Can't Look Away
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Intro
Bm7 D E7 Em7 A6
Verse
Bm7 D
Listening to the beat the DJ's playing and thumping.
E7 Em7 G
Our eyes just met. You've caught me and I'm falling so deeply.
Bm7 D
So, maybe if I get a little closer tonight...
E7 Em7
Side by side, you and I
G A6
Could dance the night away.
Bm7 D
Just can't turn away. I think I've lost all my senses.
E7 Em7 G
Right now, I can't decide if I should ask for your name.
Bm7 D
So, baby, won't you give me just a bit of your time?
E7 Em7
People stare. I don't care.
A6
I'm really giving in.
Bm7 D
Realize
That change is happening.
E7 Em7
Can't deny
A
I'm feeling limitless.
Bm7
Here, tonight,
D
Please let me see the stars,
E7 A6
Find a sign.
[Ponte]
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A6
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey."
D A
There's something I'm craving.
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6
a place for mistakes.
Bm7
Love just blinds me,
D
But you have shown me the way.
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A7
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey."
A
There's something I'm craving.
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6
a place for mistakes.
Bm7 D
Outside, looking in.
[Refrão]
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D
You're written in my memory. I can't erase this.
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 Dadd9
The thought of being's fleeting. Chasing a dream.
Gmaj7 A7 Bm7 D
No longer counting minutes, I can't control it.
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7
This change inside has got me. Now, I can't look away.
Instrumental
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D x4
Verse
Bm7 D
Pulling up a ride so maybe I can convince you
E7 Em7 G
The road we'll take tonight stretches from here to the middle.
Bm7 D
Don't let me ask you twice and let's go for a drive.
E7 Em7
Take me there. Anywhere.
G A6
You always lead me astray.
Bm7 D
Captured in your eyes. I know my gaze may just linger.
E7 Em7 G
The starry lights rush by and I am caught at a standstill.
Bm7 D
No questions here this evening. I am fighting inside.
E7 Em7
Sitting here. Do I dare?
G A6
Let's spend the night away.
[Pré-Refrão]
Bm7 D
Even if
We fail a thousand times,
E7
We can't take
Em A6
This chance for granted.
Bm7 D
So, take this night
And drive a million miles.
E7 Bm7
Once again...
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D
Beginning from the center, I can't remember.
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 Dadd9
But when I look again, some pieces remain.
Gmaj7 A7 Bm7 D
No longer do I notice painful refrains when
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7
Defining all my memories each time I stay awake.
Instrumental
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D x4
[Ponte]
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A6
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey."
D A
There's something I'm craving.
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6
a place for mistakes.
Bm7
Love just blinds me,
D
But you have shown me the way.
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A7
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey."
A
There's something I'm craving.
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6 Dadd9
a place for mistakes...
[Refrão]
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D
You're written in my memory. I can't erase this.
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 Dadd9
The thought of being's fleeting. Chasing a dream.
Gmaj7 A7 Bm7 D
No longer counting minutes, I can't control it.
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7
This change inside has got me. Now, I can't look away.
Instrumental
Gmaj7 A6 Bm7 D x4
[Ponte]
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A6
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey..."
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6
a place for mistakes...
Bm7
Love just blinds me...
Gmaj7
"Time is money."
A6
Or that's what they say.
Bm7
"Sweet as honey..."
Gmaj7
See the world as
A6 Bm7
a place for mistakes...
Gmaj7
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