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intro riff (Ab and F are barred, normal C)
Ab F C/G
[Verse 1]
DmWhy are some words like a Fstorm
Break some hearts with some Csouls
Make some lose, GcontrolDm  
FRaking me over the Ccoals
DmFeels like we're breathing too Ffast
Our heads in the Cpast
Slow down, slow dGown, take a look where we Dmare
FNever been here bCefore
Ab    F
[Chorus]
'Cause we Call have great expectations
We Gcan't forget who we are
Don't let it take you dDmown
FTaking us over, Fmtaking us over
CWe drive ourselves to the limit
GFound this place in time
But we'll never be fDmound
FRaking me over, Fmraking me over the Ccoals
Ab    F
[Verse 2]
DmOur hearts were tied to a Fstring
Our lost voices could Csing
Thought that we had it GallDm  
FFunny we learned how to Cfall
DmShelter our eyes from the Fsun
All we built, came Cundone
Slow down, no Gsound running out of our Dmway
FFrom where ever we Ccame
Ab F
[Chorus]
'Cause we Call have great expectations
We Gcan't forget who we are
Don't let it take you dDmown
FTaking us over, Fmtaking us over
CWe drive ourselves to the limit
GFound this place in time
But we'll never be fDmound
FRaking me over, Fmraking me over the AbcoalsF  
C
Ab F C/G
Ab F C/G

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Raking Me Over The Coals

by Everest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

intro riff (Ab and F are barred, normal C)

Ab F C/G

[Verse 1]

Dm F

Why are some words like a storm

Break some hearts with some souls

G Dm

Make some lose, control

F C

Raking me over the coals

Dm F

Feels like we're breathing too fast

Our heads in the past

G Dm

Slow down, slow down, take a look where we are

F C

Never been here before

Ab F

[Chorus]

'Cause we all have great expectations

We can't forget who we are

Don't let it take you down

F Fm

Taking us over, taking us over

We drive ourselves to the limit

Found this place in time

But we'll never be found

F Fm C

Raking me over, raking me over the coals

Ab F

[Verse 2]

Dm F

Our hearts were tied to a string

Our lost voices could sing

G Dm

Thought that we had it all

F C

Funny we learned how to fall

Dm F

Shelter our eyes from the sun

All we built, came undone

G Dm

Slow down, no sound running out of our way

F C

From where ever we came

Ab F

[Chorus]

'Cause we all have great expectations

We can't forget who we are

Don't let it take you down

F Fm

Taking us over, taking us over

We drive ourselves to the limit

Found this place in time

But we'll never be found

F Fm Ab F

Raking me over, raking me over the coals

Ab F C/G

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