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ANYWHERE BUT HERE
[Intro]
 C#mTonight is the Eone thing left
 AAnd I haven’t Bsaid it yet, I’m C#mfalling
And the wEriting’s on the wAallB  
[Interlude]
 C#m   E   A   Bx2
[Verse]
 C#mToday was mEisery
 AAnd I just cBan’t believe this hC#mappened
And I fEinally broke dAownB  
 C#mShe held onEto my heart
 ABut now my oBnly star is fC#malling
Its bEurning to the grAoundB  
                C#m    A(break)
   Now I’m crying out
[Chorus]
Secret loC#mve, my escAape
Take me fEar far awaBy
Secret loC#mve, are you therAe
Will you anEswer my praByer
 CPlease take me anywhere but here
[Interlude]
 C#m   E   A   Bx2
                 (Anywhere but here)
[Verse]
C#mYou’re all IE’ve got right now
ANo one else fBigures out this feeC#mling
And how Elonely it can AgetB  
C#mThese words Ecan cut right through
ACause all aloBng I’ve knew C#myou’re sorry
But yEou haven’t said Ait yetB  
                  C#m    A-break-
  But now I won’t forget
[Chorus]
Secret loC#mve, my escAape
Take me fEar far awaBy
Secret loC#mve, are you therAe
Will you anEswer my praByer
 CPlease take me anywhere but here
[Interlude]
 C#m   E   A   B(once only)
                 (Anywhere but here)
[Verse]
C#mWhen we’re D#togEether
CThoughts of her C#mdisaBppAear
If C#mI fell tD#o pEieces
CYou’d heal this pC#main BI Afeel
[Chorus] (strummed only once)
Secret loC#mve, my escAape
Take me fEar far awaBy
Secret loC#mve, are you therAe
Will you anEswer my praByer
Secret lD#move, my escBape
Take me fF#ar far awC#ay
Secret lD#move, are you theBre
Will you aF#nswer my prC#ayer
 DPlease take me anywhere but here
[Outro]
 D#m   B   F#   C#x2
          (Anywhere but here)

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Anywhere But Here

by Mayday Parade

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C#m

D#m

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

[Intro]

C#m E

Tonight is the one thing left

A B C#m

And I haven’t said it yet, I’m falling

E A B

And the writing’s on the wall

[Interlude]

C#m E A B

[Verse]

C#m E

Today was misery

A B C#m

And I just can’t believe this happened

E A B

And I finally broke down

C#m E

She held onto my heart

A B C#m

But now my only star is falling

E A B

Its burning to the ground

C#m A

(break)

Now I’m crying out

[Chorus]

C#m A

Secret love, my escape

E B

Take me far far away

C#m A

Secret love, are you there

E B

Will you answer my prayer

Please take me anywhere but here

[Interlude]

C#m E A B

(Anywhere but here)

[Verse]

C#m E

You’re all I’ve got right now

A B C#m

No one else figures out this feeling

E A B

And how lonely it can get

C#m E

These words can cut right through

A B C#m

Cause all along I’ve knew you’re sorry

E A B

But you haven’t said it yet

C#m A

-break-

But now I won’t forget

[Chorus]

C#m A

Secret love, my escape

E B

Take me far far away

C#m A

Secret love, are you there

E B

Will you answer my prayer

Please take me anywhere but here

[Interlude]

C#m E A B

(once only)

(Anywhere but here)

[Verse]

C#m D# E

When we’re together

C C#m B A

Thoughts of her disappear

C#m D# E

If I fell to pieces

C C#m B A

You’d heal this pain I feel

[Chorus] (strummed only once)

C#m A

Secret love, my escape

E B

Take me far far away

C#m A

Secret love, are you there

E B

Will you answer my prayer

D#m B

Secret love, my escape

F# C#

Take me far far away

D#m B

Secret love, are you there

F# C#

Will you answer my prayer

Please take me anywhere but here

[Outro]

D#m B F# C#

(Anywhere but here)

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