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Capo: 3
Standard Tuning
Intro: D, A, Em,  G(2x)
DWhy dAid I tEmrust you?G  
DYou mAade me believe,Em  G  
DThat all of my problems Awould go away,Em  G  
But you Djust deAceivedEm.G  
DI thought, that, Ayou loved me,Em  G  
                        D, A, Em  
I guess I was wrong,
EmAll I can do Gnow is stay strong.
Chorus:
DI built myself up, you tear me downA  
EmYou turn smiles into frowDns, 
DI tried to forgive you, whatta mistakAe, 
                                          Em   G(hold out)
I'm walking away now and that's a risk
                            D, A, Em, G  
I'm willing to take.
Refrain:
DMy heart is hungry for your love,A  
Em,                                                         G  D, A, Em, G  
But all you do is push and shove me awaaaaaay.
Chorus:
DI built myself up, you tear me downA  
EmYou turn smiles into frowDns, 
DI tried to forgive you, whatta mistakAe, 
                                          Em   G(hold out)
I'm walking away now and that's a risk
I'm willing to
D,        A,       Em,     G  
Take, Take, Take, Taa-ake-
Refrain:
DMy heart is hungry for your love,A  
Em,                                                         G  D, A, Em, G  
But all you do is push and shove me awaaaaaay.
         D  A,      Em  
Awaaay, awaaay, awaaay.
Chorus:
DI built myself up, you tear me downA  
EmYou turn smiles into frowDns, 
DI tried to forgive you, whatta mistakAe, 
                                          Em   G(hold out)
I'm walking away now and that's a risk
                            D, A, Em, G  
I'm willing to take.
(strum each chord once):
D                            A                         Em                G
Ta-A-A-A-ake, Ta-A-A-A-ake, Ta-A-A-A-ake
D                            A                         Em                G
Ta-A-A-A-ake, Ta-A-A-A-ake, Ta-A-A-A-ake
Refrain:
DMy heart is hungry for your love,A  
Em,                       G  
But all you do is push and shove me
(Strum each chord once)
D                            A                          Em                  G
Awa-A-A-A-ay, Awa-A-A-A-ay, Awa-A-A-A-ay,
D                             A                          Em                 G
Awa-A-A-A-ay, Awa-A-A-A-ay, Awa-A-A-A-ay.
Chorus:
DI built myself up, you tear me downA  
EmYou turn smiles into frowDns, 
DI tried to forgive you, whatta mistakAe, 
                                          Em   G(hold out)
I'm walking away now and that's a risk
                            D, A, Em, G  
I'm willing to take.

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Risk

by Jennifer Zelnick

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: 3

Standard Tuning

D A Em G

Intro: , , , (2x)

D A Em G

Why did I trust you?

D A Em G

You made me believe,

D A Em G

That all of my problems would go away,

D A Em G

But you just deceived.

D A Em G

I thought, that, you loved me,

D A Em

, ,

I guess I was wrong,

Em G

All I can do now is stay strong.

Chorus:

D A

I built myself up, you tear me down

Em D

You turn smiles into frowns,

D A

I tried to forgive you, whatta mistake,

Em G

(hold out)

I'm walking away now and that's a risk

D A Em G

, , ,

I'm willing to take.

Refrain:

D A

My heart is hungry for your love,

Em G D A Em G

, , , ,

But all you do is push and shove me awaaaaaay.

Chorus:

D A

I built myself up, you tear me down

Em D

You turn smiles into frowns,

D A

I tried to forgive you, whatta mistake,

Em G

(hold out)

I'm walking away now and that's a risk

I'm willing to

D A Em G

, , ,

Take, Take, Take, Taa-ake-

Refrain:

D A

My heart is hungry for your love,

Em G D A Em G

, , , ,

But all you do is push and shove me awaaaaaay.

D A Em

Awaaay, awaaay, awaaay.

Chorus:

D A

I built myself up, you tear me down

Em D

You turn smiles into frowns,

D A

I tried to forgive you, whatta mistake,

Em G

(hold out)

I'm walking away now and that's a risk

D A Em G

, , ,

I'm willing to take.

(strum each chord once):

D A Em G

A A A A A A A A A

Ta----ake, Ta----ake, Ta----ake

D A Em G

A A A A A A A A A

Ta----ake, Ta----ake, Ta----ake

Refrain:

D A

My heart is hungry for your love,

Em G

But all you do is push and shove me

(Strum each chord once)

D A Em G

A A A A A A A A A

Awa----ay, Awa----ay, Awa----ay,

D A Em G

A A A A A A A A A

Awa----ay, Awa----ay, Awa----ay.

Chorus:

D A

I built myself up, you tear me down

Em D

You turn smiles into frowns,

D A

I tried to forgive you, whatta mistake,

Em G

(hold out)

I'm walking away now and that's a risk

D A Em G

, , ,

I'm willing to take.

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