Hide It Away chords by Wallows

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: F

Intro:

Dm Dm/C Bb C7/Bb Dm Dm/C Bb C7/Bb

Verse 1:
Dm           Dm/C
 Can you put the words back on my tongue?
    Bb
Are my songs already sung?
   C7/Bb
Am I done with sounding young?
   Dm       Dm/C
Do we grow up to sell all of our trust?
     Bb
Does our optimism rust?
     C7/Bb
But I’ll learn how to adjust

Chorus:
      F
'Cause it's fine
          Dm/A
If I choke up, I’ll hide it away
   Dm7
I can fake it anyway
    C7/Bb              F
If the tears fall off my face, it’s for good
        Dm/A            Dm7
If you notice I hide from myself, know it’s better for my health
    C7/Bb               Dm
Asking questions doesn’t help ‘cause I’m fine

Verse 2:
 Dm/C  Bb
Mother’s alone
  C7/Bb  Dm     C7/Bb  Bb
Her dog, her home and mother are gone
   C7/Bb Dm
Have I been wrong?
          Dm/C
Kept to myself for all of this time
    Bb
Traded patience for my pride
   C7/Bb
But I can no longer hide
Dm        Dm/C
 Tragedy took me out of my shell
     Bb
Life gets faster, I can tell
    C7/Bb
Take my wishes from the well

Chorus:
      F
'Cause it's fine
          Dm/A
If I choke up, I’ll hide it away
   Dm7
I can fake it anyway
    C7/Bb              F
If the tears fall off my face, it’s for good
        Dm/A            Dm7
If you notice I hide from myself, know it’s better for my health
    C7/Bb               Dm
Asking questions doesn’t help ‘cause I’m fine

Interlude:
Dm

Chorus:
  F
All right
          Dm/A
If I choke up, I’ll hide it away
   Dm7
I can fake it anyway
    C7/Bb              F
If the tears fall off my face, it’s for good
        Dm/A            Dm7
If you notice I hide from myself, know it’s better for my health
    C7/Bb
Asking questions doesn’t help
      F            Dm/A
'Cause all night I’ll be focused on finding my worth
   Dm7
Every thought is gonna hurt
       C7/Bb           F
He’s probably taking off her shirt right now
          Dm/A
There’s no logic or time for this shit
    Dm7
But I’m gonna take the hit
     C7/Bb
'Cause I know the benefit is good

Outro:
F    F/A
 I know that all this pain is good
C
 I know that feeling all this pain is good
F    F/A
 I know that all this pain is good
C       C7/Bb
 I know that feeling all this pain is good
F     F/A
 So I can hide it away
      C           C7/Bb
Yeah, I’ll hide it away, and I’ll hide it away for good