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[Verse 1] [D]The[F#m]re's something `bout [G]this city It's got me in it's [D]hold[F#m] When everything's too [G]pretty I just feel used and [D]old You [Bm]say; "There is something special [G]About the days to come" And [Em]one day you will get there But [Bm]I live in denial As [G]time is marching on Please [Em]let's go to the river and... [Verse 2] [D] Let [A]yourself back in My [Bm]arms are still [G]open[D] Make me [A]feel again This [Bm]heart is still [G]broken But you say; "The [D]past is not a [A]good [Bm]idea"[G] That the [D]past is not a [A]good idea [Bm] [Interlude 1] [G][D][F#m] [Verse 3] There was something in [G]the si lence Something in the [D]air[Em][F#m] Now I am stuck here with [G]me While your life goes on else[D]where I [Bm]say; There was something special [G]About the days gone by But [Em]now I'm left alone here So [Bm]I turn to denial [Em]Then you'r[G]e still by my side But [Em]now there's nothing [Verse 4] left but oh... [D] Please let [A]yourself back in My [Bm]arms are still [G]open[D] Just make it [A]beat again My [Bm]heart is still [G]broken And I know; The [D]past is not a [A]good [Bm]idea[G] Lord knows the [D]past is not a [A]good idea [Outro 1] [Bm][G][D]
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