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Capo 2
[Intro]
C  Em F  C  F  C  G
[Verse 1]
I thought Clove Emwas Fthe greatCest gift
That FI could Cgive to yGou
But I found CouEmt you like a Fdarker Ctune
There was nFothing I could dGo to saFve you
‘Cuz it’s Ca cEmurse, your sFympathy and faCte
You Fnever hesitCate to forgiveG  
But this CworEmld, it just tFakes and takCes
There’s Fonly so much you can beGar
Before yFou break
[Chorus]
I adoCre you
Fhow you break the rCules
Fall the things you dCo to keep it truGe
I Cadore you
With your pFaralyzing fCears
Your mFascara tCears
Why so Ghard on Fyourself
[Bridge]
AmNow the sun is sEmetting
FAnd I must face the nCight
Am‘Cuz now I know the dEmarkness
FThat you eCmbrace
AmEverything that ever hEmappened
AmDoesn’t matter aEmnymore
FDoesn’t matter where Cyou’re going
GIt just matters who you are
[Verse 3]
No one CtolEmd you but you lFike that disconnCect
Not Fknowing what comes nCext
GOr what could have been
So we’ll rCaise this glEmass
We won’t tFalk about the whCy
We don’t hFave to say goodbCye
We’ll just Gsay until the neFxt time
[Chorus]
I aCdore you
Fhow you break the ruCles
Fall the things you dCo to keep it trGue
I Cadore you
With your Fparalyzing fCears
Your mFascara tCears
Why so Ghard on Fyourself

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Mascara Tears

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Intro]

C Em F C F C G

[Verse 1]

C Em F C

I thought love was the greatest gift

F C G

That I could give to you

C Em F C

But I found out you like a darker tune

F G F

There was nothing I could do to save you

C Em F C

‘Cuz it’s a curse, your sympathy and fate

F C G

You never hesitate to forgive

C Em F C

But this world, it just takes and takes

F G

There’s only so much you can bear

Before you break

[Chorus]

I adore you

F C

how you break the rules

F C G

all the things you do to keep it true

I adore you

F C

With your paralyzing fears

F C

Your mascara tears

G F

Why so hard on yourself

[Bridge]

Am Em

Now the sun is setting

F C

And I must face the night

Am Em

‘Cuz now I know the darkness

F C

That you embrace

Am Em

Everything that ever happened

Am Em

Doesn’t matter anymore

F C

Doesn’t matter where you’re going

It just matters who you are

[Verse 3]

C Em F C

No one told you but you like that disconnect

F C

Not knowing what comes next

Or what could have been

C Em

So we’ll raise this glass

F C

We won’t talk about the why

F C

We don’t have to say goodbye

G F

We’ll just say until the next time

[Chorus]

I adore you

F C

how you break the rules

F C G

all the things you do to keep it true

I adore you

F C

With your paralyzing fears

F C

Your mascara tears

G F

Why so hard on yourself

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