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Capo 7th fret!
Note: G= 320000
     C*= 030010
DmYou're my beCst friend
GI need you uEmntil the end
              F         Em   C  C*  C  C*
No, you i will never betray
Don't run away from yourself
Or follow anyone else
No, you never have to be a slave
AmIf they don't pFlay you in chCicago
GOh no no no
AmAnd if they don't Fsave you when you're lConely
GOnly you
AmCould see your light, Fsee your light, Csee your light, you
GCould see your lAmight, see Fyour light, CseeG  
Your mirror is destroyed
I see you now trying to avoid
The truth of who you really are
The heat will stay with the flame
So your beauty never will change
To me you will always be a star
And if they don't play you in chicago
Oh no no no
And if they don't save you when you're lonely
Only you
Could see your light, see your light, see your light, you
Could see your light, see your light, see
Some turn lunatic
Others learn how to forget
This world to which they just don't belong
I wonder who you will be
A dream with no memory
A beggar looking for one magic song
And if they don't play you in chicago
Oh no no no
And if they don't save you when you're lonely
Only you
Could see your light, see your light, see your light, you
Could see your light, [see what i see] see your light, [see what i see] see your light, you
Could see your light, [see what i see] see your light, [see what i see] see your light, you

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Chicago

by Joseph Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 7th fret!

Note: G= 320000

*= 030010

Dm C

You're my best friend

G Em

I need you until the end

F Em C C C C

* *

No, you i will never betray

Don't run away from yourself

Or follow anyone else

No, you never have to be a slave

Am F C

If they don't play you in chicago

Oh no no no

Am F C

And if they don't save you when you're lonely

Only you

Am F C

Could see your light, see your light, see your light, you

G Am F C G

Could see your light, see your light, see

Your mirror is destroyed

I see you now trying to avoid

The truth of who you really are

The heat will stay with the flame

So your beauty never will change

To me you will always be a star

And if they don't play you in chicago

Oh no no no

And if they don't save you when you're lonely

Only you

Could see your light, see your light, see your light, you

Could see your light, see your light, see

Some turn lunatic

Others learn how to forget

This world to which they just don't belong

I wonder who you will be

A dream with no memory

A beggar looking for one magic song

And if they don't play you in chicago

Oh no no no

And if they don't save you when you're lonely

Only you

Could see your light, see your light, see your light, you

Could see your light, [see what i see] see your light, [see what i see] see your light, you

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