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The Saddest Song
The Ataris
Tuning: Whole Step Down (DGCFAD)
(Intro) 
D|----------------------------------------0-1-0--------------------------|
A|--0-1-0---------0-----0-1-0-----3-1---1-------1---3-1------------------|
F|--------0---2-0---0---------0-------2-----------2---------------0/2-0--|
C|----------2---------0---------2-----------------------0-2-----3--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------1------------|
    C   Am   G   F
D|--0---0----3---1--|
A|--1---1----3---1--|
F|--0---2----0---2--|
C|--2---2----0---3--|
G|--3---0----2---3--|
D|--x---x----3---1--|
(Verse) 
  COnly two more Amdays, until your
Gbirthday, yesterFday was mine
  CYou’ll be turning Amfive I know what it’s
Glike growing up without your Ffather in your life
(Pre-Chorus)
AmSo I preGtend, I’m Cdoing all I Fcan
And I Amhope someday you’ll Gfind it in your Fheart
AmTo undersGtand why CI’m not Faround
AmAnd forgive me for not Gbeing in your Flife
(Chorus)
I remember Cwaiting for you to come
Remember Amwaiting for you to call
Remember Gwaiting there to find nothing at Fall
I remember Cwaiting for you to come
Remember Amwaiting for you to call
GWaiting there to find nothing at Fall
(Repeat Intro)
(Verse)
    CMaybe someAmday you’ll really get to
Gknow me, not just from letters Fread to you
   CI pray I get the Amchance to make it up
Gto you, we got a lot of Fcatching up to do
(Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus)
(Outro)
I remember Cwaiting for you to come
    AmWaiting for you to call  G  F  
I remember Cwaiting for you to come
    AmWaiting for you to callG  
FI will make it up to yoCu

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The Saddest Song

by The Ataris

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The Saddest Song

The Ataris

Tuning: Whole Step Down (DGCFAD)

(Intro)

D|----------------------------------------0-1-0--------------------------|

A|--0-1-0---------0-----0-1-0-----3-1---1-------1---3-1------------------|

F|--------0---2-0---0---------0-------2-----------2---------------0/2-0--|

C|----------2---------0---------2-----------------------0-2-----3--------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------3----------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------1------------|

C Am G F

D|--0---0----3---1--|

A|--1---1----3---1--|

F|--0---2----0---2--|

C|--2---2----0---3--|

G|--3---0----2---3--|

D|--x---x----3---1--|

(Verse)

C Am

Only two more days, until your

G F

birthday, yesterday was mine

C Am

You’ll be turning five I know what it’s

G F

like growing up without your father in your life

(Pre-Chorus)

Am G C F

So I pretend, I’m doing all I can

Am G F

And I hope someday you’ll find it in your heart

Am G C F

To understand why I’m not around

Am G F

And forgive me for not being in your life

(Chorus)

I remember waiting for you to come

Remember waiting for you to call

G F

Remember waiting there to find nothing at all

I remember waiting for you to come

Remember waiting for you to call

G F

Waiting there to find nothing at all

(Repeat Intro)

(Verse)

C Am

Maybe someday you’ll really get to

G F

know me, not just from letters read to you

C Am

I pray I get the chance to make it up

G F

to you, we got a lot of catching up to do

(Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus)

(Outro)

I remember waiting for you to come

Am G F

Waiting for you to call

I remember waiting for you to come

Am G

Waiting for you to call

F C

I will make it up to you

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