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(especially in the end) .. all the chords are here though so you can just add lib
Bm7- x20202   G/B- x20033
A/G#=4x222x    Bm- x24432
G69- 3x2233   A/B- x2x220
G(9)-3x0203   G6-  3x243x
A-   x02220
  Bm7    A/G#G69  
  Bm7    A/G#G69
VERSE 1
                  Bm7      A/G#G69
  My heart your hands gentle my friend 
  Break me neatly    numb me sweetly
CHORUS
G(9)Say you would Asay you coulBm7d 
say you'd come and stop the rain
Say you'd try and hold me tight and you
juAst give  me away 
G(9)Make me hAigh on  Bm7lullabies a melodAy for me to sway
Say you would say you could
N/C  
and you don't do anything
VERSE 2 (same chord progression as 1)
Come down heavy try and steady 
Precious ladies love you love me
CHORUS
BRIDGE
     G/BHold my head up to thBme lies that you feed me and
I'll fall under the spell you cast
Bm7As you let me down
G/B A/B G/B
G6Say you woulAd say you coBmuld you'd coAme and stop the rain
Say you'd try and hold me tight you just give me away
Make me high on lullabies a melody for me to sway
Chorus..
BmahhA.. G6ahAh.Bm. aAhhh

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Sway

by Vanessa Carlton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

G/B

A/G#

A/B

G(9)

(especially in the end) .. all the chords are here though so you can just add lib

Bm7 G/B

- x20202 - x20033

A/G# Bm

=4x222x - x24432

A/B

G69- 3x2233 - x2x220

G(9) G6

-3x0203 - 3x243x

- x02220

Bm7 A/G#

G69

Bm7 A/G#

G69

VERSE 1

Bm7 A/G#

G69

My heart your hands gentle my friend

Break me neatly numb me sweetly

CHORUS

G(9) A Bm7

Say you would say you could

say you'd come and stop the rain

Say you'd try and hold me tight and you

just give me away

G(9) A Bm7 A

Make me high on lullabies a melody for me to sway

Say you would say you could

and you don't do anything

VERSE 2 (same chord progression as 1)

Come down heavy try and steady

Precious ladies love you love me

CHORUS

BRIDGE

G/B Bm

Hold my head up to the lies that you feed me and

I'll fall under the spell you cast

Bm7

As you let me down

G/B A/B G/B

G6 A Bm A

Say you would say you could you'd come and stop the rain

Say you'd try and hold me tight you just give me away

Make me high on lullabies a melody for me to sway

Chorus..

Bm A G6 A Bm A

ahh.. ahh.. ahhh

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