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Downfall - Matchbox Twenty
[Verse 1]
I wonder how you Emsleep,
I wonder what you Dthink of me,
If I could go Amback,
Would you have ever Embeen with Dme.
I want you to be Emuneased,
I want you to reB7member,
I want you to beGlieve in me,
I Amwant you on my side,
[Chorus]
Come on and lay it Emdown,C  
I've Galways been Dwith you,
Here and Emnow,C  
Give Gall that's witDhin you,
Be my sEmaviour,C  
And GI'll be your Ddownfall.
Oh EmOh, Oh COh, Oh GOhD  
[Verse 2]
Here we go Emagain,
Ashamed of being Dbroken in,
We're getting off Amtrack, I...
I want to get you Emback agDain
I want you to tEmrouble me,
I wanted you to B7linger,
I want you to aGgree with me,
I Amwant so much so bad
[Chorus]
Come on and lay it Emdown,C  
I've Galways been Dwith you,
Here and Emnow,C  
Give Gall that's witDhin you,
Be my sEmaviour,C  
And GI'll be your Ddownfall.
Oh EmOh, Oh COh, Oh GOhD  
[Bridge/Chorus]
Yeah, be my sCaviour,
(Only Glove can save us nAmow
Come lay Gme   Am     G  Cdown,
Only Glove can save us Amnow)
GI'll be your dCownfall
(Our Glove can save us AmnowG  Em  
LCove Gsave me Dnow)
N.C         Em  C  
Lay it down,
I've aGlways been wDith you
Here me nEmowC  
With aGll that's withDin you,
Be my sEmaviour,C  
And IG'll be your doDwnfall.
Oh OEmh, Oh OCh, Oh OGhD  
Em C G D
[Outro]
Now I'm Emback, on my Cown
Hear my Gfeet, they're made of Dstone
And I'll make you Emgo, where I Cgo
Well hell, Gyou, can I take you Dhome?
And I'm coming Emhome, on my Cback
Well is it Gme, or did she paint it Dblack?
She's saying Oh Oh EmOh, Oh Oh COh, Oh Oh Goh
Let me be your Ddownfall
Oh Oh EmOh, Oh Oh COh, Oh Oh GOh
Let me be your Ddownfall, baby
 Em   C   G   Dx3
Fade Out

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Downfall

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Downfall - Matchbox Twenty

[Verse 1]

I wonder how you sleep,

I wonder what you think of me,

If I could go back,

Em D

Would you have ever been with me.

I want you to be uneased,

I want you to remember,

I want you to believe in me,

I want you on my side,

[Chorus]

Em C

Come on and lay it down,

G D

I've always been with you,

Em C

Here and now,

G D

Give all that's within you,

Em C

Be my saviour,

G D

And I'll be your downfall.

Em C G D

Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Oh Oh

[Verse 2]

Here we go again,

Ashamed of being broken in,

We're getting off track, I...

Em D

I want to get you back again

I want you to trouble me,

I wanted you to linger,

I want you to agree with me,

I want so much so bad

[Chorus]

Em C

Come on and lay it down,

G D

I've always been with you,

Em C

Here and now,

G D

Give all that's within you,

Em C

Be my saviour,

G D

And I'll be your downfall.

Em C G D

Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Oh Oh

[Bridge/Chorus]

Yeah, be my saviour,

G Am

(Only love can save us now

G Am G C

Come lay me down,

G Am

Only love can save us now)

G C

I'll be your downfall

G Am G Em

(Our love can save us now

C G D

Love save me now)

Em C

N.C

Lay it down,

G D

I've always been with you

Em C

Here me now

G D

With all that's within you,

Em C

Be my saviour,

G D

And I'll be your downfall.

Em C G D

Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Oh Oh

Em C G D

[Outro]

Em C

Now I'm back, on my own

G D

Hear my feet, they're made of stone

Em C

And I'll make you go, where I go

G D

Well hell, you, can I take you home?

Em C

And I'm coming home, on my back

G D

Well is it me, or did she paint it black?

Em C G

She's saying Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh oh

Let me be your downfall

Em C G

Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh Oh, Oh Oh Oh

Let me be your downfall, baby

Em C G D

Fade Out

About Downfall Chords by Matchbox Twenty

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