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[Intro]
G Dm C Am Cm
[Verse 1]
   GI'm picking up at 2 AM
   DmYou could have called any one of a thousand frieCnds
   But you can only be reAmal with Cmme
   GI'm 20 minutes late for work
   DmI'm still crossing town so I can see you fiCrst
   You're a habitAm, I needCm...
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmSomebody to hEmold, somebody to tAmalk to
   BmKeep playing the roEmles that we're not suppAmosed to
[Chorus]
   GYou still relDmy on me
   And I still relCy on you
   For things that we shAm7ouldn't
   GYou still relDmy on me
   When I'm doing Ceverything
   That I said I woAm7uldn't
[Verse 2]
   GOh, so what the hell are we dDmoing?
   If we carry on, we're gonna end up with brCuises
   'Cause you think that I'm gonna catch your fAm7all
   But, ICm'm not there anymore
   GOh, you lay your cards on the tDmable
   You wanna be alone and you're done with the labCels
   Enable to let me go
   You're jAm7ust like me, oh, bCmaby I know
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmYou need someone to hoEmld, somebody to taAm7lk to
   BmKeep playing the rolEmes that we're not supAm7posed to
[Chorus]
   GYou still relDm7y on me
   And I still relCy on you
   For things that we shAm7ouldn't
   GYou still relDmy on me
   When I'm doing Ceverything
   That I said I woAm7uldn't
[Bridge]
   GOh-Dm7ooh, CahAm7  
   YGeah, oDmoh
   OCohAm  
[Outro]
   GYou still reDmly on me and I still relCy on you
   Still relAmy on you, I still relGy on you
   You still relDmy on me, I still relCy on youAm  
G Dm C Am7

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Rely On Me

by James Smith (UK)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

[Intro]

G Dm C Am Cm

[Verse 1]

I'm picking up at 2 AM

Dm C

You could have called any one of a thousand friends

Am Cm

But you can only be real with me

I'm 20 minutes late for work

Dm C

I'm still crossing town so I can see you first

Am Cm

You're a habit, I need...

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Em Am

Somebody to hold, somebody to talk to

Bm Em Am

Keep playing the roles that we're not supposed to

[Chorus]

G Dm

You still rely on me

And I still rely on you

Am7

For things that we shouldn't

G Dm

You still rely on me

When I'm doing everything

Am7

That I said I wouldn't

[Verse 2]

G Dm

Oh, so what the hell are we doing?

If we carry on, we're gonna end up with bruises

Am7

'Cause you think that I'm gonna catch your fall

But, I'm not there anymore

G Dm

Oh, you lay your cards on the table

You wanna be alone and you're done with the labels

Enable to let me go

Am7 Cm

You're just like me, oh, baby I know

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Em Am7

You need someone to hold, somebody to talk to

Bm Em Am7

Keep playing the roles that we're not supposed to

[Chorus]

G Dm7

You still rely on me

And I still rely on you

Am7

For things that we shouldn't

G Dm

You still rely on me

When I'm doing everything

Am7

That I said I wouldn't

[Bridge]

G Dm7 C Am7

Oh-ooh, ah

G Dm

Yeah, ooh

C Am

Ooh

[Outro]

G Dm C

You still rely on me and I still rely on you

Am G

Still rely on you, I still rely on you

Dm C Am

You still rely on me, I still rely on you

G Dm C Am7

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