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This Time Imperfect

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Verse 1
GI cannot leDsus2ave here, I cannot stayEm,G  
Forever haDsus2unted, more than afraidEm.G  
Asphyxiate Dsus2on words I would say,Em  G  
I'm drawn Dsus2to a blackened sky as I Emturn Gblue.
Chorus
EmThere are no flowers, no not this tiGme,
There'll be no angels gracing the liDsus2nes,
Just these stark woCrds, I findEm.
EmI'd show a smile, but i'm too weGak,
I'd share with you could I only sDsus2peak,
Just how much thCis, hurts mEme.
Verse 2
GI cannot stDsus2ay here, I cannot leaveEm,G  
GJust like aDsus2ll I loved, I make beliEmeve.G  
GImagine Dsus2heart, I disappeEmar, seems,G  
GNo one will Dsus2appear, here and make Emme real.
Chorus
EmThere are no flowers, no not this tiGme,
There'll be no angels gracing the liDsus2nes,
Just these stark woCrds, I findEm.
EmI'd show a smile, but i'm too weGak,
I'd share with you could I only sDsus2peak,
Just how much thCis, hurts mEme.
Bridge
EmI'd tell you how it haDsus2unts me,
EmI'd tell you how it haDsus2unts me,
(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams.)
I'd tell you how it haunts me,
(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams.)
EmYou don't care that it hA2aunts me.
Oh,
EmThere are no flowers, no not this tiGme,
There'll be no angels gracing the liDsus2nes,
Just these stark woCrds, I findEm.
EmI'd show a smile, but i'm too weGak,
I'd share with you could I only sDsus2peak,
Just how much thCis, hurts mEme.Dsus2  
Just how much thCis, hurts mEme.Dsus2  
Just how much yCou...Em  

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This Time Imperfect

by AFI

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Dsus2

Verse 1

G Dsus2 Em G

I cannot leave here, I cannot stay,

Dsus2 Em G

Forever haunted, more than afraid.

Dsus2 Em G

Asphyxiate on words I would say,

Dsus2 Em G

I'm drawn to a blackened sky as I turn blue.

Chorus

Em G

There are no flowers, no not this time,

Dsus2

There'll be no angels gracing the lines,

C Em

Just these stark words, I find.

Em G

I'd show a smile, but i'm too weak,

Dsus2

I'd share with you could I only speak,

C Em

Just how much this, hurts me.

Verse 2

G Dsus2 Em G

I cannot stay here, I cannot leave,

G Dsus2 Em G

Just like all I loved, I make believe.

G Dsus2 Em G

Imagine heart, I disappear, seems,

G Dsus2 Em

No one will appear, here and make me real.

Chorus

Em G

There are no flowers, no not this time,

Dsus2

There'll be no angels gracing the lines,

C Em

Just these stark words, I find.

Em G

I'd show a smile, but i'm too weak,

Dsus2

I'd share with you could I only speak,

C Em

Just how much this, hurts me.

Bridge

Em Dsus2

I'd tell you how it haunts me,

Em Dsus2

I'd tell you how it haunts me,

(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams.)

I'd tell you how it haunts me,

(cuts through my day, and sinks into my dreams.)

Em A2

You don't care that it haunts me.

Oh,

Em G

There are no flowers, no not this time,

Dsus2

There'll be no angels gracing the lines,

C Em

Just these stark words, I find.

Em G

I'd show a smile, but i'm too weak,

Dsus2

I'd share with you could I only speak,

C Em Dsus2

Just how much this, hurts me.

C Em Dsus2

Just how much this, hurts me.

C Em

Just how much you...

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