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Wide Eyes

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[Intro]
Dm Dm/E Dm/F G
Dm Am Dm/Bb Gm
[Verse 1]
DmMy love was oGmnly tempoAmrary
CI aFged, but kept the Cmemory
DmAnd stGmill, it makes me Dmshiver Fcold
DmThere's no place to hide Gmthe past we Ambury
CSo lFike the Virgin CMary
DmShe lGmied to save the DmfamilFy
[Pre-Chorus]
DmOh, my innoceGmnce was taken
FI'll never be Gmthat boy again
DmI guess I'm oGmnly specuDmlating
DmBut there's Fno use in Chearing Fthe truth Amfrom a liar
[Chorus]
DmTrue was the bride at the turn F/Eof our time
Holding my, Fholding my
Holding my Gmlife in your body
I botDmtled up the pieces of the lie, F/Eof the lie
Who am I, Fwho am I
To ever Gmlove you with wide eyes?
[Verse 2]
N.C.              Gm  Am  
I am the dust behind the window
CThe darkFness in the Cshadow
DmThe staiGmn under the DmpillFow, son
DmAnd I'll be the peGmrfect silent Amwitness
CI stiFnk from all the Cbullshit
DmSo feed Gmme and I'll Dmhold mFy tongue
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
My innocence was taken
 FI'll never be Gmthat boy again
DmI guess I'm oGmnly specuAmlating
DmBut there's Fno use in Chearing Fthe truth Amfrom a liar
[Chorus]
DmTrue was the bride at the turn F/Eof our time
Holding my, Fholding my
Holding my Gmlife in your body
I botDmtled up the pieces of the lie, F/Eof the lie
Who am I, Fwho am I
To ever Gmlove you, love you- ahh!
[Bridge]
Rage!
DmI'm the Fbad Gmguy, I'm the Cbad guy
I'm the FcyniGmcal kid, CI'm the Dmrage
I'm the Fbig Gmlie
I'm the Cgoddamn shame of Cthe Dmgoddamn Cpride
DmRage!
I'm the Fbad Gmguy, I'm the Cnice try
I'm the FtypiGmcal bitch with the Dmrage
On my FfaceGm  
I'm the Cgoddamn beast of Fthe GmgodCdamn pride
[Chorus]
DmTrue was the bride at the turn F/Eof our time
Holding my, Fholding my
Holding my Gmlife in your body
I botDmtled up the pieces of the lie, F/Eof the lie
Who am I, Fwho am I
To ever Gmlove you, love you- ahh!
[Solo]
Dm F/E F Gm
Dm F/E F Gm
[Chorus]
DmTrue was the bride at the turn F/Eof our time
Holding my, Fholding my
Holding my Gmlife in your body
I botDmtled up the pieces of the lie, F/Eof the lie
Who am I, Fwho am I
To ever love you with wide eyes?
DmTrue was the bride at the turn F/Eof our time
Holding my, Fholding my
Holding my Gmlife in your body
I botDmtled up the pieces of the lie, F/Eof the lie
Who am I, Fwho am I
To ever Gmlove you
[Outro]
GmLove you
GmLove you
GmLove you?

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Wide Eyes

by Badflower

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/E

Dm/F

Dm/Bb

F/E

[Intro]

Dm Dm/E Dm/F G

Dm Am Dm/Bb Gm

[Verse 1]

Dm Gm Am

My love was only temporary

C F C

I aged, but kept the memory

Dm Gm Dm F

And still, it makes me shiver cold

Dm Gm Am

There's no place to hide the past we bury

C F C

So like the Virgin Mary

Dm Gm Dm F

She lied to save the family

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm Gm

Oh, my innocence was taken

F Gm

I'll never be that boy again

Dm Gm Dm

I guess I'm only speculating

Dm F C F Am

But there's no use in hearing the truth from a liar

[Chorus]

Dm F/E

True was the bride at the turn of our time

Holding my, holding my

Holding my life in your body

Dm F/E

I bottled up the pieces of the lie, of the lie

Who am I, who am I

To ever love you with wide eyes?

[Verse 2]

Gm Am

N.C.

I am the dust behind the window

C F C

The darkness in the shadow

Dm Gm Dm F

The stain under the pillow, son

Dm Gm Am

And I'll be the perfect silent witness

C F C

I stink from all the bullshit

Dm Gm Dm F

So feed me and I'll hold my tongue

[Pre-Chorus]

N.C.

My innocence was taken

F Gm

I'll never be that boy again

Dm Gm Am

I guess I'm only speculating

Dm F C F Am

But there's no use in hearing the truth from a liar

[Chorus]

Dm F/E

True was the bride at the turn of our time

Holding my, holding my

Holding my life in your body

Dm F/E

I bottled up the pieces of the lie, of the lie

Who am I, who am I

To ever love you, love you- ahh!

[Bridge]

Rage!

Dm F Gm C

I'm the bad guy, I'm the bad guy

F Gm C Dm

I'm the cynical kid, I'm the rage

F Gm

I'm the big lie

C C Dm C

I'm the goddamn shame of the goddamn pride

Rage!

F Gm C

I'm the bad guy, I'm the nice try

F Gm Dm

I'm the typical bitch with the rage

F Gm

On my face

C F Gm C

I'm the goddamn beast of the goddamn pride

[Chorus]

Dm F/E

True was the bride at the turn of our time

Holding my, holding my

Holding my life in your body

Dm F/E

I bottled up the pieces of the lie, of the lie

Who am I, who am I

To ever love you, love you- ahh!

[Solo]

Dm F/E F Gm

[Chorus]

Dm F/E

True was the bride at the turn of our time

Holding my, holding my

Holding my life in your body

Dm F/E

I bottled up the pieces of the lie, of the lie

Who am I, who am I

To ever love you with wide eyes?

Dm F/E

True was the bride at the turn of our time

Holding my, holding my

Holding my life in your body

Dm F/E

I bottled up the pieces of the lie, of the lie

Who am I, who am I

To ever love you

[Outro]

Love you

Love you?

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