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The Life We Had Before

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[Intro]
Em G
[Verse 1]
I had a dGream
GI had a dCream we were stGranded
GOut in the sea
GNothing but oCcean awaits Gus
[Chorus]
GFar as we could EmseeC  
There was just noGthing there besidDes you and Emme
And you saiCd
YGou’d rather be here wiDth me than go bEmack
To the Glife we had befEmoreC  G  
To the lDife we had beGfore
[Instrumental]
 Em   C   G    D(x3)
EmTo the lCife we had beGforeD  
[Verse 2]
All we can EmbeC  
All we can Gbe is together
Now that we’re EmfreeC  
Now that we’re Gfree from everything
[Chorus]
GWe can breaEmtheC  
Every Gbreath, it tells a story about you and Emme
And you saiCd
GYou’d rather be here wiDth me than go Emback
To the lGife we had befEmoreC  
To the lCife we had befGoreEm  
[Outro]
To the lEmife we had beGfore
You took my Emhand and you saCid
GI don’t wanna go back
To the lDife we had befEmoreC  G  D  Em  C  G  D  Em  C  G  D  Em  C  
GI don't wanna go back
To the lDife we had beGfore

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The Life We Had Before

by OLDFØX

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G

[Verse 1]

I had a dream

G C G

I had a dream we were stranded

Out in the sea

G C G

Nothing but ocean awaits us

[Chorus]

G Em C

Far as we could see

G D Em

There was just nothing there besides you and me

And you said

G D Em

You’d rather be here with me than go back

G Em C G

To the life we had before

D G

To the life we had before

[Instrumental]

Em C G D

(x3)

Em C G D

To the life we had before

[Verse 2]

Em C

All we can be

All we can be is together

Em C

Now that we’re free

Now that we’re free from everything

[Chorus]

G Em C

We can breathe

G Em

Every breath, it tells a story about you and me

And you said

G D Em

You’d rather be here with me than go back

G Em C

To the life we had before

C G Em

To the life we had before

[Outro]

Em G

To the life we had before

Em C

You took my hand and you said

I don’t wanna go back

D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C

To the life we had before

I don't wanna go back

D G

To the life we had before

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