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Defenceless

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[Verse 1]
BI come runnin' to you
G#mLike a moth into a flame
BYou tell me "Take it easy"
D#mBut it'seasier to say
BWish Ididn't need D#mso much of you
G#mIhate to say, but I Edo
BWe're sleeping on our problems
G#mAnd we'll solve them in our dreams
BWake up early mornin'
D#mAnd they're still under the sheets
BI'm lost in my head
D#mI'm spinning again
G#mTryin' to find more to say to Eyou
[Pre-Chorus]
G#mBeen up all night
All night but you know my lines
BBut it's only the F#truth
G#mBeen up all night
Not sure how to say this right
BGot so much to Elose
[Chorus]
Never been so G#mdefenceless
Never been so Bdefenceless (Oh woah)
D#mYou just keep on building up your G#mfences (Oh woah)
But F#I've never been so Edefenceless (Oh woah)
G#m(Oh woah, oh woah)
D#m(Oh woah, oh woah)
E(Oh woah, oh woah)B  
[Verse 2]
BYou don't have to keep on being strong
G#mFor me and you
BActing like you feel no pain
D#mYou know I know you do
BAnd you can't get inside
D#mWhen you're lost in your pride
G#mYou don't have a thing to Eprove
[Pre-Chorus]
G#mBeen up all night
All night but you know my lines
BBut it's only the F#truth
G#mBeen up all night
Not sure how to say this right
BGot so much to Elose
[Chorus]
Never been so G#mdefenceless
Never been so Bdefenceless (Oh woah)
D#mYou just keep on building up your G#mfences (Oh woah)
But F#I've never been so Edefenceless (Oh woah)
G#m(Oh woah, oh woah)
D#m(Oh woah, oh woah)
E(Oh woah, oh woah)B  
[Bridge]
EI'm not asking too Bmuch
Just want to be lD#moved
F#(Don't you be so defensive)
EI'm too tired to be Btough
Just wanna be D#mloved by F#you
[Chorus]
Never been so G#mdefenceless
Never been so Bdefenceless (Oh woah)
D#mYou just keep on building up your G#mfences (Oh woah)
But F#I've never been so Edefenceless (Oh woah)
G#m(Oh woah, oh woah)D#m  
[Outro]
D#mYou just keep on building up your G#mfences (Oh woah)
But F#I've never been so Edefenceless (Oh woah)
G#m(Oh woah, oh woahD#m)
D#mYou just keep on building up your G#mfences (Oh woah)
But F#I've never been so Edefenceless (Oh woahB)

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Defenceless

by Louis Tomlinson

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G#m

D#m

[Verse 1]

I come runnin' to you

G#m

Like a moth into a flame

You tell me "Take it easy"

D#m

But it'seasier to say

B D#m

Wish Ididn't need so much of you

G#m E

Ihate to say, but I do

We're sleeping on our problems

G#m

And we'll solve them in our dreams

Wake up early mornin'

D#m

And they're still under the sheets

I'm lost in my head

D#m

I'm spinning again

G#m E

Tryin' to find more to say to you

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

Been up all night

All night but you know my lines

B F#

But it's only the truth

G#m

Been up all night

Not sure how to say this right

B E

Got so much to lose

[Chorus]

G#m

Never been so defenceless

Never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

D#m G#m

You just keep on building up your fences (Oh woah)

F# E

But I've never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

G#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

D#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

E B

(Oh woah, oh woah)

[Verse 2]

You don't have to keep on being strong

G#m

For me and you

Acting like you feel no pain

D#m

You know I know you do

And you can't get inside

D#m

When you're lost in your pride

G#m E

You don't have a thing to prove

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m

Been up all night

All night but you know my lines

B F#

But it's only the truth

G#m

Been up all night

Not sure how to say this right

B E

Got so much to lose

[Chorus]

G#m

Never been so defenceless

Never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

D#m G#m

You just keep on building up your fences (Oh woah)

F# E

But I've never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

G#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

D#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

E B

(Oh woah, oh woah)

[Bridge]

E B

I'm not asking too much

D#m

Just want to be loved

(Don't you be so defensive)

E B

I'm too tired to be tough

D#m F#

Just wanna be loved by you

[Chorus]

G#m

Never been so defenceless

Never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

D#m G#m

You just keep on building up your fences (Oh woah)

F# E

But I've never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

G#m D#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

[Outro]

D#m G#m

You just keep on building up your fences (Oh woah)

F# E

But I've never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

G#m D#m

(Oh woah, oh woah)

D#m G#m

You just keep on building up your fences (Oh woah)

F# E B

But I've never been so defenceless (Oh woah)

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