Ben Howard – Figure 8 (Guitar)

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[Intro] Gm Bb Gm Bb [Verse 1]
Gm                            F
  Breathe your smoke into my lungs,

Eb                                 F
  In the back of a car with you I stare into the sun,

Gm                          F
  Still not too old to die young,

              Eb              F     
Still lovers hold on to everything,

            Eb            F     
And lovers hold on to anything
[Chorus]
Gm                               Bb
I chase your love around a figure 8,

                            Gm
I need you more than I can take,

                          Bb
You promise forever and a day,

                          Gm    Cm   Gm   Cm
And then you take it all away, away away away
[Bridge 1] Gm Cm Gm Cm Eb Eb [Verse 2]
Gm                       F
  Place a kiss on my cheekbone,

Gm                         Eb             Cm
  When you vanish me, I'm buried in the snow,

Gm                                  F
  But something tells me I'm not alone,

            Eb             F
But lovers hold on to everything,

            Eb             F
And lovers hold on to anything
[Chorus]
Gm                               Bb
I chase your love around a figure 8,

                            Gm
I need you more than I can take,

                          Bb
You promise forever and a day,

                          Gm    Cm   Gm   Cm
And then you take it all away, away away away
[Bridge 2] Gm Cm Gm Cm
            Eb             F
But lovers hold on to everything,

            Eb             F
And lovers hold on to anything
Eb Gm Eb Gm Gm Cm Gm Cm [Verse 3]
Gm                         Cm
 Twice I turn my back on you,

Gm                               Cm
 Fell flat on my face but did I lose,

Gm                               Cm
 Oh, tell me child where would I go,

          Gm                              Cm
Tell me would it let you on, I'd love to know,

           Gm                Cm
Was it a Moon night, gone fragile,

        Gm                    Cm                         
Was it two on wheel and the mirror holding and steer us down (mmmm)
Eb Gm Eb Gm [Chorus]
Gm                               Bb
I chase your love around a figure 8,

                            Gm
I need you more than I can take,

                          Bb
You promise forever and a day,

                          Gm
And then you take it all away,

Gm                               Bb
I chase your love around a figure 8,

                            Gm
I need you more than I can take,

                          Bb
You promise forever and a day,

                          Gm    Cm   Gm   Cm
And then you take it all away, away away away
[Outro] Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm
          Eb               F          
So lover hold on to everything,

           Eb              F      
And lovers hold on to anything