All I Ever Wanted
The Airborne Toxic EventVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x3
I can only say these things to you while you're sleeping.
I hear the the hum from the wires, the sounds of the morning creeping.
I lie awake and pretend you can hear me.
x2
You tell that you're scared, that you're turning into your mother,
I feel myself turn into my father.
We could lie to each other like they do and say we're still happy
It's easy when you're young and you still want it so badly.
And I feel my heart pounding
And I think I might scream
I can tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear
I can utter every word you'd ever hope to hear
I shudder when I think that I might not be here forever, forever, forever.
x2
At night you whisper like a ghost and you look so shaken
You're so quiet and small and you tell me you want to be taken.
I just never think of you as the kind of girl who would say that.
You suddenly seem like some faceless thing in my grasp.
With your eyes so wide, your face aglow
Its the face of someone I don't know.
I can tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear
I can utter every word you'd ever hope to hear
I shudder when I think that I might not be here forever, forever, forever.
x7
And all I could think is that it must be a kind of rebellion.
To arm your fears like soldiers and slay them.
I can tell you that you're all I ever wanted, dear
Through the din of your breathing while you're sleeping here.
You wake and ask me if I'm going to be here forever, forever, forever.
Your face so twisted and your eyes alight
I want to tell you I can change it when you cry at night
But I'd be lying.
Love is defying.
End on F
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Readable chord sheet for All I Ever Wanted by The Airborne Toxic Event
[F] [Dm] [Am] x3 [F]I can only say these [Dm]things to you while you're [Am]sleeping. I hear the the [F]hum from the wires, the [Dm]sounds of the morning [Am]creeping. I [F]lie awake and [Dm]pretend you can [Am]hear me. [F] [Dm] [Am] x2 You [F]tell that you're scared, that you're [Dm]turning into your [Am]mother, I [F]feel myself [Dm]turn into my [Am]father. We could [F]lie to each other like [Dm]they do and say we're still [Am]happy It's [F]easy when you're young and [Dm]you still want it so [Am]badly. And I [Dm]feel my [C]heart pou[Bb]nding And I [Dm]think [C]I might [Bb]scream I can [F]tell you that you're all I ever [C]wanted, dear I can [Dm]utter every word you'd ever [Bb]hope to hear I [F]shudder when I think that I [C]might not be here [Dm]forever, forever, forever. [F] [Dm] [Am] x2 At [F]night you whisper like a [Dm]ghost and you look so [Am]shaken You're so [F]quiet and small and you [Dm]tell me you want to be [Am]taken. I just [F]never think of you as the [Dm]kind of girl who would [Am]say that. You [F]suddenly seem like some [Dm]faceless thing in my [Am]grasp. With your [Dm]eyes so [C]wide, your face a[Bb]glow Its the[Dm] face of[C] someone I don't[Bb] know. I can [F]tell you that you're all I ever [C]wanted, dear I can [Dm]utter every word you'd ever [Bb]hope to hear I [F]shudder when I think that I [C]might not be here [Dm]forever, forever, forever. [F] [Dm] [Am] x7 And [Dm]all I could think is that it [C]must be a kind of re[Bb]bellion. To [Dm]arm your fears like [C]soldiers and [Bb]slay them. I can [F]tell you that you're all I ever [C]wanted, dear Through the [Dm]din of your breathing while you're [Bb]sleeping here. You [F]wake and ask me if I'm [C]going to be here [Dm]forever, forever, forever. Your [F]face so twisted and your [C]eyes alight I want to [Dm]tell you I can change it when you [Bb]cry at night But [F]I'd [C]be [Dm]lying. [F]Love [C]is [Dm]defying. End on F