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Framing Hanley - It's Not What They Said
Standard Tuning
Capo 1st fret
Verse: Em, G, D  
PreChorus:  Em/   D    Asus2  D  
Chorus: C, D, Em, G  
Verse 1:
EmLike a foggy mirror,
Where reGceptions blurredD  
And things could stand to be clEmearer.
Sometimes it's hard to lGook you in the eDye.
EmIf I could be the man on your shoGulderD  
A God as you grow oEmlder.
I'd sleep so much Geasier toDnight.
Pre Chorus:
           Em/                   D  Asus2  
Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
Of happy Dendings.
          Em/                 D  Am  
Close your eyes, re-write the story,
A new begDinning.
Chorus:
CIt's not what they Dsaid, and it's not what we Emread
And all the promises they Gmade us,
are all shattered on the ground.
Verse 2:
EmYour defense,
you've Gdone no wrongD  
And live life in innocEmence,
So how could they have lGooked you in Dthe eye?
EmIf I could be the man on your GshoulderD  
To Watch you as you grow oEmlder.
I'd sleep so much Geasier tDonight.
Pre Chorus:
           Em/                   D  Asus2  
Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
Of happy Dendings.
          Em/                 D  Am  
Close your eyes, re-write the story,
A new begDinning.
Chorus: [x2]
CIt's not what they Dsaid, and it's not what we Emread
And all the promises they Gmade us,
are all shattered on the grCound.
Bridge:
It's on the grDound.
And when the cards are Emdown,
It's safe to say that all bets are off.
It's on the gCround.
And when the cards are Ddown,
Well it's time to Emplay, it's hard to say.
So bet all call.
Chorus: [x2]
CIt's not what they Dsaid, and it's not what we Emread
And all the promises they Gmade us,
are all shattered on the grCound.
Shattered on the ground,D  
All the cards are down
EmEverything they told us
has aGlways been so wrong,C  
             D          Em   G/ Em  
So wrong, so wrong, so wrong.

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Its Not What They Said

by Framing Hanley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Framing Hanley - It's Not What They Said

Standard Tuning

Capo 1st fret

Em G D

Verse: , ,

Em D Asus2 D

PreChorus: /

C D Em G

Chorus: , , ,

Verse 1:

Like a foggy mirror,

G D

Where receptions blurred

And things could stand to be clearer.

G D

Sometimes it's hard to look you in the eye.

Em G D

If I could be the man on your shoulder

A God as you grow older.

G D

I'd sleep so much easier tonight.

Pre Chorus:

Em D Asus2

Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,

Of happy endings.

Em D Am

Close your eyes, re-write the story,

A new beginning.

Chorus:

C D Em

It's not what they said, and it's not what we read

And all the promises they made us,

are all shattered on the ground.

Verse 2:

Your defense,

G D

you've done no wrong

And live life in innocence,

G D

So how could they have looked you in the eye?

Em G D

If I could be the man on your shoulder

To Watch you as you grow older.

G D

I'd sleep so much easier tonight.

Pre Chorus:

Em D Asus2

Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,

Of happy endings.

Em D Am

Close your eyes, re-write the story,

A new beginning.

Chorus: [x2]

C D Em

It's not what they said, and it's not what we read

And all the promises they made us,

are all shattered on the ground.

Bridge:

It's on the ground.

And when the cards are down,

It's safe to say that all bets are off.

It's on the ground.

And when the cards are down,

Well it's time to play, it's hard to say.

So bet all call.

Chorus: [x2]

C D Em

It's not what they said, and it's not what we read

And all the promises they made us,

are all shattered on the ground.

Shattered on the ground,

All the cards are down

Everything they told us

G C

has always been so wrong,

D Em G Em

So wrong, so wrong, so wrong.

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