Erase (acoustic)
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[Intro]/verse
Am C F/C
Sweetest, taste your armor
Am
I can never mold.
C F/C Am
Feel it. Hold your honor, bright as fallen snow.
C F/C Dm Am F/C Dm Am F/C Am
heaven keeps me honest, but you can see my grey has faded, and you can’t e-rase it.
C F/C Am
Never know you’re waiting, listening to your heart.
C F/C
No one seems to notice
Dm Am F/C Dm Am F/C
that all my broken parts get mended, but I feel a-lone,
Dm Am F/C
and you can’t e-rase it again.
F/C G Am Dm Em F/C Am
And from my words your will was broken, knowing I’ll never get it back.
C F/C Am
Feeling all your worries, I can never know
C F/C
Bleeding for your kindness,
Am
but I cannot control heaven
C F/C
or your hell, when I have nothing
Dm Am F/C
to offer you now,
Dm Am F/C
and you feel a-lone,
Dm Am F/C
and you can’t e-rase it again.
Chorus
Am F/C C
You’re still a breeze upon my skin, close my eyes, breathe you in.
Am C F/C
I’m still the shadows in your night, taking over, until I fade into your light.
F/C G
But you won’t erase me.
C Am F/C
Heaven or hell will have to wait.
G
You won’t erase me.
Am
So you just color me from grey.
Verse
C F/C
Hello through the crowd
Am
when I thought I saw your face.
C F/C Am C F/C
Ever I was searching, endless all these days, but you didn’t know my name, now I
Dm Am F/C
I can’t help this aw-ful feeling
Dm Am F/C
that I can’t e-rase you.
Outro
Am C F/C x3
Dm Am F/C
How to play Erase (acoustic)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.