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Album: Lost In A Moment
Capo 1st fret for both acustic and electric guitar
Intro: only elect. gtr
  palm muted C5
  C5  G5  A5  F5
Verse: only el.gtr keep palm muted all chords till chorus
  C5What have I done?
  G5What if it's too late now?
  A5Did I do all I could, did I?
  F5Did I make it good, did I?
  C5Somehow it doesn't feel right
  G5Is it really all over?
  A5Did I think it through, did I?
  F5What if all I want is you?
Chorus: El.gtr plays power chords and Ac.gtr plays normal chords.  
I'll put the electric chords in the brackets
      C(C5)
And now
                   G(G5)
I won't see you again
                           Am(A5) 
The moment was there but we lost it
Time changed it all
         F(F5)
And we let it
We let it happen
      C(C5)
And now
                        G(G5)
I wonder how it would be
                                   Am(A5)
If things stayed the same and we liked it
                              F(F5) 
The end of a search 'cos we found it
How would it be?
Break&verse 2: Ac.gtr rings once  C  G  Am  F  while the el.gtr is palm muting the
relative power chords (listen to the song and you'll get what i mean)
  C5What have we done?
  G5What if it's too late now?
  A5Was it always like this, was it?
  F5Was it something we missed, was it?
  C5Somehow it doesn't feel right
  G5Is it really all over?
  A5Was it all it could be, was it?
  F5Did I give you the best of me?
Chorus 2:
      C(C5)
And now
                   G(G5)
I won't see you again
                           Am(A5) 
The moment was there but we lost it
Time changed it all
         F(F5)
And we let it
We let it happen
      C(C5)
And now
                        G(G5)
I wonder how it would be
                                   Am(A5)
If things stayed the same and we liked it
                              F(F5) 
The end of a search 'cos we found it
How would it be?
Bridge: el.gtr: palm muted on C5  A5  G5  F5 till last chorus
      C(C5)
And now
                   G(G5)
I won't see you again
                           Am(A5) 
The moment was there but we lost it
Time changed it all
         F(F5)
And we let it
We let it happen
      C(C5)
And now
                        G(G5)
I wonder how it would be
                                   Am(A5)
If things stayed the same and we liked it
                              F(F5) 
The end of a search 'cos we found it
      C(C5)
And now
                   G(G5)
I won't see you again
                           Am(A5) 
The moment was there but we lost it
Time changed it all
         F(F5)
And we let it
We let it happen
      C(C5)
And now
                        G(G5)
I wonder how it would be
                                   Am(A5)
If things stayed the same and we liked it
                              F(F5) 
The end of a search 'cos we found it
How would it be?
End on C5 (C for ac.gtr)

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How Would It Be

by Lene Marlin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Album: Lost In A Moment

Capo 1st fret for both acustic and electric guitar

Intro: only elect. gtr

palm muted C5

C5 G5 A5 F5

Verse: only el.gtr keep palm muted all chords till chorus

What have I done?

What if it's too late now?

Did I do all I could, did I?

Did I make it good, did I?

Somehow it doesn't feel right

Is it really all over?

Did I think it through, did I?

What if all I want is you?

Chorus: El.gtr plays power chords and Ac.gtr plays normal chords.

I'll put the electric chords in the brackets

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I won't see you again

Am A5

()

The moment was there but we lost it

Time changed it all

F F5

()

And we let it

We let it happen

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I wonder how it would be

Am A5

()

If things stayed the same and we liked it

F F5

()

The end of a search 'cos we found it

How would it be?

Break&verse 2: Ac.gtr rings once C G Am F while the el.gtr is palm muting the

relative power chords (listen to the song and you'll get what i mean)

What have we done?

What if it's too late now?

Was it always like this, was it?

Was it something we missed, was it?

Somehow it doesn't feel right

Is it really all over?

Was it all it could be, was it?

Did I give you the best of me?

Chorus 2:

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I won't see you again

Am A5

()

The moment was there but we lost it

Time changed it all

F F5

()

And we let it

We let it happen

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I wonder how it would be

Am A5

()

If things stayed the same and we liked it

F F5

()

The end of a search 'cos we found it

How would it be?

Bridge: el.gtr: palm muted on C5 A5 G5 F5 till last chorus

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I won't see you again

Am A5

()

The moment was there but we lost it

Time changed it all

F F5

()

And we let it

We let it happen

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I wonder how it would be

Am A5

()

If things stayed the same and we liked it

F F5

()

The end of a search 'cos we found it

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I won't see you again

Am A5

()

The moment was there but we lost it

Time changed it all

F F5

()

And we let it

We let it happen

C C5

()

And now

G G5

()

I wonder how it would be

Am A5

()

If things stayed the same and we liked it

F F5

()

The end of a search 'cos we found it

How would it be?

End on C5 (C for ac.gtr)

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