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[Intro]
G x6
GYou and I will bDurn down this EmhotelEm  
GFor our troubles Dwe will go to hellEm  Em  
GHold on, DDo not start just yEmetEm  
GI can feel that nDervous bead of sEmweatEm  
GControl, Dcontrol, EmcontrolEm  
GControl, Dcontrol
I've Emgot noEm  
[pause break]
[Verse 1]
GOh my baby, dDon't you cry
EmMy heart beats a tEmhousand times per Gminute
DWhen you look at me Emlike thatEm  
GTalk my way inDto the sea
EmThat's exactly where IEm'll be, I Gmean itD  
When you look at me Emlike thatEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
GControl, contDrol, controlEm  Em  
GControl, contrDol
I've Emgot noEm  
[Chorus]
And I Bmhaven't felt Gso aDliveD  
I've got a fBmire burnin' Gup iDnsideD  
No I haveBmn't felt tGhis alDiveD  
Not in a very Bmlong, Gvery long tDimeD  
[Solo]
 Bm   G   D   Dx4
[Verse 2]
GNow the room is Dup in flames
EmEndorphins shoot Emthrough my veins
GI feel it Dand I know you feel Emit tooEm  
GMatches, lighters, gDasoline
EmIt's an everyday Emroutine
GFor what you make me Ddo
EmI almost love you (Emalmost love you)
GControl, DControEml, ControlEm  
GControl, ContDrol
I've Emgot noEm  
[Chorus]
And I hBmaven't felt Gso DaliveD  
I've got a fBmire burnin' Gup iDnsideD  
No I hBmaven't Gfelt Dthis Dalive
Not in a Bmvery long, Gvery long DtimeD  
[pause break]
[Solo]
 Bm   G   D   Ax4
[Bridge]
Bm x6
BmI can't wait anymGore
For all the Emthings
That I want you Gfor
BmMake that call
Break prGotocol
You know I Emlack control
You know I Glack control
And it Gfeeds on Amistakes
That it Bmneeds me to Dmake
[Chorus]
And I havBmen't felt Gso DaliveD  
I've got a Bmfire burnin' Gup DinsideD  
No I Bmhaven't Gfelt Dthis Dalive
Not in a Bmvery long, Gvery long DtimeD  
[Outro]
 Bm   G   D   Ax4

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Control

by Biting Elbows

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G x6

G D Em Em

You and I will burn down this hotel

G D Em Em

For our troubles we will go to hell

G D Em Em

Hold on, Do not start just yet

G D Em Em

I can feel that nervous bead of sweat

G D Em Em

Control, control, control

G D

Control, control

Em Em

I've got no

[pause break]

[Verse 1]

G D

Oh my baby, don't you cry

Em Em G

My heart beats a thousand times per minute

D Em Em

When you look at me like that

G D

Talk my way into the sea

Em Em G D

That's exactly where I'll be, I mean it

Em Em

When you look at me like that

[Pre-Chorus]

G D Em Em

Control, control, control

G D

Control, control

Em Em

I've got no

[Chorus]

Bm G D D

And I haven't felt so alive

Bm G D D

I've got a fire burnin' up inside

Bm G D D

No I haven't felt this alive

Bm G D D

Not in a very long, very long time

[Solo]

Bm G D D

[Verse 2]

G D

Now the room is up in flames

Em Em

Endorphins shoot through my veins

G D Em Em

I feel it and I know you feel it too

G D

Matches, lighters, gasoline

Em Em

It's an everyday routine

G D

For what you make me do

Em Em

I almost love you (almost love you)

G D Em Em

Control, Control, Control

G D

Control, Control

Em Em

I've got no

[Chorus]

Bm G D D

And I haven't felt so alive

Bm G D D

I've got a fire burnin' up inside

Bm G D D

No I haven't felt this alive

Bm G D D

Not in a very long, very long time

[pause break]

[Solo]

Bm G D A

[Bridge]

Bm x6

Bm G

I can't wait anymore

For all the things

That I want you for

Make that call

Break protocol

You know I lack control

G A

And it feeds on mistakes

Bm D

That it needs me to make

[Chorus]

Bm G D D

And I haven't felt so alive

Bm G D D

I've got a fire burnin' up inside

Bm G D D

No I haven't felt this alive

Bm G D D

Not in a very long, very long time

[Outro]

Bm G D A

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