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(Starts at 0:04) | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C Em/B Am Am/G We met in a chat room for mistreated lovers, F D/F# G E/G# said right me a wrong tonight. Am Am/G F C/E Given all that he'd seen and all that she'd taken Dm F/G* F/G* C I'm doubting that he'll be "all right". | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C Em/B Am Am/G 20 Days after I wrote him a hate song F D/F# G E/G# with all of the flourish I owned Am Am/G F C/E and undoubtedly pleased, to his eyes came a sparkle Dm F/G* F/G* C there's something that he had to show. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C C G G F F C C He said: I'll be your strong companion, Am Am G G F D/F# G E/G# I can't stand being wrong again, Am Am G G F F C C as we move on, I'll stand beside you F F C Am G G C trusting in our daily bread. C Em/B Am Am/G Traded our screen names for glasses and bar stools F D/F# G E/G# "Do I even know your real name?" Am Am/G F C/E Minutes turned hours as we got to talking, Dm F/G* F/G* C continued as clo - sing time came. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C Em/B Am Am/G Climbing the stairs of his east-side apartment, F D/F# G E/G# he tells me his innocent plan: Am Am/G F C/E finding a room with a worn-down piano, Dm F/G* F/G* C he plays until I under - stand. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C C G G F F C C He said: I'll be your strong companion, Am Am G G F D/F# G E/G# I can't stand being wrong again, Am Am G G F F C C as we move on, I'll stand beside you F F C Am G G C trusting in our daily bread. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C Em/B Am Am/G Now we play love songs at spots in the city F D/F# G E/G# where people remember our names. Am Am/G F C/E The keys are on fire and I'd be a liar Dm F/G* F/G* C if I said I could walk a - way. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | C Em/B Am Am/G Somewhere there's a whisper of anger and cruelty, F D/F# G E/G# plotting its cold victory; Am Am/G N.C. F C/E I feel it dividing ... but if you stand beside me... Dm F/G* F/G* C we can suppress it to - day Yeah! C N.C. He said: I'll be your strong companion, Am Am G G F D/F# G E/G# I can't stand being wrong again, Am Am G G F F C C as we move on, I'll stand beside you F F C Am G G C C trusting in our daily bread. End-Chorus C C G G F F C C He said: I'll be your strong companion, Am Am G G F D/F# G E/G# I can't stand being wrong again, Am Am G G F F C C as we move on, I'll stand beside you F F C Am G G C trusting in our daily bread. | C | F/C | C7 | F/C | | C | F/C | C7 | F/C Fm | | C ||