilF#ml goAt Emy
    C#m   DFAear
[Verse 2]
It's sF#mtill always you every moErning I think of no mBmatter whatD  
How I want yF#mou         C#m       EhBmere
I kF#mnow I am easy to fEind but you know it's nBmever me
I still got F#mmy         C#m       EfBmearD  
[Pre-Chorus]
It's like a tF#mide in the cEity lifts me and caBmrries me around
And F#moh, my mind is mC#made up out of noEthing nowBm  
If nothing scF#mares you about Eme and you, neBmver put me down
OF#mh, my life is C#mmade up out of nEothing nowBm  
[Bridge]
You won't walk aF#mway, EwoBmn't Dyou?
You don't walk aF#mway, C#mdonE't Bmyou?
You won't walk aF#mway, EwoBmn't Dyou?
You don't walk aF#mway, C#mdonE't Bmyou?
[Chorus]
I still got F#mmy        EfBmearD  
I still got F#mmy        C#mfEearBm  
I still got F#mmy        EfBmearD  
I still got F#mmy        C#mfEearBm  
F#m E Bm

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Oblivions

by The National

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

C#m D F#m A E

C#m D A

C#m D F#m A E

C#m D A

[Verse 1]

F#m E Bm D

It's almost like you're not afraid of anything I do

F#m C#m E Bm

How I want you here

F#m E Bm

You don't know what it's like to be around you

F#m C#m E Bm

I still got my fear

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E

It's the way you say yes when I ask you to marry me

You don't know what you are doing

D F#m

Do you think you can carry me over the threshold

C#m E Bm

Over and over again into oblivion?

F#m E

It's the way that you're gonna stop needing to tell me

You want me as much as I want you to

F#m

Tell me I'm over the threshold

C#m E Bm

Everything is gonna be totally okay into oblivion

[Chorus]

C#m D F#m A E

I still got my

C#m D A

Fear

C#m D F#m A E

I still got my

C#m D A

Fear

[Verse 2]

F#m E Bm D

It's still always you every morning I think of no matter what

F#m C#m E Bm

How I want you here

F#m E Bm

I know I am easy to find but you know it's never me

F#m C#m E Bm D

I still got my fear

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m E Bm

It's like a tide in the city lifts me and carries me around

F#m C#m E Bm

And oh, my mind is made up out of nothing now

F#m E Bm

If nothing scares you about me and you, never put me down

F#m C#m E Bm

Oh, my life is made up out of nothing now

[Bridge]

F#m E Bm D

You won't walk away, won't you?

F#m C#m E Bm

You don't walk away, don't you?

F#m E Bm D

You won't walk away, won't you?

F#m C#m E Bm

You don't walk away, don't you?

[Chorus]

F#m E Bm D

I still got my fear

F#m C#m E Bm

I still got my fear

F#m E Bm D

I still got my fear

F#m C#m E Bm

I still got my fear

F#m E Bm

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