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Believe
Skillet
Awake
[Intro]
e|-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--3----1-0-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2------------2----2--2---4brb---------------|
D|---2------2---------------3----3-------3---------------------|
A|-0--0---0---------0------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1---1---1------1--------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3--3----1-0------------------0------------------|
G|-----------------2------------2----2--2----------------------|
D|---2------2---------------3----3-------3---------------------|
A|-0--0---0---------0------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1---1--1-------1--------------------|2x
[Verse 1]
e|-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------1------3----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--------2----------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0----3---3------3------5-------------------------------|
E|------------------1--1---3--3------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I’Amm still trying to figure out how to tell Fyou I was wrong 
I Amcan’t fill the emptiness insiFde since you’ve been gone 
So is it yAmou or is it Cme? 
I Fknow I said things that I diGdn’t mean 
BFut you should’ve known me by now 
YGou should’ve known me 
[Chorus]
IAmf you believed 
WFhen I said 
IC/E’d be better off without Gyou 
Then you neFver really Amknew me at aGll 
If you belAmieved 
WFhen I said 
TC/Ehat I wouldn’t be thinking about yGou 
FYou thought you knew the trAmuth but you’re wrGong 
YDmou’re all that I need 
JEust tell me that you still believe 
Am F C G
[Verse 2]
I Amcan’t undo the things that lFed us to this place 
BAmut I know there’s something more to uFs than our mistakes 
So is it yAmou or is it Cme 
I Fknow I’m so blind when we doGn’t agree 
BFut you should’ve known me by nGow 
You should’ve known me 
[Chorus]
IAmf you believed
WFhen I said
IC/E’d be better off without Gyou
Then you neFver really Amknew me at aGll
If you belAmieved
WFhen I said
TC/Ehat I wouldn’t be thinking about yGou
YFou thought you knew the truAmth but you’re wroGng
YDmou’re all that I need
JEust tell me that you still believe
[Bridge - instrumental]
 F G Am Dm G
SAmo is it you or is it Cme?
I Fknow I said things that I diGdn’t mean
YFou should’ve known me by now
YGou should’ve known me
[Chorus]
ICf you believed
WFhen I said
IC/E’d be better off without Gyou
Then you neFver really Amknew me at aGll
If you belAmieved
WFhen I said
TC/Ehat I wouldn’t be thinking about yGou
YFou thought you knew the truAmth but you’re wroGng
Cuz you’re Dmall that I want 
Don’t you eEven know me at all 
You’re aDmll that I need 
Just tEell me that you still beFlieve

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Believe

by Skillet

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C/E

Believe

Skillet

Awake

[Intro]

e|-------0-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------3--3----1-0-------------------------------------|

G|-----------------2------------2----2--2---4brb---------------|

D|---2------2---------------3----3-------3---------------------|

A|-0--0---0---------0------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------1---1---1------1--------------------|

[Verse 1]

e|-------0-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------3--3----1-0------------------0------------------|

G|-----------------2------------2----2--2----------------------|

D|---2------2---------------3----3-------3---------------------|

A|-0--0---0---------0------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------1---1--1-------1--------------------|2x

[Verse 1]

e|-------0-------0-------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------1------3----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

D|---2--------2----------------------------------------------|

A|-0--0----3---3------3------5-------------------------------|

E|------------------1--1---3--3------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Am F

I’m still trying to figure out how to tell you I was wrong

Am F

I can’t fill the emptiness inside since you’ve been gone

Am C

So is it you or is it me?

F G

I know I said things that I didn’t mean

But you should’ve known me by now

You should’ve known me

[Chorus]

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

I’d be better off without you

F Am G

Then you never really knew me at all

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

That I wouldn’t be thinking about you

F Am G

You thought you knew the truth but you’re wrong

You’re all that I need

Just tell me that you still believe

Am F C G

[Verse 2]

Am F

I can’t undo the things that led us to this place

Am F

But I know there’s something more to us than our mistakes

Am C

So is it you or is it me

F G

I know I’m so blind when we don’t agree

F G

But you should’ve known me by now

You should’ve known me

[Chorus]

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

I’d be better off without you

F Am G

Then you never really knew me at all

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

That I wouldn’t be thinking about you

F Am G

You thought you knew the truth but you’re wrong

You’re all that I need

Just tell me that you still believe

[Bridge - instrumental]

F G Am Dm G

Am C

So is it you or is it me?

F G

I know I said things that I didn’t mean

You should’ve known me by now

You should’ve known me

[Chorus]

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

I’d be better off without you

F Am G

Then you never really knew me at all

If you believed

When I said

C/E G

That I wouldn’t be thinking about you

F Am G

You thought you knew the truth but you’re wrong

Cuz you’re all that I want

Don’t you even know me at all

You’re all that I need

E F

Just tell me that you still believe

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