What You Were

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Cmaj7Asus2
Intro: (x4)
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2
Em G
Now it's easy for to see,
Em G D Asus2 D Asus2
why people in life are so lonely
Em G
And you never understood,
Em G
you never really could,
D Asus2 D Asus2
you were wrong.
Em G
What you were,
Em
what you were,
G D Asus2 D Asus2
I couldn't say.
Em G
'cos you left me here behind,
Em G
a stupid state of mind,
D Asus2 D Asus2
and I'm lonely.
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2
Em G
Yeah, you left me here behind,
Em G
a stupid state of mind,
D Asus2 D Asus2
and you're gone.
Cmaj7Asus2G
(x4)
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2
Em G
'cos you left me here behind,
Em G
a stupid state of mind,
D Asus2 D Asus2
and you’re gone.
Em G
What you were,
Em
what you were,
G D Asus2 D Asus2
I couldn't say.
Em G
It took something hard like this,
Em G
mistaken to resist,
D Asus2 D Asus2
and i'm lonely.
Cmaj7Asus2G
(x4)
EmGEmGDAsus2DAsus2
(x2)
Em G Em G
Em G
Em

What You Were chords and lyrics

Free chords for What You Were by The Cranberries. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro: Cmaj7 Asus2 (x4)
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2 
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2 
Cmaj7 Asus2 G (x4)
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2
Cmaj7 Asus2 G (x4)
Em G Em G D Asus2 D Asus2 (x2)
Em G Em G
Em G
Em

What You Were Chords by The Cranberries

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