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ITNRO
(beatles) G, Em, C  
(Strum that twice however you feel and then go into the first vers)
 How can You Gsit there and teDll me that you don't EmcareC  
How can you Glook at me the way Dyou do and say thereEm's nothing Cthere
     G       D            Em               C                D   G(beatles)  
I've asked you once to tell me but you just look and smile
     G        D            Em              C                D   G(normal)
I've asked you twice to tell me, why you still tryin' to hide
CHORUS
GI try to understaEmnd, why Cyou still hold my Emhand
Embut you still tell Cme that therEMe's nothing there 
Emand you still tell that you Cjust don't Greally care
GI try to understanEmd why you Cstill hold my haEmnd
Emand you kiss my lips Cand you tell mEme how beatifuGl I am
GI try to understand Emwhy you'd sCtill hold my Emhand,
Dwhen you say that yEmou love her and not Cme
 G(Beatles)                                 D                EM  C  
How can you sit there, and make me smile the way you do
GHow can you comfort me wDhen there's nothing lEmeft to doC  
Dand yet you say that you Emlove here and not Cme

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Understand

by Karim Sarah

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Chords in this song · guitar

ITNRO

G Em C

(beatles) , ,

(Strum that twice however you feel and then go into the first vers)

G D Em C

How can You sit there and tell me that you don't care

G D Em C

How can you look at me the way you do and say there's nothing there

G D Em C D G

(beatles)

I've asked you once to tell me but you just look and smile

G D Em C D G

(normal)

I've asked you twice to tell me, why you still tryin' to hide

CHORUS

G Em C Em

I try to understand, why you still hold my hand

Em C EM

but you still tell me that there's nothing there

Em C G

and you still tell that you just don't really care

G Em C Em

I try to understand why you still hold my hand

Em C Em G

and you kiss my lips and you tell me how beatiful I am

G Em C Em

I try to understand why you'd still hold my hand,

D Em C

when you say that you love her and not me

G D EM C

(Beatles)

How can you sit there, and make me smile the way you do

G D Em C

How can you comfort me when there's nothing left to do

D Em C

and yet you say that you love here and not me

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