Secondhand Serenade - A Twist In My Story Chords & Tabs

Note: These are the actual chords to Twist in My Story taken directly off the song. 
key and everything.


For the B-G#m-F#-E progression the B chord goes through two cycles of the strumming and 
E chord is held at the end.


For the G#m-F#-E progression, only the E is held.


Also, the heart beat part is hard to explain but the chords stop after they are strummed 
the second line where you
continue to strum softly while growing in intensity.


Strumming: For the most part follows a

dooooown-up-down-up-doooooown-up-down-up

pattern with the long downs held


Intro: B - G#m - F# - E

B                                      B
Slow down, the world isn't watching us break down
                        G#m               E
It's safe to say we are alone now, we're alone now
      B                              B
Not a whisper, the only noise is the receiver
                           G#m
I'm counting the seconds until you break the silence
   E
So please just break the silence

    G#m
The whispers turn to shouting
    F#
The shouting turns to tears
     B
Your tears turn into laughter
       E
And it takes away our fears

        B                                E
So you see, this world doesn't matter to me
                               G#m
I'll give up all I have just to breathe
    F#                        E
The same air as you till the day that I die
  F# (hold)                  G#m - F# - E
I can't take my eyes off of you

     B                                      B
I'm longing, for words to describe how I'm feeling
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I'm feeling inspired
   G#m
My world just flipped turned upside down
   E
It turns around, say what's that sound
         B-B (stop) B-B (stop)    
(stop) B-B (stop)
It's my heart(pause)beat, it's getting much louder
   B-B   B-B         B
My heart beat, it's stronger than ever
    G#m                    E
I'm feeling so alive, I'm feeling so alive


     G#m
The whispers turn to shouting
    F#
The shouting turns to tears
     B
Your tears turn into laughter
       E
And it takes away our fears


       B                                 E
So you see, this world doesn't matter to me
                               G#m
I'll give up all I have just to breathe
     F#                       E
The same air as you till the day that I die
  F#                          G#m
I can't take my eyes off of you

                      E                     B
I'm finally waking up, a twist in my story
                   F#                                   G#m
It's time I open up, and let your love right through me
                      E                     B
I'm finally waking up, a twist in my story
                   F#                                   E
It's time I open up, and let your love right through me
                  F#
That's what you get,
         G#m                B       F#     E
When you see your life in someone else's eyes
                F#                  G#m      F#
That's what you get, that's what you get


       B                                 E
So you see, this world doesn't matter to me
                                G#m
I'll give up all I have just to breathe
     F#                       E
The same air as you till the day that I die
   F#
I can't take my eyes off
     B                               E
You see this world doesn't matter to me
                                G#m
I'll give up all I have just to breathe
     F#                       E
The same air as you till the day that I die
  F# (hold)                         G#m - F# - E
I can't take my eyes off of you