Dead End Road (Originals)
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Tom : Em
[Intro] Em Bbº F Fm6
[Primeira Parte]
Em
My heart is heavy like a stone
Bbº
Hot as hell up in the cold
F Fm6
Loneliness is sleeping in my room
Em
Love is empty on the plate
Bbº
Nothing left to give or take
F Fm6
Waiting for the dawn to break in two
[Pré-Refrão]
Em
But the Sun don't dry (Nothing)
Bb6(5-)
And the waterfalls (Keep coming)
F Fm6
And tears keep breaking through
[Refrão]
Em
Bbº
At least we'll try (try)
F
Try to make it
Fm6
When you're living right, but it's going wrong
[Próxima Parte]
[Refrão]
Em
Bbº
We try (try)
F
Try to make it
Fm6
When you feel like you're living on Dead End Road
Em
Bbº F Fm6
We still try, try, try, try
[Segunda Parte]
Em
If I should die before I wake
Bbº
Would tears wash away mistakes?
F Fm6
My troubles should be madе to fade to nothing
Em
'Cause I don't want to be thе one
Bbº
To turn the lights off on love
F Fm6
I just wanna be above something
[Pré-Refrão]
Em
But the Sun don't dry (Nothing)
[Próxima Parte]
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Refrão Final]
Em
If we just try
Bbº
If we just try
F Fm6
Something, yeah
Em
At least we'll love
Bbº
At least we'll love
F
Something
Fm6
When you feel like you're living on Dead End Road
Em
Bbº
You gotta try, baby try, try
F Fm6 Em
Try, try, try, try, try, try
(try, baby)
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Detected progression: Em → F → Fm6 → Em → F → Fm6 → Em → F
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