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A THOUSAND WORDS
(Savage Garden)
intro: Gm/Bb/F/C/Gm/Bb/F/C  
Gmwe stumble in a tangled Bbweb decaying friendships almost deFad
and hide behind a mask of lCies
Gmwe twist and turn and we avBboid all hope of salvage now deFvoid
i see the truth inside your eCyes
so tGmake all this noBbise into your brFain and send it baCck again
Gmi'll bear the cBbost shed my skFin call you Cup and then
i'll say the words out loud
Chorus:
Gmyou could resurrect a thBbousand words
to deceCive me more and moFre
Gma thousand words will give the rBbeasons
why i don't neCed you anyFmore
solo: Gm/Bb/F/C  
Gmtime manipulates your heBbart preconceptions torn apaFrt
begin to doubt my state of mCind
Gmbut i won't go down on what i sBbaid i won't retract convictions rFead
i may perplex but i'm not blCind
so tGmake all this noBbise into your brFain and send it baCck again
Gmi'll bear the cBbost shed my skFin call you Cup and then
i'll say the words out loud
(Chorus)
Gmi'll say the words out louBbd   i'Fll say a thousand words or mCore
Gmmanipulation fabrication conversation Bbannihilation
Fi'll say a thousand words or mCore
Gmdamnation frustration Bbelevation procreation
Fi'll say a thousand words or mCore
(Chorus)

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Thousand Words

by Savage Garden

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A THOUSAND WORDS

(Savage Garden)

Gm Bb F C Gm Bb F C

intro: ///////

Gm Bb F

we stumble in a tangled web decaying friendships almost dead

and hide behind a mask of lies

Gm Bb F

we twist and turn and we avoid all hope of salvage now devoid

i see the truth inside your eyes

Gm Bb F C

so take all this noise into your brain and send it back again

Gm Bb F C

i'll bear the cost shed my skin call you up and then

i'll say the words out loud

Chorus:

Gm Bb

you could resurrect a thousand words

C F

to deceive me more and more

Gm Bb

a thousand words will give the reasons

C F

why i don't need you anymore

Gm Bb F C

solo: ///

Gm Bb F

time manipulates your heart preconceptions torn apart

begin to doubt my state of mind

Gm Bb F

but i won't go down on what i said i won't retract convictions read

i may perplex but i'm not blind

Gm Bb F C

so take all this noise into your brain and send it back again

Gm Bb F C

i'll bear the cost shed my skin call you up and then

i'll say the words out loud

(Chorus)

Gm Bb F C

i'll say the words out loud i'll say a thousand words or more

Gm Bb

manipulation fabrication conversation annihilation

F C

i'll say a thousand words or more

Gm Bb

damnation frustration elevation procreation

F C

i'll say a thousand words or more

(Chorus)

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