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Hammer on the 3rd fret on the D for the C and G during the verse and leave 3 on the high e
for the G during the verse.
  FWhat it was, wasn’t my Cfault
If I would have Gknown, but,
Who could have Fknown?
The cameras and the Ckids
The candids and the Gkindling
We’re fighting them Fall
They’ve done it Cagain
What do her fGriends say?
Who was invFolved?
I’ll call it all Coff.
Cause I should have Gknown but,
Who could have kEmnown?F  
Who could have Emknown?F  G  
CThe needles, thCM7e space.
That time can’t erAmase
And buttoned down Gyou’ll get the best of me.
  CThe thrill of it CM7all.
The rise and the Amfall
                                G   G7(?)
And buttoned down you’ll get the best of me.
  FOn the way back to the Cbank.
His head sinking lGow.
He should have kFnown.
How hard did it Ccome?
When was it that Gyou
Lost your sFoul?
What does it Ctake?
What did they Gmake you?
What do you knoFw?
Well we’ve doCne it again, again,
Again, now we’ll let you Gin but,
We should have Emknown.F  
We should have EmknownF  
CThe needles, thCM7e space.
That time can’t erAmase
And buttoned down Gyou’ll get the best of me.
  CThe thrill of it CM7all.
The rise and the Amfall
And buttoned down Gyou’ll get the best of meG7.
    C         CM7       AmNow buttoned dGown, you’ll get the besG7t of me.
   C         CM7        AmButtoned dGown, you’ll gG7et the best of me.C  

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Buttoned Down

by Straylight Run

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CM7

Hammer on the 3rd fret on the D for the C and G during the verse and leave 3 on the high e

for the G during the verse.

F C

What it was, wasn’t my fault

If I would have known, but,

Who could have known?

The cameras and the kids

The candids and the kindling

We’re fighting them all

They’ve done it again

What do her friends say?

Who was involved?

I’ll call it all off.

Cause I should have known but,

Em F

Who could have known?

Em F G

Who could have known?

C CM7

The needles, the space.

That time can’t erase

And buttoned down you’ll get the best of me.

C CM7

The thrill of it all.

The rise and the fall

G G7

(?)

And buttoned down you’ll get the best of me.

F C

On the way back to the bank.

His head sinking low.

He should have known.

How hard did it come?

When was it that you

Lost your soul?

What does it take?

What did they make you?

What do you know?

Well we’ve done it again, again,

Again, now we’ll let you in but,

Em F

We should have known.

Em F

We should have known

C CM7

The needles, the space.

That time can’t erase

And buttoned down you’ll get the best of me.

C CM7

The thrill of it all.

The rise and the fall

G G7

And buttoned down you’ll get the best of me.

C CM7 Am G G7

Now buttoned down, you’ll get the best of me.

C CM7 Am G G7 C

Buttoned down, you’ll get the best of me.

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