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Intro
  Cadd9      G      Cadd9     G  F#/   D  
Cadd9I don't usually take Gchances
Cadd9Most would easily aGgree
Cadd9Something in your eyes
                 G  F#/        D  
Is saying you can ease my heartache
      Em7  F#/       D  G  
I have a burden in sight
Cadd9And I know you're just a sGtranger
Cadd9If you cannot unGderstand
Cadd9There's too many times 
                 G  F#/               D  Em7  
I've lost my chance to talk with an angel
F#/        D  G  
Too many to count
CHORUS 
      Em7  F#/   D  G  
And life's so hard
                         Em7  F#/         D  Cadd9  
It's the little things that seem to be getting me today, 
      Em7  F#/   D  G  
yeah Life's so hard 
                         Em7  F#/         D  Cadd9  
But I'm doing what I can to not to be getting down
         G  F#/      D  Em7  
I'm going down in flames
         G  F#/      D  Em7  
Going  down  in    flames
Intro into second verse
  Cadd9      G      Cadd9     G  F#/ D  
Cadd9I would tell you I am Ghappy
Cadd9If I wasn't so damn sGad
                          Cadd9                G  F#/      D  
And the loneliness both overwhelms and keeps me empty
             Em7  F#/       D  G  
That's how it's been for a while
Chorus
      Em7  F#/   D  G  
And life's so hard
                         Em7  F#/         D  Cadd9  
It's the little things that seem to be getting me today, 
      Em7  F#/   D  G  
yeah Life's so hard
                         Em7  F#/         D   Cadd9  
But I'm doing what I can to not to be getting down
         G  F#/      D  Em7  
I'm going down in flames
         G  F#/      D  Em7  
Going down in flames
AmI need some direction
F#/D  
I need someone to listen
AsusSomeone to tell me that they know
      Em7  F#/   D  G  
That life's so hard
                         Em7  F#/         D  Cadd9  
It's the little things that seem to be saving me today,
      Em7  F#/   D   G  
yeah Life's so hard 
      Em7  F#/     D  G  
And I'm doing what I can
      Em7  F#/     D  Cadd9  
Oh, yeah, I'm doing what I can
      Em7  F#/      D           G  F#/   D       Em7  
Hey, I'm doing what I can                 
F#/         D  Cadd9  
Putting out         yeah
        G  F#/     D    Em7  
Putting out the in flames
     G  F#/     D  Em7  

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Down In Flames

by Mindy Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Asus

Intro

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G F# D

Cadd9 G

I don't usually take chances

Cadd9 G

Most would easily agree

Cadd9

Something in your eyes

G F# D

Is saying you can ease my heartache

Em7 F# D G

I have a burden in sight

Cadd9 G

And I know you're just a stranger

Cadd9 G

If you cannot understand

Cadd9

There's too many times

G F# D Em7

I've lost my chance to talk with an angel

F# D G

Too many to count

CHORUS

Em7 F# D G

And life's so hard

Em7 F# D Cadd9

It's the little things that seem to be getting me today,

Em7 F# D G

yeah Life's so hard

Em7 F# D Cadd9

But I'm doing what I can to not to be getting down

G F# D Em7

I'm going down in flames

G F# D Em7

Going down in flames

Intro into second verse

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G F# D

Cadd9 G

I would tell you I am happy

Cadd9 G

If I wasn't so damn sad

Cadd9 G F# D

And the loneliness both overwhelms and keeps me empty

Em7 F# D G

That's how it's been for a while

Chorus

Em7 F# D G

And life's so hard

Em7 F# D Cadd9

It's the little things that seem to be getting me today,

Em7 F# D G

yeah Life's so hard

Em7 F# D Cadd9

But I'm doing what I can to not to be getting down

G F# D Em7

I'm going down in flames

G F# D Em7

Going down in flames

I need some direction

F# D

I need someone to listen

Asus

Someone to tell me that they know

Em7 F# D G

That life's so hard

Em7 F# D Cadd9

It's the little things that seem to be saving me today,

Em7 F# D G

yeah Life's so hard

Em7 F# D G

And I'm doing what I can

Em7 F# D Cadd9

Oh, yeah, I'm doing what I can

Em7 F# D G F# D Em7

/ /

Hey, I'm doing what I can

F# D Cadd9

Putting out yeah

G F# D Em7

Putting out the in flames

G F# D Em7

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