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CAPO 1 
Intro  C   F   C/B  C  
CWe became the parade on the streets that we once cleaned
FExpendable soldiers smiling at anything
GRaised on a feeling our lives would have meaning eCventually
CWe were once the answer and then you discover
FYoure actually just one thing after another
GAnd what was the question and why was the lesson Cso deafening?
CThis is all that matters nowC/B  
And that was all that happened anyhFowC/B  
You can look back but dont starCeC/B  
Maybe I can love you out of tFhereG  
And when I wFent away Cwhat I forFgot to sCay
Was all I haFd to saCy:
Eight letFters, three wGords, one meaCning
CAnd outside forces didnt make it easy
FSo I thought Id go before you leave me
GSelf-preservation was no explanation for anytChing
CBut the truth is more than we ll ever comprehend
FIm just starting to understand, my friend
GAll of that distance, cause I fell in love with the enCemy
CThis is all that matters nowC/B  
And that was all that happened anyhFowC/B  
You can look back but dont starCeC/B  
Maybe I can love you out of tFhereG  
AAnd when I weFnt away Cwhat I forgFot to saCy
Was all I haFd to saCy:
Eight letFters, three wGords, one meaCning
And when I wFent away Cwhat I forFgot to sCay
Was all I haFd to saCy:
Eight letFters, three wGords, one meaCning
Interlude  C   F   G  C  
CAt last, we meeGt on no mans laFnd
Just footpriGnts in the saCnd
We meGet on no mans laFnd, at lasGt
And when I wFent away Cwhat I forFgot to sCay
Was all I haFd to saCy:
Eight letFters, three wGords, one meaCning
And when I wFent away Cwhat I forFgot to sCay
Was all I haFd to saCy:
Eight letFters, three wGords, one meaCning
One meaning
   F     C     F  CJusFt oCne FmeaGninCg

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Eight Letters

by Take That

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

CAPO 1

C F C/B C

Intro

We became the parade on the streets that we once cleaned

Expendable soldiers smiling at anything

G C

Raised on a feeling our lives would have meaning eventually

We were once the answer and then you discover

Youre actually just one thing after another

G C

And what was the question and why was the lesson so deafening?

C C/B

This is all that matters now

F C/B

And that was all that happened anyhow

C C/B

You can look back but dont stare

F G

Maybe I can love you out of there

F C F C

And when I went away what I forgot to say

F C

Was all I had to say:

F G C

Eight letters, three words, one meaning

And outside forces didnt make it easy

So I thought Id go before you leave me

G C

Self-preservation was no explanation for anything

But the truth is more than we ll ever comprehend

Im just starting to understand, my friend

G C

All of that distance, cause I fell in love with the enemy

C C/B

This is all that matters now

F C/B

And that was all that happened anyhow

C C/B

You can look back but dont stare

F G

Maybe I can love you out of there

A F C F C

And when I went away what I forgot to say

F C

Was all I had to say:

F G C

Eight letters, three words, one meaning

F C F C

And when I went away what I forgot to say

F C

Was all I had to say:

F G C

Eight letters, three words, one meaning

C F G C

Interlude

C G F

At last, we meet on no mans land

G C

Just footprints in the sand

G F G

We meet on no mans land, at last

F C F C

And when I went away what I forgot to say

F C

Was all I had to say:

F G C

Eight letters, three words, one meaning

F C F C

And when I went away what I forgot to say

F C

Was all I had to say:

F G C

Eight letters, three words, one meaning

One meaning

F C F C F C F G C

Just one meaning

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