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Key: E Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 Verse 1: F#m A* E B5 Am I the shade or a shadow? Well, I can't really tell F#m A* E B5 And I still cannot remember if your eyes were green or blue or brown F#m A* E B5 I wish I'd paid attention to every words that you'd ever said F#m A* E B5 But you always spoke in a whisper, and I wasn't good at listening F#m A* E B5 Well, I can't remember if your eyes were blue or green or red F#m A* E B5 Well, you always spoke in a whisper, I ain't so good at listening
Chorus: F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--5-----5-----5--5--5--3--2-----2--3--5-----5-----5--3--2-----------0------------ G|--------------------------------------------------------------2--------2-----2--- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-----------------0----------------------------------------------------- G|--2--2--2--2-----------2--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--1----------------- D|-----------------------------------------------------------2-----4--2-- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- (play twice) Verse 2: F#m A E B5 Harsh words from my mother, but it turned out they were nice F#m A E B5 She said, "If you continue down this path, you're not the only one who dies" F#m A E B5 A few weeks later, I was told that you were gone F#m A E B5 Well, I still just can't remember if your eyes were green or brown or blonde Chorus: F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 Verse 3: F#m A E B5 I wish I'd paid attention to every word that you ever said F#m A E B5 But you spoke in a whisper and I'm not in your head F#m A E B5 Well, I can't remember if your eyes were bleen or glue or red F#m A E B5 But you always spoke in a whisper and I ain't so good at listening Chorus: F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 Verse 4: F#m A E B5 A few days later, they found you frozen in your car F#m A E B5 Well, the last time you were seen leaving the YMCA from the showers F#m A E B5 Am I the shade or a shadow? Well, I can't really tell F#m A E B5 And I still just can't remember if your eyes were even there at all Chorus: F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 Verse 5: F#m A E B5 Yeah, things were shaky, as I know they often are F#m A E B5 But after seven years together, all I remember is the back of the police car F#m A E B5 Well, things get crazy shaky sometimes, way too fucked up F#m A E B5 If I'd been in my right mind, I would've called the whole thing off F#m A E B5 My heart pumped faster than could possibly be right F#m A E B5 I read a magazine the day before, you only get so many thumps in your whole life Outro: F#m A E B5 Yeah, I can't remember if your eyes were green or brown or red F#m A E B5 'Cause you always spoke in a whisper and I ain't so good at listenin' F#m A E B5 Yeah, you always spoke in a whisper, and I ain't so good at listenin' F#m A* E B5 F#m A* E B5 F#m
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