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Intro: C#-Bbm-Ebm-Fm-F#  
Verse:
                    C#                   Bbm  Ebm-Fm-F#  
          You say  I only hear what I want to 
                             C#            Bbm  Ebm-Fm-F#  
          And you say I talk so all the time-so 
          AEbmnd I thought what I felC#t was simple
          AEbmnd I thought that I don't C#belong
          AEbmnd now that I C#am leavin
          NEbmow I know that I C#did something wrong cause I missed F#you
                       F#m  F#-C#-F#-C#  
          Yeah, I missed you 
Verse:
          AC#nd you say I only hear Bbmwhat I want to
          I Ebmdon't listen hard
          FmI don't pay attention to the distance that yoF#u're running or to 
          I Ebmdon't understand if you really cFmare
          F#I'm only hearing negative, no no no-bad
          So I Ebmturned the radio oC#n I turned the radio Ebmup 
          And this woman was siC#nging my song
          TEbmhe lover's in love  and the other's run aC#way
          The lEbmover is crying cause the other woC#n't stay
Refrain:
          And Ebmsome of us hover when we weep C#for the other who was dyEbming
          Since the C#day they were born well
          WEbmell this is not that
Verse:       
          C#I think that I'm throwing bEbmut I'm thrC#own 
          And I Ebmthought I'd live forever but now I'm not so sure
          You try to F#tell me that I'm clever but that won't take me anyhow
                  Ebm          C#  Ebm-C#  
          Or anywhere with you 
          And Ebmyou said that I was nC#aïve 
          And EbmI thought that I was strC#ong
          I Ebmthought "hey I can leC#ave, I can leave"
          BEbmut now I know that I was wrong caC#use I missed yF#ou       
              F#m       F#  C#-F#-C#  
          Yeah I missed you 
          You said "you caught me cEbmause you want me And one day I'll let you 
          You try to F#give away a keeper or keep me cause you're know
          youEbm're  just to  scared Fmto looF#se 
                                 C#    Bbm
          And you say  stay"  Ebm-Fm-F#  
          C#You saBbmy I only hear what I
          want to. Ebm-Fm-F#  

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Stay

by MYMP

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Bbm

Ebm

F#m

C# Bbm Ebm Fm F#

Intro: ----

Verse:

C# Bbm Ebm Fm F#

You say I only hear what I want to

C# Bbm Ebm Fm F#

And you say I talk so all the time-so

Ebm C#

And I thought what I felt was simple

Ebm C#

And I thought that I don't belong

Ebm C#

And now that I am leavin

Ebm C# F#

Now I know that I did something wrong cause I missed you

F#m F# C# F# C#

---

Yeah, I missed you

Verse:

C# Bbm

And you say I only hear what I want to

Ebm

I don't listen hard

Fm F#

I don't pay attention to the distance that you're running or to

Ebm Fm

I don't understand if you really care

I'm only hearing negative, no no no-bad

Ebm C# Ebm

So I turned the radio on I turned the radio up

And this woman was singing my song

Ebm C#

The lover's in love and the other's run away

Ebm C#

The lover is crying cause the other won't stay

Refrain:

Ebm C# Ebm

And some of us hover when we weep for the other who was dying

Since the day they were born well

Ebm

Well this is not that

Verse:

C# Ebm C#

I think that I'm throwing but I'm thrown

Ebm

And I thought I'd live forever but now I'm not so sure

You try to tell me that I'm clever but that won't take me anyhow

Ebm C# Ebm C#

Or anywhere with you

Ebm C#

And you said that I was naïve

Ebm C#

And I thought that I was strong

Ebm C#

I thought "hey I can leave, I can leave"

Ebm C# F#

But now I know that I was wrong cause I missed you

F#m F# C# F# C#

Yeah I missed you

Ebm

You said "you caught me cause you want me And one day I'll let you

You try to give away a keeper or keep me cause you're know

Ebm Fm F#

you're just to scared to loose

C# Bbm

Ebm Fm F#

And you say stay" --

C# Bbm

You say I only hear what I

Ebm Fm F#

want to. --

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