
Pay The Man
Foster The People
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Tom : A
A F#m
What you mean, what you mean?
Bm E
What you mean, man, what you mean?
A F#m
What you mean, yeah, what you see?
Bm E
What you see, yeah, oh yeah
[Verse 1]
A F#m
Well I need a little something to pull my head off
Bm E
Need a little something to pull my head off, yeah
A F#m Bm
Need a little something Because I've been running from the truth
E
Will never lose
A F#m
Lies come from loose teeth, tied to the noose
Bm E
Climbing up my own tree hoping it can hold
A F#m Bm E
All the things I've seen but I've chosen to ignore
Bm E
Well, I said, well I believe I've been well fed, yeah
F#m E D
But the wolf's not dead
[Chorus]
A F#m
Say what you love, it's alright
Bm E
Don't be afraid to find the light
A F#m
Embrace the day, like night
Bm
We hear the fire
E Bm
We all go wild again
E
And you have the name
[Próxima Parte]
F#m E D
Of someone I love
A F#m
You said, just keep it true, Lift up your name
Bm E
Seasons change, You know it'll never be the same
Bm
We'll see the sun again
E
Before it fades
F#m E D
I just wanna say that I love you
[Verse 2]
A F#m
Pay the man, pay the man
Bm E
Got to pay the man, Run as fast as you can
A F#m
Call out to God, praise to the Most High
Bm E
Call out for help cause I'm playing with fire
A F#m
Call out to mountains till my voice goes faint
Bm E
Echoes through time that goes back with new strength
[Interlude]
Bm
And when it's raining
F#m
We're sailing
Bm
Oh yeah, we're sailing
F#m
We're sailing
[Verse 3]
A F#m
I'm off the leash, I go to war for peace
Bm E
Must've been touching everything that I can
A
I've got blood on my hands
F#m Bm
Guess I'm going deaf with the cry of this sin
E A
Please forgive me I don't understand
F#m Bm E A F#m
We all believe we've been well fed
Bm E
The deaf man heard what the mute man said
F#m E
Then they all followed where the blind man led
[Chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
F#m E D
Of someone I love
[Bridge 2x]
A F#m
Pay the man, pay the man
Bm E
Pay the man, pay the man you got to
A F#m
I was laughing real hard until my teeth fell out
Bm E
Laughing real hard until my teeth fell out
A F#m
Was laughing real hard but my teeth fell out
Bm
Need a little something, yeah
E
Need a little something
[Chorus]
[Outro]
A F#m
Can't you see, can't see me
Bm F#m
Can't see me, can't see me
A F#m
And can't see me, can't see me
Bm E
We all run when the light comes on
A F#m Am
I wrong, for wanting it all?
Bm E A
But I warned you
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