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[Intro]
D D7 G D
Dm Dm7 Dm
[Verse]
A/DBrighter Gstill
A/DYou're burning brighter Gstill
A/DYou think you'll never dGie
A/DBut one day you wGill
FStill from Gnow times on the sDmide
A/DAll things pGass
A/DBeauty must decGay
A/DHearts and wGars
A/DAll are fought in vGain
FHe might hGold your hands unDmtil you're tired
[Bridge]
FWhen they Gask you you'll Emsay
You're stopping tAime
[Chorus]
But it's imEm7possible, impGossible
As bDright as the flames must dAie
Oh it's impEm7ossible, impoGssible
No Dreason or answer Awhy
Oh it Em7flickers and fades
And the lGight doesn't shade it
DEverything must cAhange, oh
Em7Some things last forever
GSome things slip awaDy
[Verse]
A/DStreets and Gtowns
A/DStreets and towns and Gseas
A/DAll the things you kGnow
A/DThese have never Gbeen
FSo that's the sGadness in the Dmeverything
[Bridge]
FThere'll be oGne when all the Emrest
Fall aAway
[Chorus]
And it's imEm7possible, impGossible
DSome things cannot be Adone
Oh it's impEm7ossible, impoGssible
DSometimes you have to Arun
You Em7twist and you turn
And you lGive and you learn and
DEver another Aday
Em7Some things last forever
GSome things slip away, slip aDway

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Impossible

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

A/D

Em7

[Intro]

D D7 G D

Dm Dm7 Dm

[Verse]

A/D G

Brighter still

A/D G

You're burning brighter still

A/D G

You think you'll never die

A/D G

But one day you will

F G Dm

Still from now times on the side

A/D G

All things pass

A/D G

Beauty must decay

A/D G

Hearts and wars

A/D G

All are fought in vain

F G Dm

He might hold your hands until you're tired

[Bridge]

F G Em

When they ask you you'll say

You're stopping time

[Chorus]

Em7 G

But it's impossible, impossible

D A

As bright as the flames must die

Em7 G

Oh it's impossible, impossible

D A

No reason or answer why

Em7

Oh it flickers and fades

And the light doesn't shade it

D A

Everything must change, oh

Em7

Some things last forever

G D

Some things slip away

[Verse]

A/D G

Streets and towns

A/D G

Streets and towns and seas

A/D G

All the things you know

A/D G

These have never been

F G Dm

So that's the sadness in the everything

[Bridge]

F G Em

There'll be one when all the rest

Fall away

[Chorus]

Em7 G

And it's impossible, impossible

D A

Some things cannot be done

Em7 G

Oh it's impossible, impossible

D A

Sometimes you have to run

Em7

You twist and you turn

And you live and you learn and

D A

Ever another day

Em7

Some things last forever

G D

Some things slip away, slip away

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