Key: B major•
Verse 1
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I have some stories I
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Have sworn myself to secrecy
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Verse 2
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I have some deep regrets
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Some things you don't forget
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They haunt you for eternity
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Verse 3
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Things I could not control
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I was too young to know
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I needed to protect myself
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Verse 4
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Some people mean you harm
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They'll see how hurt you are
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And use you to enjoy themselves
Verse 5
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But I don't fear that now
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I found my own way out
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And I will use those lessons well
Verse 6
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Some specificities
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And all the truth that I can tell
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And all the truth that I can
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tell
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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I pace the dressing room
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I feel myself consumed
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By joy and fear for what's to come
Verse 8
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My friends are playing now
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Oh man, how good they sound
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And my nerves burn until I'm numb
Verse 9
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They play their biggest tune
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Back here I sing it too
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And when they're done
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I strum some chords
Verse 10
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I tune up my guitar
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Grab something from the bar
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Then pace around a little more
Verse 11
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I sing a little bit
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For what's to come when I walk out
Verse 12
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I'm nervous I'll admit
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That's just a part of it
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I like that now
Interlude 2
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Verse 13
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I take the stage and I
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Sur rounded by a crowd of friends
Verse 14
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They sing along with me
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We trade the melody
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And I hope that will never end
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Verse 15
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And then I go backstage
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And my friends pair away
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In cabs and cars and bikes
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and trains
Verse 16
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And I find solitude
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And you call me your
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secret name
Verse 17
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You shoulda seen 'em though
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I wish I could take them with me
Verse 18
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Say I already have
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They're in you now
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They'll always be
Verse 19
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They're in you now
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They'll always be
Verse 20
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I have some stories I
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Would like to tell but I
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B D# G#m F#
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