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          (Verse)                        (Chorus)
       Em  D* D#*  D*                  Am    Em  D* D#*  D*
e|---x---x---x---x----|       e|---x---x---x---x---x----|
B|---x---x---x---x----|       B|---x---x---x---x---x----|
G|---0---0---0---0----|       G|---5---0---0---0---0----|
D|---5---7---7---7----|       D|---7---5---7---7---7----|
A|---7---5---6---5----|       A|---0---7---5---6---5----|
E|---x---x---x---x----|       E|---0---0---x---x---x----|
[Intro]
 Em  D* D#* D*
[Verse 1]
EmYou know it ain't easy
D*
For these thoughts here to leave me
D#*
There's no words to describe it
D*
In French or in English
Am'Cause diamonds they fade
                     Em  D#*
And flowers they bloom
                 D*
And I'm telling you
[Chorus]
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me Emsideways'
                             D#*
They've been knockin' me out lately
                    D*
Whenever you come around me
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me sEmideways
                      D#*
I keep thinking in a moment that
D#*                       D*
Time will take them away
But these feelings won't go awayAm  
  Am  D*  D#*
But these feelings won't Amgo away
  Am  D*  D#*
[Verse 2]
EmIt ain't easy
D*
For these thoughts here to leave me
D#*
There's no words to describe it
D*
In French or in English
Am'Cause diamonds they fade
                     Em  D#*
And flowers they bloom
                    D*
And I'm telling you
[Chorus]
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me Emsideways'
                             D#*
They've been knockin' me out lately
                    D*
Whenever you come around me
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me sEmideways
                      D#*
I keep thinking in a moment that
D#*                        D*
Time will take them away
[Chorus]
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me sEmideways
                      D#*
I keep thinking in a moment that
D#*                       D*
Time will take them away
These feelings won't go awayAm  
  Am  D*  D#*
These feelings won't go awayAm  
  Am  D*  D#*
[Bridge]
But diamonds they fadeAm  
And flowers they bloomEm  
                    D#*
And I'm telling you
                    D*
And I'm telling you
But diamonds they fadeAm  
And flowers they bloomEm  
                    D#*
And I'm telling you
                    D*
And I'm telling you
[Chorus]
These feelings won't Amgo away
They've been knockin' me Emsideways'
                             D#*
They've been knockin' me out lately
                  D*
Whenever you come around me
But These feelings woAmn't go away
They've been knockin' me sEmideways
                      D#*
I keep thinking in a moment that
D#*                       D*
Time will take them away
[Chorus]
But These feelings woAmn't go away
They've been knockin' me sEmideways
                      D#*
I keep thinking in a moment that
D#*                       D*
Time will take them away
                                 Am  D*  D#*
But these feelings won't go away
                             Am  D*  D#*
These feelings won't go away
                             Am  D*  D#*
These feelings won't go away
These feelings won't Amgo away

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Sideways

by Citizen Cope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Verse) (Chorus)

Em D D# D Am Em D D# D

* * * * * *

e|---x---x---x---x----| e|---x---x---x---x---x----|

B|---x---x---x---x----| B|---x---x---x---x---x----|

G|---0---0---0---0----| G|---5---0---0---0---0----|

D|---5---7---7---7----| D|---7---5---7---7---7----|

A|---7---5---6---5----| A|---0---7---5---6---5----|

E|---x---x---x---x----| E|---0---0---x---x---x----|

[Intro]

Em D D# D

* * *

[Verse 1]

You know it ain't easy

For these thoughts here to leave me

There's no words to describe it

In French or in English

'Cause diamonds they fade

Em D#

And flowers they bloom

And I'm telling you

[Chorus]

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways'

They've been knockin' me out lately

Whenever you come around me

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways

I keep thinking in a moment that

D# D

* *

Time will take them away

But these feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

But these feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

[Verse 2]

It ain't easy

For these thoughts here to leave me

There's no words to describe it

In French or in English

'Cause diamonds they fade

Em D#

And flowers they bloom

And I'm telling you

[Chorus]

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways'

They've been knockin' me out lately

Whenever you come around me

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways

I keep thinking in a moment that

D# D

* *

Time will take them away

[Chorus]

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways

I keep thinking in a moment that

D# D

* *

Time will take them away

These feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

These feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

[Bridge]

But diamonds they fade

And flowers they bloom

And I'm telling you

But diamonds they fade

And flowers they bloom

And I'm telling you

[Chorus]

These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways'

They've been knockin' me out lately

Whenever you come around me

But These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways

I keep thinking in a moment that

D# D

* *

Time will take them away

[Chorus]

But These feelings won't go away

They've been knockin' me sideways

I keep thinking in a moment that

D# D

* *

Time will take them away

Am D D#

* *

But these feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

These feelings won't go away

Am D D#

* *

These feelings won't go away

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