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[Verse 1]
CHold Gon Ftight                      
AmWrap your arms aGround me 'til your Fknuckles are burning white
CAll Gyour Ftears
AmCoudn't match the Gbitter taste of Fall these wasted years
[Pre-Chorus]
You Amtake Amtake
Everything that wasn't even yours
GWait Gwait
You don't got a hold of me anymore
[Chorus]
  CIn a clear view there's a silhouette
  GAnd I watch you and I can't forget
  (AmKnew we were done when you locked that door)
  Yeah I Ffigured it out now breaking's what the heart is for
  CWhen I see you in a silhouette
  GAnd you hold close, do you feel regret
  (AmKeeping me down when I hit that floor)
  Yeah I Ffigured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for
[Verse 2]
CFor Gso Flong
I Amhad to bite my Gtongue but what's the Fpoint if the feeling's gone 
I Cturn Gmy Fhead (I turn my head)
A Amblind eye only Gsees a memory but Fall I see is red (all I see is red)
[Pre-Chorus]
Now dAmon't Amdon't 
Say it didn't happen that way
I Gwon't Gwon't 
Believe another word that Fyou say
[Chorus]
  CIn a clear view there's a silhouette
  GAnd I watch you and I can't forget
  (AmKnew we were done when you locked that door)
  Yeah I Ffigured it out now breaking's what the heart is for
  CWhen I see you in a silhouette
  GAnd you hold close, do you feel regret
  (AmKeeping me down when I hit that floor)
  Yeah I Ffigured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for
[Refrain]
CYeah breaking's what yGour heart is for
AmYeah breaking's what yFour heart is for
[Bridge]
  EmAnd not a soul sleeps
  FAnother heart skips a beat
  EmIt's every note that you wrote
  And I Fhope that you choke on the lines
  You're wasting Gmy time, another heart beats tonight
[Chorus]
  CIn a clear view there's a silhouette
  GAnd I watch you and I can't forget
  (AmKnew we were done when you locked that door)
  Yeah I Ffigured it out now breaking's what the heart is for
  CWhen I see you in a silhouette
  GAnd you hold close, do you feel regret
  (AmKeeping me down when I hit that floor)
   Yeah I Ffigured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for
[Refrain]
CYeah breaking's what yGour heart is for
AmYeah breaking's what yFour heart is for
CYeah breaking's what yGour heart is for
AmYeah breaking's what yFour heart is for

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Breakin

by The All-American Rejects

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C G F

Hold on tight

Am G F

Wrap your arms around me 'til your knuckles are burning white

C G F

All your tears

Am G F

Coudn't match the bitter taste of all these wasted years

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Am

You take take

Everything that wasn't even yours

G G

Wait wait

You don't got a hold of me anymore

[Chorus]

In a clear view there's a silhouette

And I watch you and I can't forget

(Knew we were done when you locked that door)

Yeah I figured it out now breaking's what the heart is for

When I see you in a silhouette

And you hold close, do you feel regret

(Keeping me down when I hit that floor)

Yeah I figured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for

[Verse 2]

C G F

For so long

Am G F

I had to bite my tongue but what's the point if the feeling's gone

C G F

I turn my head (I turn my head)

Am G F

A blind eye only sees a memory but all I see is red (all I see is red)

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Am

Now don't don't

Say it didn't happen that way

G G

I won't won't

Believe another word that you say

[Chorus]

In a clear view there's a silhouette

And I watch you and I can't forget

(Knew we were done when you locked that door)

Yeah I figured it out now breaking's what the heart is for

When I see you in a silhouette

And you hold close, do you feel regret

(Keeping me down when I hit that floor)

Yeah I figured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for

[Refrain]

C G

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

Am F

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

[Bridge]

And not a soul sleeps

Another heart skips a beat

It's every note that you wrote

And I hope that you choke on the lines

You're wasting my time, another heart beats tonight

[Chorus]

In a clear view there's a silhouette

And I watch you and I can't forget

(Knew we were done when you locked that door)

Yeah I figured it out now breaking's what the heart is for

When I see you in a silhouette

And you hold close, do you feel regret

(Keeping me down when I hit that floor)

Yeah I figured it out girl breaking's what your heart is for

[Refrain]

C G

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

Am F

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

C G

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

Am F

Yeah breaking's what your heart is for

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