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Aminor

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hey (: 
i've listened to this song many times and it still amazes me on how
beautiful the lyrics and the tune of the song is.
I've tried my best to get these chords right , if any are wrong feel free
to tell me or comment on this.
- Shannon xx
--NO CAPO NEEDED--
*standard tuning
INTRO: Am  
AmSometimes we fight 
AmSometimes I cry 
FWhy don't I 
FJust tell him goodbye 
CSometimes I should 
CBut sometimes I don't 
GBuild up the strength to 
GSay that it's wrong 
AmSometimes I hate 
AmSometimes I love 
FSometimes I hurt 
FSometimes I don't 
CSometimes I wait 
CFor him to change 
GBut it's okay 
GI've disguised the pain 
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AmAnd I don't ever wanna leave him alone 
FThey say i'm brainwashed but i'm in Clove 
With this mGan , Yeah 
AmKeep telling myself that it's not worth it 
FI already know I don't deserve it 
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
AmSo when will I wake up and scream 
AmNo way 
No way
No way
No way
FNo way
No way
No way
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
GPerfect nightmare 
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AmSometimes I keep my cool 
AmSometimes I let him know 
FSometimes I even pack my bags to walk out the door 
FSometimes I feel safe 
CSometimes I really don't 
CSometimes I promise that i'm ready to let him go 
AmBut I don't ever wanna leave him alone 
FThey say i'm brainwashed but i'm in lCove 
With this maGn 
Ohh Gohhh 
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AmKeep telling myself that it's not worth it 
FI already know I don't deserve it 
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
AmSo when will I wake up and scream 
AmNo way 
No way
No way
No way
FNo way
No way
No way
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
GPerfect nightmare 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
AmHoping he's changing 
FBut i'm scared he's not 
CCan't see a way to leave 
GHelp me open my eyes 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
AmKeep telling myself that it's not worth it 
FI already know I don't deserve it 
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
AmKeep telling myself that it's not worth it 
FI already know I don't deserve it 
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
AmSo when will I wake up and scream 
AmNo way 
No way
No way
No way
FNo way
No way
No way
CBut if it's from you I don't mind hurting 
GThis is my perfect nightmare 
GPerfect nightmare 

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Perfect Nightmare

by Shontelle

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hey (:

i've listened to this song many times and it still amazes me on how

beautiful the lyrics and the tune of the song is.

I've tried my best to get these chords right , if any are wrong feel free

to tell me or comment on this.

- Shannon xx

--NO CAPO NEEDED--

*standard tuning

INTRO:

Sometimes we fight

Sometimes I cry

Why don't I

Just tell him goodbye

Sometimes I should

But sometimes I don't

Build up the strength to

Say that it's wrong

Sometimes I hate

Sometimes I love

Sometimes I hurt

Sometimes I don't

Sometimes I wait

For him to change

But it's okay

I've disguised the pain

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

And I don't ever wanna leave him alone

F C

They say i'm brainwashed but i'm in love

With this man , Yeah

Keep telling myself that it's not worth it

I already know I don't deserve it

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

So when will I wake up and scream

No way

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

Perfect nightmare

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sometimes I keep my cool

Sometimes I let him know

Sometimes I even pack my bags to walk out the door

Sometimes I feel safe

Sometimes I really don't

Sometimes I promise that i'm ready to let him go

But I don't ever wanna leave him alone

F C

They say i'm brainwashed but i'm in love

With this man

Ohh ohhh

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Keep telling myself that it's not worth it

I already know I don't deserve it

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

So when will I wake up and scream

No way

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

Perfect nightmare

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hoping he's changing

But i'm scared he's not

Can't see a way to leave

Help me open my eyes

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Keep telling myself that it's not worth it

I already know I don't deserve it

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

Keep telling myself that it's not worth it

I already know I don't deserve it

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

So when will I wake up and scream

No way

But if it's from you I don't mind hurting

This is my perfect nightmare

Perfect nightmare

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