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Car Crash

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Gmajor

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Standard Tuning, no capo
Chords Used:
   G320033
   Dsus2xx0233
   Em7022033
  Cadd9x32033
VERSE 1
GI'm wide awake and so alive
Em7Ringing like a Dsus2bell
GTell me this is paradise
And Em7not some place I Dsus2fell 
Cause I keep on Gfalling down
CHORUS
I Em7wanna feel the car Dsus2crash
I Cadd9wanna feel the capGsize
I wanna feel the Em7bomb drop, the Dsus2earth stop
Till I'm Cadd9satisfGied
I Em7wanna feel the car Dsus2crash
Cause I'm Cadd9dying on the inGside
I wanna let Em7go and Dsus2know that
I'll be Cadd9alright, Galright
VERSE 2
GPush me til I have to fly
I've Em7shed my skin, my Dsus2scars
GTake me deep out past the lights
Where Em7nothing dims these Dsus2stars
Nothing dims these Gstars 
CHORUS
Cadd9
GSo right, so right
Cadd9
So Em7wrongDsus2, so wrCadd9ong, so wrong
GI'm wide awake and so alive
CHORUS
Em7  Dsus2  Cadd9 G
Cause I'm open Em7wideDsus2  Cadd9  G  
Oooh
Em7  Dsus2  Cadd9 G
OoohEm7-ooohhDsus2  Cadd9  G  

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Car Crash

by Matt Nathanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Em7

Cadd9

Standard Tuning, no capo

Chords Used:

320033

Dsus2

xx0233

Em7

022033

Cadd9

x32033

VERSE 1

I'm wide awake and so alive

Em7 Dsus2

Ringing like a bell

Tell me this is paradise

Em7 Dsus2

And not some place I fell

Cause I keep on falling down

CHORUS

Em7 Dsus2

I wanna feel the car crash

Cadd9 G

I wanna feel the capsize

Em7 Dsus2

I wanna feel the bomb drop, the earth stop

Cadd9 G

Till I'm satisfied

Em7 Dsus2

I wanna feel the car crash

Cadd9 G

Cause I'm dying on the inside

Em7 Dsus2

I wanna let go and know that

Cadd9 G

I'll be alright, alright

VERSE 2

Push me til I have to fly

Em7 Dsus2

I've shed my skin, my scars

Take me deep out past the lights

Em7 Dsus2

Where nothing dims these stars

Nothing dims these stars

CHORUS

Cadd9

So right, so right

Cadd9

Em7 Dsus2 Cadd9

So wrong, so wrong, so wrong

I'm wide awake and so alive

CHORUS

Em7 Dsus2 Cadd9 G

Cause I'm open wide

Oooh

Em7 Dsus2 Cadd9 G

Oooh-ooohh

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