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Cauterize
If You Go
So Far From Real
2003
Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-  x32010
 Dm- xx0231
 G-  320003
 Am- x02210
 Em- 022000
 F-  133211
Intro: C--Dm-- Fx4
Guitar 2:
e|---3---0---0-----|
B|-1---1---3---3-1-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x16
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse 1:
  GIt’s kinda Fsad that I Ghave learned
to Fdeal with things like Gthis
Being sFtrong means being GheartlessF  
Tell me Chow do the scars
feel after the wounds heal?
Did it Dmburn when they cauterized?
Did it Amshow that you
were hiding the hurt inside?
Do your eyes still
shine as bright as
they Fdid the days when
you were at your best?
Refrain:
EmIf you Frun aGway from me
I’m not Amrunning Fafter Gyou
(Cause I’m so tired)
EmIf you Fturn aGway from
this Amdon’t Flook Gback
(Cause I’ll be gone)
Chorus:
If Cyou go then I'll forget you
When Gyou’re gone I won’t miss you
I’m Amsorry that’s just the way
I’ve Flearned to deal
with a broken heart
(Repeat)
Post Chorus: G-Am-F  
And Gbroken EmpromiFses
G-Am-F--G-Em-F
Verse 2:
  CIt’s been a long time since I’ve
seen you and longer since we’ve Dmtalked
And the last thing that
I said was I had nothing Amto say
Now I’m choking on my words
All the things I didn’t Fsay
that could have made it all ok
Refrain 2:
Now that you’re Gall alone
and feeling sorry for yourself
FDid it make sense to Clie to me
and deGceive me like you Fdid?
(Repeat Refrain 1 and Chorus and Post chorus)
(Repeat Intro but only twice)
Bridge:
Tell me, Chow do the sDmcars
feel Fafter the wounds heal?
Did it Cburn when they DmcauteFrized?
Did it Cshow that you
were hiding the Dmhurt inside?
Do your Feyes still shine as
bright as they Cdid the
days when Dmyou were at your Fbest?
Outro:
GHow do the sFcars feel
Gafter the Fwounds heal?
Did it Gburn when
they FcauteGrized?
(Repeat to fade)

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If You Go

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Cauterize

If You Go

So Far From Real

2003

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- xx0231

- 320003

- x02210

- 022000

- 133211

C Dm F

Intro: ---- x4

Guitar 2:

e|---3---0---0-----|

B|-1---1---3---3-1-|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------| x16

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|

Verse 1:

G F G

It’s kinda sad that I have learned

F G

to deal with things like this

F G F

Being strong means being heartless

Tell me how do the scars

feel after the wounds heal?

Did it burn when they cauterized?

Did it show that you

were hiding the hurt inside?

Do your eyes still

shine as bright as

they did the days when

you were at your best?

Refrain:

Em F G

If you run away from me

Am F G

I’m not running after you

(Cause I’m so tired)

Em F G

If you turn away from

Am F G

this don’t look back

(Cause I’ll be gone)

Chorus:

If you go then I'll forget you

When you’re gone I won’t miss you

I’m sorry that’s just the way

I’ve learned to deal

with a broken heart

(Repeat)

G Am F

Post Chorus: --

G Em F

And broken promises

G-Am-F--G-Em-F

Verse 2:

It’s been a long time since I’ve

seen you and longer since we’ve talked

And the last thing that

I said was I had nothing to say

Now I’m choking on my words

All the things I didn’t say

that could have made it all ok

Refrain 2:

Now that you’re all alone

and feeling sorry for yourself

F C

Did it make sense to lie to me

G F

and deceive me like you did?

(Repeat Refrain 1 and Chorus and Post chorus)

(Repeat Intro but only twice)

Bridge:

C Dm

Tell me, how do the scars

feel after the wounds heal?

C Dm F

Did it burn when they cauterized?

Did it show that you

were hiding the hurt inside?

Do your eyes still shine as

bright as they did the

Dm F

days when you were at your best?

Outro:

G F

How do the scars feel

G F

after the wounds heal?

Did it burn when

F G

they cauterized?

(Repeat to fade)

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