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I've got nothing A7left
I've given my Ebest
And I F#know I can't do this
DOn my own 
I'm torn A7between
Going after Edreams 
Or living F#with regret
Of Dletting go 
I'm A7done with banging my head against the door
But Ecan you peel me off this floor
F#Cuz I don't know if I can Dget up again 
WA7hat I want Emay not be what I F#need D  
Have I been let A7down?
Or am I learning Enow?
To F#trust in what I Dcannot see 
But I'm tired of A7trying to figure out what you want
And Etired of always screwing up
But F#this is all of Dme 
A7What I want Emay not be what I F#need D  
Just let it A7go… 
Just let it Ego
Just let it F#go     D(x2)
A7What I want Emay not be what I F#needD  

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What I Want

by Ryan Calhoun

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I've got nothing left

I've given my best

And I know I can't do this

On my own

I'm torn between

Going after dreams

Or living with regret

Of letting go

I'm done with banging my head against the door

But can you peel me off this floor

F# D

Cuz I don't know if I can get up again

A7 E F# D

What I want may not be what I need

Have I been let down?

Or am I learning now?

F# D

To trust in what I cannot see

But I'm tired of trying to figure out what you want

And tired of always screwing up

F# D

But this is all of me

A7 E F# D

What I want may not be what I need

Just let it go…

Just let it go

F# D

Just let it go (x2)

A7 E F# D

What I want may not be what I need

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