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Song To Self

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 GSinging a Dsong to Em7myselfCadd9  
\               G     D    Em7  Cadd9  
\      Singing a song
 GI'm singing a Dsong to Em7myselfCadd9  
 GPictures in yDour mindEm7, out of focus Cadd9and unkind
 GPicture me        D     Em7I picture youCadd9  
G                   D      Em7
 Cadd9Outside the sun is shining, at the back of your mind there's a memory
D(/F#)  D/E      D  D/ C      D  
 D/B  D/A G  
By     the time you hear this I'll be  gone
GI'm singing a sDong to mysEm7elf ‘cos I don't belCadd9ong any longer
GJust making it Dup in my Em7head this feeling is Cadd9strong and getting stronger
GDo you see the Dlight? Em7Tell me you see the Cadd9light
GJust making it Dup in my Em7head ‘cos I need Cadd9someone to sing along with
\                          D             Em7  Cadd9  
\      I have no direction, tonight is no exception
\      No light, no reflection, I might praise your interception
\      Wrap you words around me, round and around until they surround me
\      D(/F#)  D/E      D  D/ C      D  
 D/B  D/A G  
\      By     the time you hear this I'll be  gone
Pictures in your heart, out of focus, torn apart
Picture me, I picture you
Outside the moon is shining
At the back of your mind there's a memory... me.
By the time you hear this I'll be gone
I'm singing a song to myself ‘cos I don't belong any longer
Just making it up in my head this feeling is strong and getting stronger
Do you see the light? Tell me you see the light
Just making it up in my head ‘cos I need someone to sing along with
 C   C   C–  B   B   B–  F#  
 F#-  G   G   G(bass notes)  Cadd9   D(chords) [x4]
                                          (after 1st) Sing along with...
                                          (after 2nd) Yeah...
I'm singing a song to myself ‘cos I don't belong any longer
Just making it up in my head this feeling is strong and getting stronger
Do you see the light? Tell me you see the light
Just making it up in my head ‘cos I need someone to sing along with
 GSinging a Dsong to Em7myselfCadd9  

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Song To Self

by Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

D/E

G D Em7 Cadd9

Singing a song to myself

G D Em7 Cadd9

\ Singing a song

G D Em7 Cadd9

I'm singing a song to myself

G D Em7 Cadd9

Pictures in your mind, out of focus and unkind

G D Em7 Cadd9

Picture me I picture you

G D Em7

Cadd9

Outside the sun is shining, at the back of your mind there's a memory

D D/E D D C D

(/F#) /

D D G

/B /A

By the time you hear this I'll be gone

G D Em7 Cadd9

I'm singing a song to myself ‘cos I don't belong any longer

G D Em7 Cadd9

Just making it up in my head this feeling is strong and getting stronger

G D Em7 Cadd9

Do you see the light? Tell me you see the light

G D Em7 Cadd9

Just making it up in my head ‘cos I need someone to sing along with

D Em7 Cadd9

\ I have no direction, tonight is no exception

\ No light, no reflection, I might praise your interception

\ Wrap you words around me, round and around until they surround me

D D/E D D C D

\ (/F#) /

D D G

/B /A

\ By the time you hear this I'll be gone

Pictures in your heart, out of focus, torn apart

Picture me, I picture you

Outside the moon is shining

At the back of your mind there's a memory... me.

By the time you hear this I'll be gone

I'm singing a song to myself ‘cos I don't belong any longer

Just making it up in my head this feeling is strong and getting stronger

Do you see the light? Tell me you see the light

Just making it up in my head ‘cos I need someone to sing along with

C C C B B B F#

– –

F# G G G Cadd9 D

- (bass notes) (chords) [x4]

(after 1st) Sing along with...

(after 2nd) Yeah...

I'm singing a song to myself ‘cos I don't belong any longer

Just making it up in my head this feeling is strong and getting stronger

Do you see the light? Tell me you see the light

Just making it up in my head ‘cos I need someone to sing along with

G D Em7 Cadd9

Singing a song to myself

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