Ruins
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[Verso 1]
Em D
Just stay there for a minute
C
And just don't move any closer
Move closer
Em D
I just don't know if I can take it
C
It feels like over exposure, move closer
[Pré-Refrão]
Em G
Brick by brick and scar by scar
D
It's taking me years to
G
Put up these guards
D
I don't wanna get hurt again
Em G
Is it agony or ecstasy?
C
I feel safer now your close to me
D
And fall apart
[Refrão]
Em C G
Once again I've broken, I've crumbled
Em
I'm in pieces on the floor
Em C G
Don't you know that damage you've done is
D Em
Just irreparable
C G
You'll find me in the wreckage
Em C
Of a love so severe and it's clear
G D
I just don't know what I'm doing
C G D
Your love left me in ruins
Em G C
Won't you ruin me again?
[Verso 2] Em D
You took my world as I know it
C
But I don't want any closure, move closer
Em D
Cause you've become my one thing
C
That I don't wanna get over, move closer
[Pré-Refrão]
Em G
Is it disaster or destiny
C
That I feel so right with you next to me
D
And fall apart?
[Refrão]
Em C G
Once again I've broken, I've crumbled
Em
I'm in pieces on the floor
Em C G
Don't you know that damage you've done is
D Em
Just irreparable
C G
You'll find me in the wreckage
Em C
Of a love so severe and it's clear
G D C
I just don't know what I'm doing
G D
Your love left me in ruins
C
Won't you ruin me again?
[Ponte]
Em
Violent like a tidal wave
D Bm7 C
You hit me, blitzed me, shattered in a hurricane
G D Am
Your love is the fray that holds me through it
C
I'm perfectly ruined
[Refrão]
Em C G
Once again I've broken, I've crumbled
Em
I'm in pieces on the floor
Em C G
Don't you know that damage you've done is
D Em
Just irreparable
C G
You'll find me in the wreckage
Em C
Of a love so severe and it's clear
G D
I just don't know what I'm doing
C G D
Your love left me in ruins
Em
Won't you ruin me again
How to play Ruins
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.