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Halo - Bethany Joy Lenz
Em-022000
C-035500
G-035500
D-057700
F#m-244000
Am-577000
CAPO 1ST
[Verse 1]
EmI never promised you a rCay of light
EmI never promised there'd be sunCshine everydGay
I'll give you eveDrything I have
the goCod the bad
EmWhy do you put me on a peCdestal?
EmI'm so up high that I can't sCee the ground belGow
So help me down you've Dgot it wrong
I dCon't belong thereD  
[Chorus]
EmOne thCing is clGear
DI wear a hEmalo
CI wear a hGalo when you lDook at me
but sEmtandCing from hGereD  
you wouldn't Emsay soC  
you wouldn't sGay so if you wDere me 
Cand I 
I just wanna lDove you
ooh ooh 
CI, I just wanna loDve you
[Verse 2]
EmI always said that I would mCake mistakes
EmI'm only human and thCat's my saving grGace
I fall as hard Das I try
so doCn't be blind yeah
Emsee me as I reCally am
I have fEmlaws and sometimes I eCven sinG  
so pull me from that peDdestal
I dCon't belong therDe
[Chorus]
EmOne thCing is clGear
DI wear a hEmalo
CI wear a hGalo when you lDook at me
but sEmtandCing from hGereD  
you wouldn't Emsay sCo
you wouldn't sGay so if you wDere me 
Cand I 
I just wanna lDove you
ooh ooh 
CI, I just wanna loDve youAm  
[Bridge]
Why you tGhink that you know me
but Din your eyes
AmI am someGthing above me
it's onCly in your mind
Donly in you mind
   Em    C    G    DI wear a 
   Em    CI wear a  
GI wear a hDalo
[Chorus]
EmOne thCing is clGear
DI wear a hEmalo
CI wear a hGalo when you lDook at me
but sEmtandCing from hGereD  
you wouldn't Emsay sCo
you wouldn't sGay so if you wDere me 
Cand I 
I just wanna lDove you
ooh ooh 
CI, I just wanna loDve you
(I just wanna love you)
[Outro]
(repeat til fade)
heyGyaa hDey hey Emhalo C  
heyGyaa hDey hey EmhaloC  

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Halo

by Bethany Joy Lenz

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Halo - Bethany Joy Lenz

Em-022000

C-035500

G-035500

D-057700

F#m-244000

Am-577000

CAPO 1ST

[Verse 1]

Em C

I never promised you a ray of light

Em C G

I never promised there'd be sunshine everyday

I'll give you everything I have

the good the bad

Em C

Why do you put me on a pedestal?

Em C G

I'm so up high that I can't see the ground below

So help me down you've got it wrong

C D

I don't belong there

[Chorus]

Em C G

One thing is clear

D Em

I wear a halo

C G D

I wear a halo when you look at me

Em C G D

but standing from here

Em C

you wouldn't say so

G D

you wouldn't say so if you were me

and I

I just wanna love you

ooh ooh

C D

I, I just wanna love you

[Verse 2]

Em C

I always said that I would make mistakes

Em C G

I'm only human and that's my saving grace

I fall as hard as I try

so don't be blind yeah

Em C

see me as I really am

Em C G

I have flaws and sometimes I even sin

so pull me from that pedestal

C D

I don't belong there

[Chorus]

Em C G

One thing is clear

D Em

I wear a halo

C G D

I wear a halo when you look at me

Em C G D

but standing from here

Em C

you wouldn't say so

G D

you wouldn't say so if you were me

and I

I just wanna love you

ooh ooh

C D Am

I, I just wanna love you

[Bridge]

Why you think that you know me

but in your eyes

Am G

I am something above me

it's only in your mind

only in you mind

Em C G D

I wear a

Em C

I wear a

G D

I wear a halo

[Chorus]

Em C G

One thing is clear

D Em

I wear a halo

C G D

I wear a halo when you look at me

Em C G D

but standing from here

Em C

you wouldn't say so

G D

you wouldn't say so if you were me

and I

I just wanna love you

ooh ooh

C D

I, I just wanna love you

(I just wanna love you)

[Outro]

(repeat til fade)

G D Em C

heyyaa hey hey halo

G D Em C

heyyaa hey hey halo

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