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Ides Of March

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Silverstein
“The Ides of March”
Discovering the Waterfront
Intro: D  
Verse 1:
   BmTie me up with sheets, and hang me from your tree.
   DI'll stay out here all night, it doesn't even matter.
   BmAs long as I can see into your room and feel
   Dlike I'm inside your life, I'll follow you forever.
Refrain:
  BmDon't Dcut me down just Ayet.
I'll make things right aBmgain.
Don't Dclose your blinds on Ame, on me...
Chorus:
  BmI will never reDcover from this.
  EmI will never beGlieve in this aBmgain.
And I can never go Dback to the way I Emused to
be beGfore this started.
Verse 2:
  BmThe snow won't go away, My nose runs down my face.
  DNo one sees me here, It doesn't even matter.
  BmAnd every step I take, I stay in the same plDace.
I can't begin to start again. Why can't I just be perfect?
[Repeat chorus 2x]
Interlude: Bm-Bm  
Bridge:
Bm(YOU!)You Gsee my ghost and you'll Anever forget it
Bm(YOU!)My Gface is as white as the Asnow that haunts me
Bm(YOU! YOU CAN'T!)Your Gwindows my door and
Anothing can stop me
Bm(YOU!)GSometimes betrayal can Amake you happy
[Repeat refrain]
[Repeat chorus 2x]
Outro: Bm-A- Bm(break)

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Ides Of March

by Silverstein

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Silverstein

“The Ides of March”

Discovering the Waterfront

Intro:

Verse 1:

Tie me up with sheets, and hang me from your tree.

I'll stay out here all night, it doesn't even matter.

As long as I can see into your room and feel

like I'm inside your life, I'll follow you forever.

Refrain:

Bm D A

Don't cut me down just yet.

I'll make things right again.

D A

Don't close your blinds on me, on me...

Chorus:

Bm D

I will never recover from this.

Em G Bm

I will never believe in this again.

D Em

And I can never go back to the way I used to

be before this started.

Verse 2:

The snow won't go away, My nose runs down my face.

No one sees me here, It doesn't even matter.

Bm D

And every step I take, I stay in the same place.

I can't begin to start again. Why can't I just be perfect?

[Repeat chorus 2x]

Bm Bm

Interlude: -

Bridge:

Bm G A

(YOU!)You see my ghost and you'll never forget it

Bm G A

(YOU!)My face is as white as the snow that haunts me

Bm G

(YOU! YOU CAN'T!)Your windows my door and

nothing can stop me

Bm G A

(YOU!)Sometimes betrayal can make you happy

[Repeat refrain]

[Repeat chorus 2x]

Bm A Bm

Outro: -- (break)

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