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[Intro]
Cmaj7I just want you, youFmaj7  
[Verse]
Cmaj7Leave it now cause it’s
bringing down all the Fmaj7things you’ve done
Things you’ve done
Cmaj7What we don’t know here,
The life itself and Fmaj7how it works
Like sprawling endless thoughts in my head
[Bridge]
DmThe Lower you fall,
the slower you die.
EmIs it the way?
I dunno why, Fmaj7fear is strong,
Fmaj7Surrounds me all the time
Fmajlike years that passed
Fmaj7(Is it the way you want me in your life?)
DmThe Lower you fall,
the slower you die,
EmIt’s the way and I know why
Fmaj7you’re strange in modern life.
[Chorus]
Cmaj7Are we all designed to be what we’ll be?Fmaj7  
Cmaj7I know, the moment that you’ll think of me
Life turns out to what it
would be nowFmaj7, would be now.
Same for the rest of the song.

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Designed

by The Away Days

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Fmaj

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

I just want you, you

[Verse]

Cmaj7

Leave it now cause it’s

Fmaj7

bringing down all the things you’ve done

Things you’ve done

Cmaj7

What we don’t know here,

Fmaj7

The life itself and how it works

Like sprawling endless thoughts in my head

[Bridge]

The Lower you fall,

the slower you die.

Is it the way?

Fmaj7

I dunno why, fear is strong,

Fmaj7

Surrounds me all the time

Fmaj

like years that passed

Fmaj7

(Is it the way you want me in your life?)

The Lower you fall,

the slower you die,

It’s the way and I know why

Fmaj7

you’re strange in modern life.

[Chorus]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Are we all designed to be what we’ll be?

Cmaj7

I know, the moment that you’ll think of me

Life turns out to what it

Fmaj7

would be now, would be now.

Same for the rest of the song.

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