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Can You Keep A Secret

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Chord change timing:
Intro, Verse 1, Outro
| Am1 + 2 + G3 + 4 + | F1 + 2 + E3 + 4 + |
Verse 2, Verse 3
| A51 + 2 F5+ 3 E5+ 4 + |
Chorus
| Am1 + 2 F+ 3 + 4 + | Dm1 + 2 E7+ 3 + 4 + |
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[Intro]
Am G F E
Am G F E
[Verse 1]
AmSo much Gon my brain, don't Fknow if you can Etake it
Your Amheart is Gfragile baby FI don't wanna Ebreak it
AmIf you Gknow my sins, Fwill you still Etrust me?
AmIf I Glet you in, Fwill you still Elove me?
N.C.
Can you keep a secret?
[Verse 2]
A5I've gF5ot skeE5letons, they're A5coming out F5the cloE5set
The A5hands aF5round E5my throat don't A5want me to F5be hoE5nest
A5If yoF5u know E5my sins, A5will you F5still trust E5me?
  A5     F5        E5         A5           F5     E5( Am  E)
If I let you in, will you still love me?
[Chorus]
AmI,  FI see DmmonsE7/G#ters in my bed
  AmIF, I got Dmscrews E7/G#loose in my head
If I Amshow you inside, Fmeet the ghosts in my mind
Will you Dmtreat them like E7/G#your friends?
AmI,  FI gotta DmknowE  
Can you keep a Amsecret?G  F  E  
[Verse 3]
A5Look mF5e in E5my eyes and A5see what I've F5been hiE5ding
Don't A5act suF5rprised E5you know I've A5always haF5ted lyE5ing
A5Gave yoF5ur heart E5and soul, A5told me F5to take E5it
       A5      F5          E5        A5             F5    E5( Am  E)
You're the one who said, nothing could change it
[Chorus]
AmI,  FI see DmmonsE7/G#ters in my bed
  AmIF, I got Dmscrews E7/G#loose in my head
If I Amshow you inside, Fmeet the ghosts in my mind
Will you Dmtreat them like E7/G#your friends?
AmI,  FI gotta DmknowE  
Can you keep a Amsecret?G  F  E  
[Outro]
Am G F E

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Can You Keep A Secret

by Ellise

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7/G#

Chord change timing:

Intro, Verse 1, Outro

Am G F E

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Verse 2, Verse 3

A5 F5 E5

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

Chorus

Am F Dm E7

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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[Intro]

Am G F E

[Verse 1]

Am G F E

So much on my brain, don't know if you can take it

Am G F E

Your heart is fragile baby I don't wanna break it

Am G F E

If you know my sins, will you still trust me?

Am G F E

If I let you in, will you still love me?

N.C.

Can you keep a secret?

[Verse 2]

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

I've got skeletons, they're coming out the closet

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

The hands around my throat don't want me to be honest

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

If you know my sins, will you still trust me?

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5 Am E

( )

If I let you in, will you still love me?

[Chorus]

Am F Dm E7/G#

I, I see monsters in my bed

Am F Dm E7/G#

I, I got screws loose in my head

Am F

If I show you inside, meet the ghosts in my mind

Dm E7/G#

Will you treat them like your friends?

Am F Dm E

I, I gotta know

Am G F E

Can you keep a secret?

[Verse 3]

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

Look me in my eyes and see what I've been hiding

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

Don't act surprised you know I've always hated lying

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5

Gave your heart and soul, told me to take it

A5 F5 E5 A5 F5 E5 Am E

( )

You're the one who said, nothing could change it

[Chorus]

Am F Dm E7/G#

I, I see monsters in my bed

Am F Dm E7/G#

I, I got screws loose in my head

Am F

If I show you inside, meet the ghosts in my mind

Dm E7/G#

Will you treat them like your friends?

Am F Dm E

I, I gotta know

Am G F E

Can you keep a secret?

[Outro]

Am G F E

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