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In Flames - Metaphor
 Em-  C-  Em-  C-   Em-  C-  G-    D(x2)
Em
you Cstole my pure Emintentions 
you are the Csickness in beEmtweenC  
Glet me in, i'll Dbury the pain Em  
you Ctaught me to be Emsad as you
you Calmost made me Emtake it all C  
Glet me in, i'll Dbury the pain
 C-  D-  G-  D  
 C-  D-  G-         D(x2)
 C-  D-  G-  D-  Em  
you Cbend me and you Emshake me
you Cmake me then you Embreak me C  
Glet me in, i'll Dbury the pain Em  
you Cmade me feel like a Emsinner 
now you Cfear  you'll die aEmlone C  
Glet me in, i'll Dbury the painC  D  
the Gsickness tDhat you aCre D  
a Gplague that Dmade me sCtarve D  
Gdo you thDink you can sEmhow me 
how i've come this farC  D  
the Gsickness tDhat you aCre D  
a Gplague that Dmade me sCtarve D  
Gdo you thDink you can sEmhow me 
how i've come this far
 Em   Am(x12)
Em
i feel it's tAmaking over Em  
everthiAmng falls dark Em  
break me Amopen, the dEmesperate cAmry
C D
the Gsickness tDhat you aCre D  
a Gplague that Dmade me sCtarve D  
Gdo you thDink you can sEmhow me 
how i've come this farC  D  
the Gsickness tDhat you aCre D  
a Gplague that Dmade me sCtarve D  
Gdo you thDink you can sEmhow me 
how i've come this far
This goes pretty low.
My first tab, let me know how it works.

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Metaphor

by In Flames

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C-

In Flames - Metaphor

Em C Em C- Em C G D

- - - - - - (x2)

C Em

you stole my pure intentions

C Em C

you are the sickness in between

G D Em

let me in, i'll bury the pain

C Em

you taught me to be sad as you

C Em C

you almost made me take it all

G D

let me in, i'll bury the pain

C D G D

- - -

C D G D

- - - (x2)

C D G D Em

- - - -

C Em

you bend me and you shake me

C Em C

you make me then you break me

G D Em

let me in, i'll bury the pain

C Em

you made me feel like a sinner

C Em C

now you fear you'll die alone

G D C D

let me in, i'll bury the pain

G D C D

the sickness that you are

G D C D

a plague that made me starve

G D Em

do you think you can show me

C D

how i've come this far

G D C D

the sickness that you are

G D C D

a plague that made me starve

G D Em

do you think you can show me

how i've come this far

Em Am

(x12)

Am Em

i feel it's taking over

Am Em

everthing falls dark

Am Em Am

break me open, the desperate cry

C D

G D C D

the sickness that you are

G D C D

a plague that made me starve

G D Em

do you think you can show me

C D

how i've come this far

G D C D

the sickness that you are

G D C D

a plague that made me starve

G D Em

do you think you can show me

how i've come this far

This goes pretty low.

My first tab, let me know how it works.

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