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"I Want You Back"
Album: Loveless Unbeliever (2010)
C#m D
AOnce upon a time I Ethought everything would Dturn out fine, just like lines in Abooks
Now I'm Ecaught, caught up in a C#mtangled wDeb
AAll the things you said I Ebought, like a fool I'd Dshout it loud, I dont care what they Asay
And now its Eclear that all of it was C#mmake-belDieve
C#mSo now and then I Dthink, now and then I C#mthink too much Dabout Eyou Ain my sleep, about you Ein 
my sleep
CHORUS:
And when the Adreams have all come Eback and settled F#mdown
And the stupid Anightmares hang Daround
with the visions Aof the one you're Ewith now
I know I Atried to get you Eout my broken F#mmind
And to leave the Apast we have beDhind
But it's no use Awishing now for Ethings like that
I want you Aback
E A E
AWell I really truly Etried in the way you'd Dwant me to, and never do you Aharm
I see it couldnt Elast 'cause of what I C#msaid to youD  
AAnd you knew it all Ealong, you couldn't have just Dsaid to me, "I dont care about it"A  
No, you couldn't Esay, "Hey girl, just C#mleave it all beDhind"
Well C#mnow and then I Dthink, now and then I C#mthink too much Dabout Eyou Ain my sleep, about you Ein 
my sleep
[CHORUS]
INSTRUMENTAL:
E C#m D
A E C#m D
C# D C# D E A E
[CHORUS]
OUTRO:
EI want you Aback
EI need you Aback
EI want you Aback

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I Want You Back

by The School

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C#m

F#m

"I Want You Back"

Album: Loveless Unbeliever (2010)

C#m D

A E D A

Once upon a time I thought everything would turn out fine, just like lines in books

E C#m D

Now I'm caught, caught up in a tangled web

A E D A

All the things you said I bought, like a fool I'd shout it loud, I dont care what they say

E C#m D

And now its clear that all of it was make-believe

C#m D C#m D E A E

So now and then I think, now and then I think too much about you in my sleep, about you in

my sleep

CHORUS:

A E F#m

And when the dreams have all come back and settled down

A D

And the stupid nightmares hang around

A E

with the visions of the one you're with now

A E F#m

I know I tried to get you out my broken mind

A D

And to leave the past we have behind

A E

But it's no use wishing now for things like that

I want you back

E A E

A E D A

Well I really truly tried in the way you'd want me to, and never do you harm

E C#m D

I see it couldnt last 'cause of what I said to you

A E D A

And you knew it all along, you couldn't have just said to me, "I dont care about it"

E C#m D

No, you couldn't say, "Hey girl, just leave it all behind"

C#m D C#m D E A E

Well now and then I think, now and then I think too much about you in my sleep, about you in

my sleep

[CHORUS]

INSTRUMENTAL:

E C#m D

A E C#m D

C# D C# D E A E

[CHORUS]

OUTRO:

E A

I want you back

E A

I need you back

E A

I want you back

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