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Afterglow

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[Verse 1]
GI blew things out of proportion, now you're blue
Cadd9Put you in jail for something you didn't do
Em7I pinned your hands behind your back, oh
Cadd9Thought I had reason to attack, but no
[Pre-Chorus 1]
GFighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves
Dsus4Chemistry till it blows up, Cadd9till there no us
Why'd I have to break what I Dsus4love so much?
Em7It's on your face, and I'm to Dsus4blame,  
N.C.
I need to say
[Chorus]
GHey, it's all Dsus4me, in my Em7head
Cadd9I'm the one who burned us Gdown
But it's Dsus4not what I Em7meant
Cadd9Sorry that I hurt you
GI don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to Dsus4you (Ooh)
Em7I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with Cadd9you (Ooh)
I need to say, Ghey, it's all Dsus4me, just don't Em7go
Cadd9Meet me in the afterglow
[Verse 2]
GIt's so excruciating to see you low
Cadd9Just wanna lift you up and not let you go
Em7This ultraviolet morning light below
Cadd9Tells me this love is worth the fight, oh
[Pre-Chorus 2]
GI lived like an island, punished you with silence
Dsus4Went off like sirens, Cadd9just crying
Why'd I have to break what I Dsus4love so much?
Em7It's on your face, and I'm to Dsus4blame,  
N.C.
I need to say
[Chorus]
GHey, it's all Dsus4me, in my Em7head
Cadd9I'm the one who burned us Gdown
But it's Dsus4not what I Em7meant
Cadd9Sorry that I hurt you
GI don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to Dsus4you (Ooh)
Em7I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with Cadd9you (Ooh)
I need to say, Ghey, it's all Dsus4me, just don't Em7go
Cadd9Meet me in the afterglow
[Bridge]
GTell me that you're still mine
Dsus4Tell me that we'll be just fine
Cadd9Even when I lose my mind
Dsus4I need to say
GTell me that it's not my fault
Dsus4Tell me that I'm all you want
Cadd9Even when I break your heart
Dsus4I need to say
[Chorus]
GHey, it's all Dsus4me, in my Em7head
Cadd9I'm the one who burned us Gdown
But it's Dsus4not what I Em7meant
Cadd9Sorry that I hurt you
GI don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to Dsus4you (Ooh)
Em7I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with Cadd9you (Ooh)
I need to say, Ghey, it's all Dsus4me, just don't Em7go
Cadd9Meet me in the afterglow
[Outro]
  G    Dsus4    Em7    Cadd9x2
The original Taylor Swift song is in A, use capo 2 if you want to play in the same key.

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Afterglow

by katia

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Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

[Verse 1]

I blew things out of proportion, now you're blue

Cadd9

Put you in jail for something you didn't do

Em7

I pinned your hands behind your back, oh

Cadd9

Thought I had reason to attack, but no

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves

Dsus4 Cadd9

Chemistry till it blows up, till there no us

Dsus4

Why'd I have to break what I love so much?

Em7 Dsus4

It's on your face, and I'm to blame,

N.C.

I need to say

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em7

Hey, it's all me, in my head

Cadd9 G

I'm the one who burned us down

Dsus4 Em7

But it's not what I meant

Cadd9

Sorry that I hurt you

G Dsus4

I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you (Ooh)

Em7 Cadd9

I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)

G Dsus4 Em7

I need to say, hey, it's all me, just don't go

Cadd9

Meet me in the afterglow

[Verse 2]

It's so excruciating to see you low

Cadd9

Just wanna lift you up and not let you go

Em7

This ultraviolet morning light below

Cadd9

Tells me this love is worth the fight, oh

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I lived like an island, punished you with silence

Dsus4 Cadd9

Went off like sirens, just crying

Dsus4

Why'd I have to break what I love so much?

Em7 Dsus4

It's on your face, and I'm to blame,

N.C.

I need to say

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em7

Hey, it's all me, in my head

Cadd9 G

I'm the one who burned us down

Dsus4 Em7

But it's not what I meant

Cadd9

Sorry that I hurt you

G Dsus4

I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you (Ooh)

Em7 Cadd9

I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)

G Dsus4 Em7

I need to say, hey, it's all me, just don't go

Cadd9

Meet me in the afterglow

[Bridge]

Tell me that you're still mine

Dsus4

Tell me that we'll be just fine

Cadd9

Even when I lose my mind

Dsus4

I need to say

Tell me that it's not my fault

Dsus4

Tell me that I'm all you want

Cadd9

Even when I break your heart

Dsus4

I need to say

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em7

Hey, it's all me, in my head

Cadd9 G

I'm the one who burned us down

Dsus4 Em7

But it's not what I meant

Cadd9

Sorry that I hurt you

G Dsus4

I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you (Ooh)

Em7 Cadd9

I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)

G Dsus4 Em7

I need to say, hey, it's all me, just don't go

Cadd9

Meet me in the afterglow

[Outro]

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

The original Taylor Swift song is in A, use capo 2 if you want to play in the same key.

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