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Terrible Things

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A note: there is a chord in here that I have no idea what the name of it is,
Chords used:
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
E6: 2-2-1-0-0-0
Am: 0-0-2-2-1-0
B:  2-2-4-4-4-2
Riff: |--------------------|
      |--------------------|
      |---0---0---0--------|
      |---3---2---1--------|
      |---3---2---1--------|
      |---0---0---0--------|
Capo 5th Fret.
Verse 1:
EmIf you dig under my E6feet
                              Riff
you will find things that you don't want to see
Emthings that i hide deep down E6inside
  Riff                                          Em  E6  
a menagerie of the tragedy i caused and all of my flaws
       Riff           Em  
and my demons are all that can see
E6then what would you do ...Emif you only kEmnewE6  Em  
Chorus:
Emall of the things that I've E6done
terrible things...you would Amnever believe
Emthings that I've E6done
Oh how you'll run
if you Amknew a single one
Emall of the E6things that I've EmdonE6eEm  
Verse 2:
EmWould my face give me E6away
but i know it wont
        Riff
cause i don't even feel
Emi just reflect what you E6expect
       Riff
so you don't suspect that...
Emi could be E6exactly who i EmamE6  Em  
[chorus]
Bridge:
AmI know that I'm inflected
Embut who could have predicted
Amthat monster that I've Bbecome
Ami keep things carefully covered
Emso no one will discover
Amthat i could be the culprit
E6I'm sorry i cant help itB  
[chorus]

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Terrible Things

by April Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A note: there is a chord in here that I have no idea what the name of it is,

Chords used:

: 0-2-2-0-0-0

: 2-2-1-0-0-0

: 0-0-2-2-1-0

: 2-2-4-4-4-2

Riff: |--------------------|

|--------------------|

|---0---0---0--------|

|---3---2---1--------|

|---0---0---0--------|

Capo 5th Fret.

Verse 1:

Em E6

If you dig under my feet

Riff

you will find things that you don't want to see

Em E6

things that i hide deep down inside

Em E6

Riff

a menagerie of the tragedy i caused and all of my flaws

Riff

and my demons are all that can see

E6 Em Em E6 Em

then what would you do ...if you only knew

Chorus:

Em E6

all of the things that I've done

terrible things...you would never believe

Em E6

things that I've done

Oh how you'll run

if you knew a single one

Em E6 Em E6 Em

all of the things that I've done

Verse 2:

Em E6

Would my face give me away

but i know it wont

Riff

cause i don't even feel

Em E6

i just reflect what you expect

Riff

so you don't suspect that...

Em E6 Em E6 Em

i could be exactly who i am

[chorus]

Bridge:

I know that I'm inflected

but who could have predicted

Am B

that monster that I've become

i keep things carefully covered

so no one will discover

that i could be the culprit

E6 B

I'm sorry i cant help it

[chorus]

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