Slow Grenade (feat. Lauv) - Ellie Goulding

Slow Grenade (feat. Lauv)

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A A
Help me, my God, this got messy
A7M(9) F#m
Least I got the best seat
D A A7M(9)
'Cause we put on one hell of a show
A A
Waiting, I just keep on waiting
A7M(9) F#m
For the final curtain
D A A7M(9)
'Cause I just can't let go of your love
 
D F#m E
You say my name like you know my dark side, ooh
D F#m E
Can't beat the taste of the tears that I'll cry, ooh
 
A E
Slow grenade is blowing up my mistakes
F#m
So why don't I, why don't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must want it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
A
Can't escape this blowing up
E
In my face so why can't I
F#m
Why can't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must love it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
 
A A7M(9)
A A
Crazy, late nights in the city
A7M(9) F#m
Drink until you hate me
D A A7M(9)
Then say that I should just let you go
A A
But hold on, why do we still hold on?
A7M(9) F#m
Think that we should move on
D A A7M(9)
But we're too scared of being alone, ooh (Being alone)
 
D F#m E
You say my name like you know my dark side, ooh
D F#m E
Can't beat the taste of the tears that I'll cry, ooh
 
A E
Slow grenade is blowing up my mistakes
F#m
So why don't I, why don't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must want it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
A
Can't escape this blowing up
E
In my face so why can't I
F#m
Why can't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must love it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
A E
Ah-ooh, ah-ooh
F#m
Why can't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must love it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
 
F#m A
Help me, my God, this got messy
E D
Least I got the best seat
A E
'Cause we put on one hell of a show, woah, yeah
 
D F#m E
You say my name like you know my dark side, ooh
D F#m E
Can't beat the taste of the tears that I'll cry, ooh
 
A E
Slow grenade is blowing up my mistakes
F#m
So why don't I, why don't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must want it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
A
Can't escape this blowing up
E
In my face so why can't I
F#m
Why can't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must love it
E
That's why I'm not running from it
A E
Ah-ooh, ah-ooh
F#m
Why can't I stop it?
F#m
Still got time for me to stop it
E
It's like a part of me must love it
E
That's why I'm not running from it

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