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tordajav came up with the no capo version (ver2), this is just the capo version.
CAPO 4
[Intro]     C  Fmaj7  
[Verse 1]
FMaj7And I'm alright
Standing in the streetlCights here
FMaj7Is this meant for me
My time on the outside is Cover
We don't kAmnow how you're spending
Gall of your days
Knowing Fthat love isn't here
[Pre-Chorus]
AmYou see the pictures
But yGou don't know their namesF  
Cause love isn't here
[Chorus]
And CI can't do this by myAmself
All of these prFoblems, they're all in your hCead
And I can't be somebody Amelse
You took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
[Verse 2]
FNo sympathy
When shouting out is all you knCow
BFehind your lies
I can see the secrets you don't shCow
We don't kAmnow how you're spending
GAll of your days
Knowing Fthat love isn't here
[Pre-Chorus]
AmYou see the pictures
But yGou don't know their namesF  
Cause love isn't here
[Chorus]
And CI can't do this by myAmself
All of these prFoblems, they're all in your hCead
And I can't be somebody Amelse
You took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
...wAmhen...
you took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
[Bridge]
AmYou take the best things from
ThGen everything gets empty
FThat's not a world that I need
OoohAm, you take the best things from me
ThGen everything gets empty
FThat's not a world that I neeCd
OohhAmhhF  
[Chorus]
And CI can't do this by myAmself
All of these prFoblems, they're all in your hCead
And I can't be somebody Amelse
You took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
...wAmhen...
you took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
you took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed
you took something peFrfect
And painted it rCed

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Red

by Daniel Merriweather

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

tordajav came up with the no capo version (ver2), this is just the capo version.

CAPO 4

C Fmaj7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

FMaj7

And I'm alright

Standing in the streetlights here

FMaj7

Is this meant for me

My time on the outside is over

We don't know how you're spending

all of your days

Knowing that love isn't here

[Pre-Chorus]

You see the pictures

G F

But you don't know their names

Cause love isn't here

[Chorus]

C Am

And I can't do this by myself

F C

All of these problems, they're all in your head

And I can't be somebody else

You took something perfect

And painted it red

[Verse 2]

No sympathy

When shouting out is all you know

Behind your lies

I can see the secrets you don't show

We don't know how you're spending

All of your days

Knowing that love isn't here

[Pre-Chorus]

You see the pictures

G F

But you don't know their names

Cause love isn't here

[Chorus]

C Am

And I can't do this by myself

F C

All of these problems, they're all in your head

And I can't be somebody else

You took something perfect

And painted it red

...when...

you took something perfect

And painted it red

[Bridge]

You take the best things from

Then everything gets empty

That's not a world that I need

Oooh, you take the best things from me

Then everything gets empty

F C

That's not a world that I need

Am F

Oohhhh

[Chorus]

C Am

And I can't do this by myself

F C

All of these problems, they're all in your head

And I can't be somebody else

You took something perfect

And painted it red

...when...

you took something perfect

And painted it red

you took something perfect

And painted it red

you took something perfect

And painted it red

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