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Savin' Me

Nickelback


Strum: D   B   D   D U

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Chord Guide

      3    4

G:    3x0003

          132

D:    xx0232

        12

Em:   022000

        13421

Bm:   x24432

          12

Asus2:  x02200

 

Capo 1

 

Intro:  / G - - - / D - - - / Em - - - / Bm - - - /

            / G - - - / D - - - / Em - - - / - - - - /

 

   G                        D                   Em                               Bm

Prison gates won't open up for me, On these hands and knees I'm crawling

G      D             Em (2)

Oh, I reach for you

               G               D                              Em                     Bm

Well I'm terrified of these four walls, These iron bars can't hold my soul in

G      D             Em (hold 2)

All I need is you,  Come please I'm calling

        G         D             Em (hold 3)

And oh I scream for you,  Hurry I'm falling, I'm falling

 

Chorus:

Bm             Asus2     A              Em

Show me what it's like to be the last one standing 

         Bm          Asus2      A                                 Em

And teach me wrong from right and I'll show you what I can be               

         G                 D               Em                      Bm (½)  D (½)

And say it for me, say it to me, and I'll leave this life behind me

  G                D            (Em) (hold 2)

Say it if it's worth saving me

 

   G                             D                  Em                           Bm

Heaven's gates won't open up for me, With these broken wings I'm falling

G          D     Em (2)

All I see is you

 

           G                     D                      Em                                Bm

These city walls ain't got no love for me, I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story

        G        D              Em (hold 2)

And oh I scream for you, come please I'm calling

       G         D             Em (hold 3)

And all I need from you, Hurry I'm falling, I'm falling

 

Chorus, don't hold last Em

 

Solo:  / G - - -  / D - - - / Em - - - / Bm - D - /

         / G - - - / D - - - / Em - - - / - - - - / 

        / G - - -  / D - - - / Em - - - / Bm - D - /

        / G - - - / D - - - / (Em) hold - - - / - - - - /

 

Interlude: / G - - - / D - - - / Em - - - / Bm - - - /

 

G      D             Em (hold 2)

All I need is you,  Come please I'm calling

        G         D             Em (hold 4)

And oh I scream for you,  Hurry I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling,

 

Chorus, don't hold last Em

 

Repeat last two lines of Chorus

 

End on Em


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