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[Intro 1] [G][D][Bm][A][G][D][A][G][D][Bm] [A][G][D][A] [Verse 1] [D]Just talk yourself up And tear yourself [G]down[D] You've built your one wall Now find your way [G]around [D]What's the problem? [Em]You've got a lot [Bm]of nerve [D] [Verse 2] [A] So [Em]what did you think I would say? [Bm]No, you can't [G]run away, you can't [D]run away [A]So wha[Bm]t did you think I would say? No, you can't [D]run away, you can't run away [Esus4]You wouldn't[E] [Em][D] [Verse 3] [G]I never wan[A]ted to [Bm]say t[G]his You never [D]wanted to [A]stay[G] I put my [A]faith in you, [Bm]so much faith And then [G]you just [A]threw it [D]away[A][G][D][Bm] [A]You threw it away [Interlude 1] [G][D][A][D] [Verse 4] I'm not so [D]naive My sorry eyes can [G]see[D] The way you fight shy Of almost [G]everything[D] Well, if you give up [Em]You'll get what you [Bm]deserve [D][A] [Verse 5] So [Em]what did you think I [Bm]would say? No, you can't run away, [G]you can't run awa[Bm]y So what did you think I would say? No, you can't run away, [D]you can't run away [Bm]You wouldn't [Verse 6] [G]I never wan[A]ted to say[Bm] this[G] You never [D]wanted to [A]stay[G] I put my [A]faith in you, [Bm]so much faith And then [G]you just [A]threw it [D]away[A][G][D][Bm] [A]You threw it away [G][D][A] [Verse 7] [Bm]You were fin[A]ished [D]long[G] be [D]fore[Em] [A]We [Bm]had even [D]seen[G] the s[D]tart [Bm]Why don't you stand up, [A]be [D]a man [G]abo[D]ut it?[Em][A] [Bm]Fight with [A]your [D]bare [G]hands [D]about [Em]it now[A] [D] [Verse 8] [G]I never wan[D]ted to [Bm]say thi[A]s [G]You never wan[D]ted to [A]stay, well did you? [G]I put my fai[A]th in you[Bm], so much faith And then [G]you just [A]threw it [D]away [Verse 9] [G]I never wan[A]ted to [Bm]say this [G]You never wan[D]ted to [A]stay [G]And I put my fai[A]th in you[Bm], so much faith And then [G]you just [A]threw it [Outro 1] away [D][Bm][A][A]
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