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Why This Last Dance

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Ebminor

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Key: F#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F# -    244322
 C#-    x46664
 Ebm-   x68876
 B-     x24442
C#/ F-  143xxx
F#/ Bb- x143xx
Verse 1:
As we F#dance here in
this Ebmempty apartment
BEchoes of laughter
will long live here after
Put your C#memories in boxes
And cut all your losses
RoF#mance left 
this place Ebmlong ago
If Bthese walls
could talk
They’d C#tell me
             Ebm-C#/F- Bx2
it’s time to go
Refrain:
           Ebm  C#/F  
You gave this place
so much Bcolor
              Ebm  C#/F  
I don’t know why I 
did not Bsee 
that before
      Ebm  C#/F  
You gave life 
to this Bplace
WiEbmthout you 
     C#/   F  B(hold)
it’s empty space
Verse 2:
As we F#kiss knowing 
that Ebmit’s our last one
Pull the Bsheets 
from the mattress
Sleep hasn’t found us
Take the C#curtains
from the window
Let the world see 
this last dance
And F#now what
is Ebmleft for us
BTurn all the
lights out
C#Lock the door
      Ebm  C#/ F  B  
behind us
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus:
Someone C#else can
hang pictures
over holes in the walls
EbmDuck and take cover from
the screams in the hall
BSing you to sleep when 
you’re hurt from the fall
                 F#  C#/      F    B   C#  F#/ Bb   Bx2
And somehow I will miss this all
Verse 3:
BLet's burn this place down
and sC#catter the ashes
EbmPaint it with gasoline 
     C#/F  
and start throwing matches
BSomewhere in this wreck
reC#mains dying love
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
                 F#  C#/      F   Ebm  C#/ F  B  
And somehow I will miss this all
Outro:
As we F#dance knowing 
that Ebmit’s our last one
If Bthese walls could talk 
C#they’d tell us 
              Ebm  C#/ F  B(hold)
it’s time to go

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Why This Last Dance

by Cauterize

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

F# - 244322

- x46664

Ebm

- x68876

- x24442

C# F

/ - 143xxx

F# Bb

/ - x143xx

Verse 1:

As we dance here in

Ebm

this empty apartment

Echoes of laughter

will long live here after

Put your memories in boxes

And cut all your losses

Romance left

Ebm

this place long ago

If these walls

could talk

They’d tell me

Ebm B

-C#/F- x2

it’s time to go

Refrain:

Ebm C# F

You gave this place

so much color

Ebm C# F

I don’t know why I

did not see

that before

Ebm C# F

You gave life

to this place

Ebm

Without you

C# F B

/ (hold)

it’s empty space

Verse 2:

As we kiss knowing

Ebm

that it’s our last one

Pull the sheets

from the mattress

Sleep hasn’t found us

Take the curtains

from the window

Let the world see

this last dance

And now what

Ebm

is left for us

Turn all the

lights out

Lock the door

Ebm C# F B

behind us

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus:

Someone else can

hang pictures

over holes in the walls

Ebm

Duck and take cover from

the screams in the hall

Sing you to sleep when

you’re hurt from the fall

F# C# F B C# F# Bb B

/ / x2

And somehow I will miss this all

Verse 3:

Let's burn this place down

and scatter the ashes

Ebm

Paint it with gasoline

C# F

and start throwing matches

Somewhere in this wreck

remains dying love

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus except last line)

F# C# F Ebm C# F B

/ /

And somehow I will miss this all

Outro:

As we dance knowing

Ebm

that it’s our last one

If these walls could talk

they’d tell us

Ebm C# F B

/ (hold)

it’s time to go

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