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Cailin

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Unwritten Law
Cailin
Unwritten Law
[Verse]
GWell it Amseemed like yesterBmdayC  
GWhen the Amworld was looking Bmdark
It felt so Ccold and grey
GAND WHY THE AmHELL AM I EVEN BmHERE?C  
GWhat's the Ampurpose, all I Bmfeel is guilt and Chate and fear
{Break]
G  C
Ah Gha... Cyeah, yeah, Gyeah... Coh ooh GoohwC  
[Verse]
G'Til that Amday you came aBmlongC  
GMy heart was Amempty
Like the Bmsoul was missing Cfrom a song
GAnd I Amthought I'd loved a Bmfew YEAHC  
GNo one Amever made me Bmfeel
The way Cthat you do
[Chorus]
AND Hey little Dgirl
Look what you Gdo
EmOh, I love Cyou
Hey little Dgirl, oh I love you
[Post-Chorus]
G C
[Verse]
GWell I Amknow I'm not always EmrightC  
GAnd girl it Ambreaks my heart
When BmI DONE have to Csee you cry
GSo many Amthings I wanna Emsay YEAHC  
GNow I Amknow that you're the Bmreason 
That I'm Chere today AND
[Break]
EmWhenever you're here
F#mJust stay near
GWe'll be alCright, yeah Dalright
[Chorus]
CHey little Dgirl
Look what you Gdo
EmOh, I love you
CHey little Dgirl
Look what you Emdo, and you Gdo
CWhen all my Dlove starts running Gthin
I got Emyou my own CaiClin
Hey little Dgirl, oh I love you
[Break]
G C
AND I LOVE GYOU, YEAH CHIT ME
[Solo]
G C
[Break]
EmYEAAAH I'll F#mbe alrGight
Bmhmmm But I,EmI nF#meed you cGlose
BmPlease stay toEmnight
As F#mlong as you're Ghere
EmJust stay nCear
We'll be alrDight, yeah alright
[Chorus]
CHey little Dgirl
Look what you Gdo
EmOh, I love Cyou
Hey little Dgirl
Look what you Emdo, and you Gdo
CWhen all my Dlove starts running Gthin
I got Emyou my own CaiClin
Hey little Dgirl, who I love
CYeah little Dgirl who I love
CHey little Dgirl oh I love you
[Outro]
G F#m Em

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Cailin

by Unwritten Law

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F#m

Unwritten Law

Cailin

Unwritten Law

[Verse]

G Am Bm C

Well it seemed like yesterday

G Am Bm

When the world was looking dark

It felt so cold and grey

G Am Bm C

AND WHY THE HELL AM I EVEN HERE?

G Am Bm C

What's the purpose, all I feel is guilt and hate and fear

{Break]

G C

G C G C G C

Ah ha... yeah, yeah, yeah... oh ooh oohw

[Verse]

G Am Bm C

'Til that day you came along

G Am

My heart was empty

Bm C

Like the soul was missing from a song

G Am Bm C

And I thought I'd loved a few YEAH

G Am Bm

No one ever made me feel

The way that you do

[Chorus]

AND Hey little girl

Look what you do

Em C

Oh, I love you

Hey little girl, oh I love you

[Post-Chorus]

G C

[Verse]

G Am Em C

Well I know I'm not always right

G Am

And girl it breaks my heart

Bm C

When I DONE have to see you cry

G Am Em C

So many things I wanna say YEAH

G Am Bm

Now I know that you're the reason

That I'm here today AND

[Break]

Whenever you're here

F#m

Just stay near

G C D

We'll be alright, yeah alright

[Chorus]

C D

Hey little girl

Look what you do

Oh, I love you

C D

Hey little girl

Em G

Look what you do, and you do

C D G

When all my love starts running thin

Em C

I got you my own Cailin

Hey little girl, oh I love you

[Break]

G C

AND I LOVE YOU, YEAH HIT ME

[Solo]

G C

[Break]

Em F#m G

YEAAAH I'll be alright

Bm Em F#m G

hmmm But I,I need you close

Bm Em

Please stay tonight

F#m G

As long as you're here

Em C

Just stay near

We'll be alright, yeah alright

[Chorus]

C D

Hey little girl

Look what you do

Em C

Oh, I love you

Hey little girl

Em G

Look what you do, and you do

C D G

When all my love starts running thin

Em C

I got you my own Cailin

Hey little girl, who I love

C D

Yeah little girl who I love

C D

Hey little girl oh I love you

[Outro]

G F#m Em

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