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Long Story Short

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[Intro]
Em C G D
[Verse 1]
EmWouldn't have wasted my tCime
And could've saved the pick-up lGine
Didn't have to go Dbuy your drinks that night
EmOr go and ask for your numCber
Wait a week to call Gya
Or wait to meet your mDother
I wonder
[Pre-Chorus 1]
WEmhat if we skipped the wCait
The fancy dinner dGates
And all the whole month hDolidays yeah
EmSkip ten anniversarCies
To get down on one kGnee
                   N.C.
What if I knew in time you'd leave me
[Chorus]
WEmhat if
We never waCited
And skip a couple pGages
What if we mDade
Long story sEmhort
End all the awkward stCages
And honeymoon pGhases
We could've mDade
Long story shEmort
[Post-Chorus]
   Em    C    G     DLong story short
[Verse 2]
IEm'd say go see where she's fCrom
Then wait a year as a rule of thGumb
Before you can call it lDove
Our love oh gEmod
We'd say let's just take it slCow
Say to see where it gGoes
What if I would've kDnown
When I said hello
[Pre-Chorus 2]
EmI would've skipped the wCait
The moving to my pGlace
Pretend to love your fDriends I hate
SEmkip years of little fiCghts
Sun-drunk and Friday nGights
Why did you wait to Dsay goodbye
[Chorus]
WEmhat if
We never waCited
And skip a couple pGages
What if we mDade
Long story sEmhort
End all the awkward stCages
And honeymoon pGhases
We could've mDade
Long story shEmort
[Post-Chorus]
   Em    C    G     DLong story short
   Em    C    G     DLong story short
[Bridge]
TChe more I think about it
EmAll those conversDations we Chad
I wanted little ones to lEmook like you and nDot like their dCad
Oh you could've pEmretend to be grDandma and gCrandpa
                               DN.C.
Think about it all those conversations we had
[Chorus]
WEmhat if
We never wCaiteGd
Girl why did you cDut
Long story sEmhort
End all the awkward sCtages
And honeymoon phGases
We could've mDade
Long story sEmhort
[Outro]
   Em    C    G     DLong story short
   Em    C    G     DLong story shGort

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Long Story Short

by VOILÀ

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C G D

[Verse 1]

Em C

Wouldn't have wasted my time

And could've saved the pick-up line

Didn't have to go buy your drinks that night

Em C

Or go and ask for your number

Wait a week to call ya

Or wait to meet your mother

I wonder

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Em C

What if we skipped the wait

The fancy dinner dates

And all the whole month holidays yeah

Em C

Skip ten anniversaries

To get down on one knee

N.C.

What if I knew in time you'd leave me

[Chorus]

What if

We never waited

And skip a couple pages

What if we made

Long story short

End all the awkward stages

And honeymoon phases

We could've made

Long story short

[Post-Chorus]

Em C G D

Long story short

[Verse 2]

Em C

I'd say go see where she's from

Then wait a year as a rule of thumb

Before you can call it love

Our love oh god

We'd say let's just take it slow

Say to see where it goes

What if I would've known

When I said hello

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Em C

I would've skipped the wait

The moving to my place

Pretend to love your friends I hate

Em C

Skip years of little fights

Sun-drunk and Friday nights

Why did you wait to say goodbye

[Chorus]

What if

We never waited

And skip a couple pages

What if we made

Long story short

End all the awkward stages

And honeymoon phases

We could've made

Long story short

[Post-Chorus]

Em C G D

Long story short

Em C G D

Long story short

[Bridge]

The more I think about it

Em D C

All those conversations we had

Em D C

I wanted little ones to look like you and not like their dad

Em D C

Oh you could've pretend to be grandma and grandpa

N.C.

Think about it all those conversations we had

[Chorus]

What if

C G

We never waited

Girl why did you cut

Long story short

End all the awkward stages

And honeymoon phases

We could've made

Long story short

[Outro]

Em C G D

Long story short

Em C G D G

Long story short

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