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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em
G Am Em C Bm Am Em
[Verse 1]
EmI want it aGll, I wAmant it fEmree
But CnobodyBm's resAmpondinEmg
EmThe last thing that you Gheard was an inAmebriated sEmlur
You can craCsh here all you wBmant, but you don't lAmive here anymEmore
[Pre-Chorus]
CThere's a way oBmut
AmThere's a way Emin
CThere's a way oBmut
AmThere's a way Emin
[Refrain]
GForced myself to take a different nEmame
Buried with CmetonyEmmy
CDecide for Emme
GThrow the man you used to be Emaway
Bury him with CrivalEmry eCntireGly
[Instrumental]
Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em
[Verse 2]
EmMy entire lGife you've been Amobsessing with the Emlight
The Ccloser that you Bmget, the further Amup you've got to Emclimb.
EmYou wanna hear it Ghurt, you wanna Amfeel it when he Emdies
If you Cwalk that path Bmalone you've got to Amlook him in the Emeye
[Pre-Chorus]
CThere's a way oBmut
AmThere's a way Emin
CThere's a way oBmut
AmThere's a way Emin
[Refrain]
GForced myself to take a different nEmame
Buried with CmetonyEmmy
CDecide for Emme
GThrow the man you used to be Emaway
Bury him with CrivalEmry eCntireGly
[Instrumental]
Em
Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em
G Am Em C Bm Am Em
[Refrain]
GForced myself to take a different nEmame
Buried with CmetonyEmmy
CDecide for Emme
GThrow the man you used to be Emaway
Bury him with CrivalEmry eCntireGly
[Outro]
Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em
G Am Em C Bm Am

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The Moth

by Manchester Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em

G Am Em C Bm Am Em

[Verse 1]

Em G Am Em

I want it all, I want it free

C Bm Am Em

But nobody's responding

Em G Am Em

The last thing that you heard was an inebriated slur

C Bm Am Em

You can crash here all you want, but you don't live here anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bm

There's a way out

Am Em

There's a way in

C Bm

There's a way out

Am Em

There's a way in

[Refrain]

G Em

Forced myself to take a different name

C Em

Buried with metonymy

C Em

Decide for me

G Em

Throw the man you used to be away

C Em C G

Bury him with rivalry entirely

[Instrumental]

Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em

[Verse 2]

Em G Am Em

My entire life you've been obsessing with the light

C Bm Am Em

The closer that you get, the further up you've got to climb.

Em G Am Em

You wanna hear it hurt, you wanna feel it when he dies

C Bm Am Em

If you walk that path alone you've got to look him in the eye

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bm

There's a way out

Am Em

There's a way in

C Bm

There's a way out

Am Em

There's a way in

[Refrain]

G Em

Forced myself to take a different name

C Em

Buried with metonymy

C Em

Decide for me

G Em

Throw the man you used to be away

C Em C G

Bury him with rivalry entirely

[Instrumental]

Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em

G Am Em C Bm Am Em

[Refrain]

G Em

Forced myself to take a different name

C Em

Buried with metonymy

C Em

Decide for me

G Em

Throw the man you used to be away

C Em C G

Bury him with rivalry entirely

[Outro]

Em G Am Em C Bm Am Em

G Am Em C Bm Am

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