belle & sebastin get me away from here im dying

capo on 1

intro : C F = C A# = F
C = G Dm = Am Am = Em

C G Am
oh! get me away from here i’m dying
Em F
play me a song to set me free
C F
nobody writes them like they used to
G C
so it may as well be me

G Am
here on my own now after hours
Em F
here on my own now on a bus
C
think of it this way
D F G
you could either be successful or be us
F G
with our winning smiles , and us
F G
with our catchy tunes , oh us
F
now we’re photogenic
Am Em F C F
you know , we don’t stand a chance ( we don’t stand a chance )

C G Am
oh i’ll settle down with some old story
Em F
about a boy who’s just like me
C F G
thought there was love in everything and everyone
C
you’re so naive!
G Am
they always tell a sorry story
Em F
they always get it in the end
C D F G
still it was worth it as i turned the pages solemnly , and then
F G
with a winning smile the boy
F G
with naivety succeeds
F Am
at the final moment , i cried
Em F
i always cry at endings

C G Am
oh , that wasn’t what i meant to say at all
Em F
from where i’m sitting , rain
C F
falling against the lonely tenement
G C
has set my mind to wander

G Am
into the windows of my lovers
Em F
they never know unless i write
C D F G
“this is no declaration , i just thought i’d let you know goodbye”
F G
said the hero in the story ,
F G
“it is mightier than swords
F
i could kill you sure
Am Em F
but i could only make you cry with these words”
C F
cry with these words
C F
cry with these words
C F C
ooh! get me away i’m dying
F C
get me away i’m dying

F and C to end