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Had To Hear

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[Intro]
 G   Dx4
 C   G   D   Dx8
[Verse 1]
I'm oCut agGain on mDy own
A rCeflectiGon in the chDrome
Of an iCdlGe mDachine
It's bCeen Gso lDong
My mCind is dGrawing Da blank
Don't kCnow if GI can Dgo back
But to CliGve out thDis dream
It's juCst mGy lDuck
I cCall yGou uDp
[Chorus]
CI had tGo hDear you juCst to feGel nDear you
CI know Git's Dnot true
But it's bCeen sGo loDng
I kCnow iGt's wrDong
I knAowG  Em  D  D  
[Instrumental]
 C   G   D   Dx4
[Verse 2]
I dCon't need thGe horDizon to tCell me whGere the sDky ends
It's a suCbtGle laDndscape where CI cGome frDom
I'm oCut agGain on mDy own
A reCflectGion in the chDrome
Of an CidlGe mDachine
It's beCen sGo lDong
I cCall Gyou uDp
[Chorus]
CI had tGo hDear you juCst to feGel nDear you
CI know Git's Dnot true
But it's bCeen sGo loDng
I kCnow iGt's wrDong
I knAowG  Em  D  D  D  D  
[Outro]
 A   G   Em   D   D   D   Dx3
 C   G   D   Dx21
A G Em D

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Had To Hear

by Real Estate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D

C G D D

[Verse 1]

C G D

I'm out again on my own

C G D

A reflection in the chrome

C G D

Of an idle machine

C G D

It's been so long

C G D

My mind is drawing a blank

C G D

Don't know if I can go back

C G D

But to live out this dream

C G D

It's just my luck

C G D

I call you up

[Chorus]

C G D C G D

I had to hear you just to feel near you

C G D

I know it's not true

C G D

But it's been so long

C G D

I know it's wrong

A G Em D D

I know

[Instrumental]

C G D D

[Verse 2]

C G D C G D

I don't need the horizon to tell me where the sky ends

C G D C G D

It's a subtle landscape where I come from

C G D

I'm out again on my own

C G D

A reflection in the chrome

C G D

Of an idle machine

C G D

It's been so long

C G D

I call you up

[Chorus]

C G D C G D

I had to hear you just to feel near you

C G D

I know it's not true

C G D

But it's been so long

C G D

I know it's wrong

A G Em D D D D

I know

[Outro]

A G Em D D D D

C G D D

x21

A G Em D

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