
Dead End Road
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Tom : F
Em Gm F Fm
[Verse 1]
Em
My heart is heavy like a stone
Gm
Hot as Hell up in the cold
F Fm
Loneliness is sleeping in my room
Em
Love is empty on the plate
Gm
Nothing left to give or take
F Fm
Waiting for the dawn to break in two
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
But the sun don't dry
Em
Nothing
Gm
And the waterfalls
Gm
Keep coming
F Fm
And tears keep breaking through
[Chorus]
Em Gm
At least we'll try (Try)
Gm F
Try to make it
Fm
When you're living right, but it's going wrong
Em Gm
We try (Try)
Gm F
Try to make it
Fm
When you feel like you're living on Dead End Road
[Próxima Parte]
Em
We still try
Gm F F Fm Fm
Try, try, try
[Verse 2]
Em
If I should die before I wake
Gm
Would tears wash away mistakes?
F Fm
My troubles should be madе to fade to nothing
Em
'Cause I don't want to be thе one
Gm
To turn the lights off on love
F Fm
I just wanna be above something
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
Em
We still try
Gm F F Fm Fm
Try, try, try
[Chorus]
Em Gm
But at least we'll try (Try)
Gm F
Try to make it
Fm
When you're living right, but it's going wrong
Em Gm
We'll try (Try), yeah
Gm F
Try to make it
Fm
When you feel like you're living on Dead End Road
Em
We still try
Gm F F Fm
Try, try, try
[Outro]
Fm Em
If we just try
Gm
If we just try
F Fm
Something, yeah
Fm Em
At least we'll love
Gm
At least we'll love
F
Something
Fm
When you feel like you're living on Dead End Road
Fm Em
You gotta try, baby
Gm F
Try, try (Try, baby)
F Fm Em Gm F Fm
Try, try, try, try, try, oh yeah, try, oh yeah, try, try, oh yeah, oh yeah
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