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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
DShould I change my thinking soon
'Cause DI've got everything to lose
But I Dtied my one heartstring to you
I didn't F#mknow
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'd rather you Ghold my heart and Dbreak it
Than to Akeep it here and Dsave it
Honey, oh Gwe don't have to Asay
[Chorus]
Oh the Dnightfall
Oh there's no Emescape at allG  
I can't hide Dbehind these walls
You're coming like EmnightfalGl
DOoooh EmOoooh
DOoooh EmOoooh
[Verse]
DMaybe God will let me choose
To Dthink on something else than you
My Dmother told me not to lose mF#myself
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'd rather you Ghold my heart and Gbreak it
Than to Akeep it here and save it
Honey, oh Gwe don't have to say iAt
Oh the Dnightfall
Oh there's no Emescape at alGl
I can't hide Dbehind these walls
You're coming like EmnightfalGl
DOoooh EmOoooh
DOoooh EmOooohD  
[Bridge]
BmI ran after the F#msun to hide Dmmyself in morning's Bmlight
To keep me from F#mlooking back into your Bmeyes
'Cause I'd just F#mremember you
And say you could Dhold my heart and break itA  
DHold my heart and break it
I'd rather you Ghold my heart and break it
Than Ato keep it here and save it
Honey, oh Gwe don't have to sayA  
[Chorus]
You're coming like Dnightfall
Oh, there's no Emescape at alGl
I can't hide Dbehind these walls
You're coming like EmnightfalGl
DOoooh EmOoooh
DOoooh EmOooohEm7  
[Outro]
DShould I change my thinking soon
D'Cause I've got everything to lose
DI'd tie my one heartstring to you

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Nightfall

by Sawyer (US, Nashville, TN)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Should I change my thinking soon

'Cause I've got everything to lose

But I tied my one heartstring to you

F#m

I didn't know

[Pre-Chorus]

G D

But I'd rather you hold my heart and break it

A D

Than to keep it here and save it

G A

Honey, oh we don't have to say

[Chorus]

Oh the nightfall

Em G

Oh there's no escape at all

I can't hide behind these walls

Em G

You're coming like nightfall

D Em

Ooooh Ooooh

D Em

Ooooh Ooooh

[Verse]

Maybe God will let me choose

To think on something else than you

D F#m

My mother told me not to lose myself

[Pre-Chorus]

G G

But I'd rather you hold my heart and break it

Than to keep it here and save it

G A

Honey, oh we don't have to say it

Oh the nightfall

Em G

Oh there's no escape at all

I can't hide behind these walls

Em G

You're coming like nightfall

D Em

Ooooh Ooooh

D Em D

Ooooh Ooooh

[Bridge]

Bm F#m Dm Bm

I ran after the sun to hide myself in morning's light

F#m Bm

To keep me from looking back into your eyes

F#m

'Cause I'd just remember you

D A

And say you could hold my heart and break it

Hold my heart and break it

I'd rather you hold my heart and break it

Than to keep it here and save it

G A

Honey, oh we don't have to say

[Chorus]

You're coming like nightfall

Em G

Oh, there's no escape at all

I can't hide behind these walls

Em G

You're coming like nightfall

D Em

Ooooh Ooooh

D Em Em7

Ooooh Ooooh

[Outro]

Should I change my thinking soon

'Cause I've got everything to lose

I'd tie my one heartstring to you

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