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Gavin DeGraw
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Tom : G
Cadd9 G
He tells lies, you slam doors
Em7 D
You think twice, oh oh oh oh
Cadd9 G
He makes plans, you change yours
Em7 D
Two damn nights, oh oh oh oh
[Pre Chorus]
Cadd9 G
But you got this secret you keep
Em7 D
Like the looks that you steal from me
Cadd9 G
Say you just don't know, what you need
Em7 D
What you need
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G
But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
Em7 D
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
Cadd9 G Em7 D
You will seeeeeeee, what you neeeeeeed
Cadd9 G
Baby when you wake up 'cause your bed is feeling cold
Em7 D
And you reach out 'cause you want someone to hold
Cadd9 G Em7 D
You will seeeeeeee, what you neeeeeeed
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 G
I'm past him, don't fear him
Em7 D
Better than oh oh oh oh
Cadd9
So don't waste time
G
Yours and mine
Em7 D
Girl what you need is a better man
[Pre Chorus]
Cadd9 G
But you got this secret you keep
Em7 D
Like the looks that you steal from me
Cadd9 G
Say you just don't know, what you need
Em7 D
What you need
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Cadd9
What you need
G
What you need
Em7 D
What you need
Cadd9
What you need
G
What you need
Em7 D
What you need
[Chorus]
(*one strum)
Cadd9 * G *
But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
Em7 * D *
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
Cadd9
* G * Em7 * D *
[Outro]
Cadd9
What you need
G
What you need
Em7 D
What you need
Cadd9 G
But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
Em7 D
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
Cadd9 G Em7 D
You will seeeeeeee, what you neeeeeeed
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Detected progression: Cadd9 → G → Em7 → D → Cadd9 → G → Em7 → D
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