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The smashing pumpkins – this time
Tuning:Eb  
Intro -   B    F#   Ex2
BThis time I need to know
  F#I really must be Etold - If it's over
BIt's up to you you know
  F#The things you want to Ehold - Are in pieces
G#5Crashing down
F#5Crashing down C#5again
G#5Crashing down
F#5Crashing down my C#5friends
BI've got to move it on
  F#I've got to sing my Esong - While I still can
BDispatch the last alarms
  F#Hand out the last few Echarms - There's no surprises
G#5Only love
F#5Only love can C#5win
G#5Crashing down
F#5Crashing down C#5again
BOnly love
Yeah Fonly love will Ewin
BCrashing down
F#Crashing down aEgain
Solo -    B    F#   Ex2
BThis time I need to know
  F#I really must be Etold - If it's over
BI've lived my life alone
  F#My every step foreEtold - To never linger
And G#5yet it haunts me so
  F#5What are we letting C#5go - Our spell is broken
BCrashing down
F#Crashing down my Efriends
BCrashing down
F#Crashing down Eagain
EOnly love
Yeah C#5only love will
EBe enough
Yeah C#5only love will Bwin
Solo -    B    F#   Ex2
BFor every chemical
  F#You trade a piece of your Esoul - With no return
BAnd who you think you know
  F#Doesn't know you at Eall - Their drain is needless
G#5Someday we'll wave hello
  F#5And wish we'd never waved C#5goodbye - To this romance
G#5We'll drink up every line
  F#5And shoot up every C#5word - Till there's no more
BCrashing down
F#Crashing down my Efriends
BOnly love
F#Only love can Ewin
ESo cry these tears we'll C#5cry as all
We've Eheld so long to C#5fall apart
As the Ecurtain falls we C#5bid you all Egoodnight...

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This Time

by The Smashing Pumpkins

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The smashing pumpkins – this time

Tuning:

B F# E

Intro - x2

This time I need to know

F# E

I really must be told - If it's over

It's up to you you know

F# E

The things you want to hold - Are in pieces

G#5

Crashing down

F#5 C#5

Crashing down again

G#5

Crashing down

F#5 C#5

Crashing down my friends

I've got to move it on

F# E

I've got to sing my song - While I still can

Dispatch the last alarms

F# E

Hand out the last few charms - There's no surprises

G#5

Only love

F#5 C#5

Only love can win

G#5

Crashing down

F#5 C#5

Crashing down again

Only love

F E

Yeah only love will win

Crashing down

F# E

Crashing down again

B F# E

Solo - x2

This time I need to know

F# E

I really must be told - If it's over

I've lived my life alone

F# E

My every step foretold - To never linger

G#5

And yet it haunts me so

F#5 C#5

What are we letting go - Our spell is broken

Crashing down

F# E

Crashing down my friends

Crashing down

F# E

Crashing down again

Only love

C#5

Yeah only love will

Be enough

C#5 B

Yeah only love will win

B F# E

Solo - x2

For every chemical

F# E

You trade a piece of your soul - With no return

And who you think you know

F# E

Doesn't know you at all - Their drain is needless

G#5

Someday we'll wave hello

F#5 C#5

And wish we'd never waved goodbye - To this romance

G#5

We'll drink up every line

F#5 C#5

And shoot up every word - Till there's no more

Crashing down

F# E

Crashing down my friends

Only love

F# E

Only love can win

E C#5

So cry these tears we'll cry as all

E C#5

We've held so long to fall apart

E C#5 E

As the curtain falls we bid you all goodnight...

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