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VERSE:    
D,     Bm  G  
Who would havGe thought
That you could hurt Ame
The way you´ve done Emit?
So deliberGate, so determinAed
And since you have been gEmone
I bite my nails for dAays and hours
And qEmuestion my own questions on and Aon
So tF#mell me nBmow, tF#mell me nBmow
Why you´re so fGar away
When I´m still Aso close
CHORUS:
DYou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m F#msorry"
You said you would lGove me until you die
And as far as I knBmow you´re still aliAve, baby
DYou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sF#morry"
I´m staEmrting to believe it should be illGegal to deceive a woman´s Dheart
VERSE:
D,  Bm  
GI tried so hard to be attenAtive
To all you waEmnted
Always supportive, always patAient
What did I do wrEmong? 
I´m wondering for dAays and hours
It´s hEmere, it isn´t here where you beAlong
F#mAnyhoBmw, F#manyhBmow
I wish you both Gall the best
I hope you get Aalong
CHORUS:
But Dyou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m F#msorry"
You said you would loGve me until you die
And as far as I kBmnow you´re still alAive, baby
DYou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m F#msorry"
I´m stEmarting to believe it should be ilGlegal to deceive a woman´s Dheart 
SOLO:
D,    Bm    Em    A    Em    A    Em    A    Em  A  
DYou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m F#msorry"
You said you would loGve me until you die
And as far as I kBmnow you´re still alAive, baby
DYou don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m F#msorry"
I´m stEmarting to believe it should be ilGlegal to deceive a woman´s Dheart 
DOpen heF#mart
Open heGart
It should be ilGlegal to deceive a woman´s heDart
DOpen heF#mart
Open heGart 
It should be ilGlegal to deceive a woman´s heDart

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Illegal

by Shakira

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F#m

VERSE:

D Bm G

Who would have thought

That you could hurt me

The way you´ve done it?

G A

So deliberate, so determined

And since you have been gone

I bite my nails for days and hours

Em A

And question my own questions on and on

F#m Bm F#m Bm

So tell me now, tell me now

Why you´re so far away

When I´m still so close

CHORUS:

D F#m

You don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

You said you would love me until you die

Bm A

And as far as I know you´re still alive, baby

D F#m

You don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

Em G D

I´m starting to believe it should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

VERSE:

D Bm

G A

I tried so hard to be attentive

To all you wanted

Always supportive, always patient

What did I do wrong?

I´m wondering for days and hours

Em A

It´s here, it isn´t here where you belong

F#m Bm F#m Bm

Anyhow, anyhow

I wish you both all the best

I hope you get along

CHORUS:

D F#m

But you don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

You said you would love me until you die

Bm A

And as far as I know you´re still alive, baby

D F#m

You don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

Em G D

I´m starting to believe it should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

SOLO:

D Bm Em A Em A Em A Em A

D F#m

You don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

You said you would love me until you die

Bm A

And as far as I know you´re still alive, baby

D F#m

You don´t even know the meaning of the words "I´m sorry"

Em G D

I´m starting to believe it should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

D F#m

Open heart

G D

It should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

D F#m

Open heart

G D

It should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

About Illegal Chords by Shakira

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