Torn is a cover performed by Natalie Imbruglia. It was originally written by Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, and Phil Thornalley, and recorded by the band Ednaswap in 1993. Imbruglias version, released in 1997, achieved global success, becoming one of the most iconic singles of the 90s.
Key: F
Introduction:
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Am
I thought I saw a man brought to life
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He was warm, he came around like he was dignified He showed me what it was to cry
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Am
Well you couldn't be that man I adored You don't seem to know
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Don't seem to care what your heart is for But I don't know him anymore
Dm
There's nothing where he used to lie
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My conversation has run dry
Am
That's what's going on
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Nothing's fine
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I'm torn
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C
Dm
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
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I'm cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
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Dm
Illusion never changed, into something real
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I'm wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
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Dm
C
A#
You're a little late, I'm already torn
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Am
So I guess the fortune teller's right
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I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light But you crawl beneath my veins and now
Dm
I don't care, I have no luck
C
I don't miss it all that much
Am
There's just so many things
C
That I can't touch
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I'm torn
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C
Dm
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
A#
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I'm cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
C
Dm
Illusion never changed, into something real
A#
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I'm wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
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Dm
C
A#
You're a little late, I'm already torn
Dm
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Dm
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Torn... Ooooh... Hoo ooooh... Ooooh
Dm
There's nothing where he used to lie
C
My inspiration has run dry
Am
That's what's going on
C
Nothing's right
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I'm torn
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C
Dm
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
A#
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I'm cold and I am shamed, lying naked on the floor
C
Dm
Illusion never changed, into something real
A#
F
I'm wide awake and I can see, the perfect sky is torn
C
Dm
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
A#
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I'm cold and I am shamed, bound and broken on the floor
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Dm
C
A#
You're a little late, I'm already torn
Dm
C
Torn... (much wailing) Ooh...
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"Well you couldn't be that man I adored"
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"You dont seem to know - Don't seem to care what your Heart is for" "...But I don't know him anymore."
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C
"Im all out of Faith"
Dm
"This is how I feel"
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"I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor"
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"Illusion never changed"
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"Into something real"
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"I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is Torn" C Dm Bb*(Slow/Hard strum