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Key: D  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-   xx0232
 A-   x02220
 Bm-  x24432
G -   320033
 C-   x32010 or  C9- x32033
Em -  022000
F#m - 244222
Intro: D--A--G--- x2
Verse 1:
  DI wanna love, I wanna Alive
I Gwant you to love me
I want you to leave me
  DI wanna stand where I can Asee
I'm Gwatching you love me
I'm watching you leaving me Dnow
Chorus 1:
I wish I could 
Dbe somebody else
I wish I could 
Gsee you in myself
Wish there was 
Bmsomething inside me
To Ckeep you beside me and
DSay what you really feel
You know I Gneed 
something that's real
I wish there was 
Bmsomething inside me
To Ckeep you beside me
Verse 2:
  DI Wanna Know If I Could ABe
GSomeone to Turn To 
That Could Never Hurt You
  DBut I Know What
You Think Of EmMe
Yeah GYou Had a
Break-Through
And Now I’m Just
Bad News For DYou
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  D    AI should've told
you everyBmthing
  GI never gave
you anyDthing
  AI should've told
you everyBmthing
  GIf I could give
you anyEmthing
  F#mYou know I'd tell
             G(hold)
you everything
Chorus 2:
I wish I could 
Dbe somebody else
I wish I could 
Gsee you in myself
Wish there was 
Bmsomething inside me
To Ckeep you beside me and
DSay what you really feel
You know I Gneed 
something that's real
I wish there was 
Emsomething inside me
To Ckeep you beside me
Outro:
  DI should've told
you everyGthing
I should've told
you everyBmthing
  CI should've told
             D   G   Bm   C  D(hold)
you everything

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Keeper

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

G - 320033

C C9

- x32010 or - x32033

Em - 022000

F#m - 244222

Intro: D--A--G--- x2

Verse 1:

D A

I wanna love, I wanna live

I want you to love me

I want you to leave me

D A

I wanna stand where I can see

I'm watching you love me

I'm watching you leaving me now

Chorus 1:

I wish I could

be somebody else

I wish I could

see you in myself

Wish there was

something inside me

To keep you beside me and

Say what you really feel

You know I need

something that's real

I wish there was

something inside me

To keep you beside me

Verse 2:

D A

I Wanna Know If I Could Be

Someone to Turn To

That Could Never Hurt You

But I Know What

You Think Of Me

Yeah You Had a

Break-Through

And Now I’m Just

Bad News For You

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

D A

I should've told

you everything

I never gave

you anything

I should've told

you everything

If I could give

you anything

F#m

You know I'd tell

(hold)

you everything

Chorus 2:

I wish I could

be somebody else

I wish I could

see you in myself

Wish there was

something inside me

To keep you beside me and

Say what you really feel

You know I need

something that's real

I wish there was

something inside me

To keep you beside me

Outro:

I should've told

you everything

I should've told

you everything

I should've told

D G Bm C D

(hold)

you everything

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