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[Intro]
Only music makes me GbcryAb  
Only music makes me Gbfeel aAblive
Only music makes me Gbcry
AbOnly music
[Verse]
DbWhen night is all aAbround me
And Bwhat if these stars
Stare dGbumb-eyed for the Dbsun
I'm lonely like the wAbinter
I'm lonely as Bsin
And Gbempty as a drum
[Bridge]
GbBeating out of tiAbme
Counting down to Gbdarkness
'Til we tAbhink we're fAb7ine
[Chorus]
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow what I feel
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong I think they're real
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow how to try
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong
Only music makes me GbcryAb  
Only music makes me Gbfeel aAblive
Only music makes me Gbcry
AbOnly music
[Verse]
DbWhen a good love came to Abfind me
I brBoke my own heart
And fixGbed it with more bDbones
Now I've just got words for Abcompany
A fBlavoury of fools
And sEbm7omeone else's Gbsongs
[Bridge]
Banging in my Abbrain, banging out
And bEbmack and forth and bAback again
[Chorus]
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow what I feel
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong I think they're real
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow how to try
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong
Only music makes me GbcryAb  
Only music makes me Gbfeel aAblive
Only music makes me GbcryAb  
Only music makes me Gbfeel aAblive
[Middle 8]
Only muGbsic makes me laugh
Only mAbusic makes me smile
Only mGbusic makes me want to be
MysAbelf for a while
Only muGbsic makes me laugh
Only mAbusic makes me hurt
Makes Gbme feel something, feel something
FeAbel something, oooooEbmooooh
OoGboooohDb  Ab  
[Chorus]
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow what I feel
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong I think they're real
I don't Ebmknow what I am
I don't kGbnow how to try
I've been Dbwalking in the shadows
So Ablong
Only music makes me GbcryAb  
Only music makes me Gbfeel aAblive
Only music makes me Gbcry
AbOnly music

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Only Music

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ab7

Ebm

Ebm7

[Intro]

Gb Ab

Only music makes me cry

Gb Ab

Only music makes me feel alive

Only music makes me cry

Only music

[Verse]

Db Ab

When night is all around me

And what if these stars

Gb Db

Stare dumb-eyed for the sun

I'm lonely like the winter

I'm lonely as sin

And empty as a drum

[Bridge]

Gb Ab

Beating out of time

Counting down to darkness

Ab Ab7

'Til we think we're fine

[Chorus]

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know what I feel

I've been walking in the shadows

So long I think they're real

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know how to try

I've been walking in the shadows

So long

Gb Ab

Only music makes me cry

Gb Ab

Only music makes me feel alive

Only music makes me cry

Only music

[Verse]

Db Ab

When a good love came to find me

I broke my own heart

Gb Db

And fixed it with more bones

Now I've just got words for company

A flavoury of fools

Ebm7 Gb

And someone else's songs

[Bridge]

Banging in my brain, banging out

Ebm Ab

And back and forth and back again

[Chorus]

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know what I feel

I've been walking in the shadows

So long I think they're real

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know how to try

I've been walking in the shadows

So long

Gb Ab

Only music makes me cry

Gb Ab

Only music makes me feel alive

Gb Ab

Only music makes me cry

Gb Ab

Only music makes me feel alive

[Middle 8]

Only music makes me laugh

Only music makes me smile

Only music makes me want to be

Myself for a while

Only music makes me laugh

Only music makes me hurt

Makes me feel something, feel something

Ab Ebm

Feel something, oooooooooh

Gb Db Ab

Ooooooh

[Chorus]

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know what I feel

I've been walking in the shadows

So long I think they're real

Ebm

I don't know what I am

I don't know how to try

I've been walking in the shadows

So long

Gb Ab

Only music makes me cry

Gb Ab

Only music makes me feel alive

Only music makes me cry

Only music

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