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Afinação: Eb
[INTRO: 
 E–  D(3x)   E–  D–  E–  D]
After aEll these years tryiDn’ to set it free
The paEin seems to fade buDt it never leaves
The meEmories haunt me and DI wish they’d let me Ebe. YeaDh!
I gC#mambled on love B  A  
and it C#mtore me apaBrtA  
Be stilC#ml, be stiBll, be stilAl, 
My broken hEeartD  
Be still my hEeart!D  
I wasEn’t born wise but I learned this muchD  
Though you tEook all I gave it wDas never enough
There was a Etime I’d have died for youDr soul, your strengEth, youDr touch
But I’ll lC#meave it bBehind, A  
try to C#mmake a new startB  A  
Be stilC#ml, be stilBl, be stilAl, 
My broken EheartD  
Let the pain faEde away!
It was the heAat of the moment in the hBeart of a dream
You lit C#mfire to my soul and you saAid you’d never leave
It’s tAearin’ me up, babBy, where have you been? 
Oh, pC#mlease, oh plBease, oh pleAase! 
C#mplease just uBnderstand meA  
And wC#mhat this Bnonsense Ameans. oh, yeah!
[SOLO: 
 E–  D(4X)]
Let the pain Efade awayD!E  
 D–  C–  A–  B……
I gavEe up my dreams to let you Dinside
Boy, you sure tooEk my momma;s little boy for a Dride
EI’ll never know Dhow I coulda ben so bElindD  
C#mI gambled on loBve A  
and it C#mtore me apaBrtA  
Be stilC#ml, be stiBll, be stilAl, 
My broken heEart
Be stilC#ml, be stiBll, be stilAl, 
My broken EheartD  
Be still my heEart!D  
My broken EheartD  
Let the pain fEade away!D  
Just a Esmall town floozy a ’namDe’ a backwater lucy,
Drivin’ me Edown and down and doDwn and down E  
(be still my Dheart) oh Eyeah!!D  
That’s what EI get for bein’ lazy, Dwoman’s drivin’ me crazy
Drivin’ me Edown and down and doDwn and down E  
(be still my Dheart) oh Eyeah!! D  

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Be Still

by Nelson

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C#m

Afinação: Eb

[INTRO:

E D E D E D

– (3x) – – – ]

E D

After all these years tryin’ to set it free

E D

The pain seems to fade but it never leaves

E D E D

The memories haunt me and I wish they’d let me be. Yeah!

C#m B A

I gambled on love

C#m B A

and it tore me apart

C#m B A

Be still, be still, be still,

E D

My broken heart

E D

Be still my heart!

E D

I wasn’t born wise but I learned this much

E D

Though you took all I gave it was never enough

E D E D

There was a time I’d have died for your soul, your strength, your touch

C#m B A

But I’ll leave it behind,

C#m B A

try to make a new start

C#m B A

Be still, be still, be still,

E D

My broken heart

Let the pain fade away!

A B

It was the heat of the moment in the heart of a dream

C#m A

You lit fire to my soul and you said you’d never leave

A B

It’s tearin’ me up, baby, where have you been?

C#m B A

Oh, please, oh please, oh please!

C#m B A

please just understand me

C#m B A

And what this nonsense means. oh, yeah!

[SOLO:

E D

– (4X)]

E D E

Let the pain fade away!

D C A B

– – – ……

E D

I gave up my dreams to let you inside

E D

Boy, you sure took my momma;s little boy for a ride

E D E D

I’ll never know how I coulda ben so blind

C#m B A

I gambled on love

C#m B A

and it tore me apart

C#m B A

Be still, be still, be still,

My broken heart

C#m B A

Be still, be still, be still,

E D

My broken heart

E D

Be still my heart!

E D

My broken heart

E D

Let the pain fade away!

E D

Just a small town floozy a ’name’ a backwater lucy,

E D E

Drivin’ me down and down and down and down

D E D

(be still my heart) oh yeah!!

E D

That’s what I get for bein’ lazy, woman’s drivin’ me crazy

E D E

Drivin’ me down and down and down and down

D E D

(be still my heart) oh yeah!!

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