Phantom Love

Em   C          D7           G       Em                 Am
Step inside the life of the man weak enough to follow you
Em   C       D7            G          Em                Am
Bury all the strife of the heart that you have hollowed through
Em                 Am
Bury our love far, far away from this
   D              G                  Em
So you can become one with the walls again
Em
Scream for your father
Am
Go a little farther
D7           G
Cut a little harder
        F               Em
But our fates are inked in pen

[Pre-Chorus]

         Am
That was then
                D
And this is the end of

[Chorus]

     Em      D
This phantom love
C          B
Untied and severed
Em              D
I was never the one
        C             B
Is this what you call forever
Em
Made me promise
D       C                B
I would never break your heart
Em           D                    C               B
How was I to know that’s what you wanted from the start?

[Second Part]

Em   Am         D           G             F     Em    Am
Step inside the life of the girl that can do no wrong
Em        Am                 D         G       F         Em
Her hands clasped 'round the knife she uses to carve her sad songs
Am                       D
Wash your hands 'til the sinks stain red
G
And I'm outta your head
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F                    Em
Just remember what I said
Am
We decided to just ignore
D
Just can't cut it anymore
G                  F           Em
Just remember that I loved you more

[Pre-Chorus]

             Am
But that was then
                D
And this is the end of

[Chorus]

     Em      B
This phantom love
C          B
Untied and severed
Em              D
I was never the one
        C             B7
Is this what you call forever
Em
Made me promise
D       C                B
I would never break your heart
Em           Bm                   C               B7       Em
How was I to know that’s what you wanted from the start?

[Bridge]

G
Outta control, how long you played me, playing a role
Am
I've been doin' this for a living
                 D
Two halves don't make a whole that's not a given
Em                                 G
Go in twice, you sold two souls of children to the business
Am                                      D
Phantom love was always cold before the start and to the finish
Em
Turn from me, so stare and shoot
G
I've lost my mind, you scared me too
       Am
You've crossed that line, whose using who
D
It's nothing new, make peace, we're fine
Em
I tried, I lied, to keep you mine
     G
That girl I love I just can't find
                                                           Dm
Trips me up so I can't see if the messed up one is you or me
Em
See what this city has done to us
G
Dreams torn apart like a blunderbuss
          Am
A hundred gusts of west

The wind has spread us thin
Dm
Too much within
D
Just don't discuss

I hold disgust

I know you must
D
But knife in hand, there's still distrust

I know you thrust
                 Am
The moment these words are spoken
N.c
You can't love, you only love to be broken

[Chorus]

     Em      D
This phantom love
C          B
Untied and severed
Em              D
I was never the one
        C             B
Is this what you call forever
Em
Made me promise
D       C                B
I would never break your heart
Em           D                    C               B
How was I to know that’s what you wanted from the start?

[Ending] Em  D  C