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KEY:  AMAJOR ( A   B   C#   D   E   F#  G#)
TUNING: STANDARD
(E-A-D-G-B-E)
CHORDS
E--2---0--2--0---0-----0--
B--2---2--3--0---2-----0--
G--2---2--2--1---2-----1--
D--4---2--0--2---2-----2--
A--4---0-----2---4-----2--
E--2---------0---------4--
INF#mTROA  D  E  A/C#  E/G#  
D, D, E, A/C#  
D, D, E, A/C#  
VERSE 1
F#mIn my mind I cAan't imagine
F#mHow the world has cAome to me
And F#min my heart I cAan't detach
The fF#meeling that it coAuldn't be
PRE-CHORUS 1
And Dno, I dEon't want to kAiss you
DEon't want to mDiss you Eif you A/C#go awEay
I'll fDake it dEon't want to mAake it
DEon't want to fDeel anEother A/C#wayF#m  
CHORUS
Once you had a lDove and you let it go
Now you knEow what F#mmatters
Once you had a drDeam that you realized
But do you Eknow what F#mmatters
VERSE 2
CF#mause you're alone in the sAense that I am
F#mBut you know we're nAot alone
And F#mwe aren't perfect nAothing is
But F#mtry to understAand
PRE-CHORUS 2
The moment leDaves you wEithout a vAision
CEan't see decDisions bEeing mA/C#ade
I cEan descrDibe the pEicture I'm pAainting
DIt's nEot amAazing wEhen you F#mknow
CHORUS
Once you had a lDove and you let it go
Now you knEow what F#mmatters
Once you had a drDeam that you realized
But do you Eknow what F#mmatters
BRIDGE
To lDeave your fEeelings A/C#in the pE/G#ast
PDart of Eit is A/C#to know you F#mcan't go bE/G#ack for frDee
SOLO
D, D, A/C#, A/C#  
D, D, A/C#, A/C#  
E/G#, E  
PRE-CHORUS 3
And Dno, I dEon't want to kAiss you
DEon't want to mDiss you Eif you A/C#go awEay
I'll fDake it dEon't want to mAake it
DEon't want to fDeel anEother A/C#wayF#m  
CHORUS
Once you had a lDove and you let it go
Now you knEow what F#mmatters
Once you had a drDeam that you realized
But do you Eknow what F#mmatters
BRIDGE
To lDeave your fEeelings A/C#in the pEast
PDart of Eit is to A/C#know you F#mcan't go bEack for frDee
OUTRO

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What Matters

by Matthew Sweet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

A/C#

E/G#

A A B C# D E F# G#

KEY: MAJOR ( )

TUNING: STANDARD

A D G B

(E-----E)

CHORDS

E--2---0--2--0---0-----0--

B--2---2--3--0---2-----0--

G--2---2--2--1---2-----1--

D--4---2--0--2---2-----2--

A--4---0-----2---4-----2--

E--2---------0---------4--

F#m A D E A/C# E/G#

INTRO

D D E A/C#

, , ,

D D E A/C#

, , ,

VERSE 1

F#m A

In my mind I can't imagine

F#m A

How the world has come to me

F#m A

And in my heart I can't detach

F#m A

The feeling that it couldn't be

PRE-CHORUS 1

D E A

And no, I don't want to kiss you

E D E A/C# E

Don't want to miss you if you go away

D E A

I'll fake it don't want to make it

E D E A/C# F#m

Don't want to feel another way

CHORUS

Once you had a love and you let it go

E F#m

Now you know what matters

Once you had a dream that you realized

E F#m

But do you know what matters

VERSE 2

F#m A

Cause you're alone in the sense that I am

F#m A

But you know we're not alone

F#m A

And we aren't perfect nothing is

F#m A

But try to understand

PRE-CHORUS 2

D E A

The moment leaves you without a vision

E D E A/C#

Can't see decisions being made

E D E A

I can describe the picture I'm painting

D E A E F#m

It's not amazing when you know

CHORUS

Once you had a love and you let it go

E F#m

Now you know what matters

Once you had a dream that you realized

E F#m

But do you know what matters

BRIDGE

D E A/C# E/G#

To leave your feelings in the past

D E A/C# F#m E/G# D

Part of it is to know you can't go back for free

SOLO

D D A/C# A/C#

, , ,

D D A/C# A/C#

, , ,

E/G# E

PRE-CHORUS 3

D E A

And no, I don't want to kiss you

E D E A/C# E

Don't want to miss you if you go away

D E A

I'll fake it don't want to make it

E D E A/C# F#m

Don't want to feel another way

CHORUS

Once you had a love and you let it go

E F#m

Now you know what matters

Once you had a dream that you realized

E F#m

But do you know what matters

BRIDGE

D E A/C# E

To leave your feelings in the past

D E A/C# F#m E D

Part of it is to know you can't go back for free

OUTRO

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