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the story of me -       Everly Brothers
Intro:
 A-  Em-  D-        Dm/B2x
  ARescue me,   Embefore my   Ddreams have flown a-    Dm/Bway
  ARescue me,   Emtake me   Dback with you a-    Dm/Bgain
  AThe lonely hours I wait for    Dm/Bdawn's caress I can't forget,
                          A  Dm/B*                                 
  the silence of the lonely-   ness
  ADestiny,   EmI wrote the   Dbook about the     Dm/Bgame
  ADestiny,   Emnow I've   Dlearned how to take the     Dm/Bpain
  ATry as I may I can't ex-    Dm/Bplain the way I'm feeling now
                         A  Dm/B*                                   
  Try as I may I can't ex-     plain
And   Enow I'm    C#mwalking right back to   Dyou
And   Eall a-   C#mlong I never really   Dkne-   Eew
That there was    C#mheartbreak ahead
And     Em/Geveryone but   F#I could   Bmsee
That's the     Dm/Bstory of   Ame
 Em-  D- Dm/B  
 ADon't look back,   Emto think a-   Dbout the things wDm/Be   did
 ADon't look back,   Emto pretend that's   Dhow it might have    Dm/Bbeen
  AI'm walking homeward thru the    Dm/Bshadows of the night again
                        A  Dm/B*                                     
  So now the story can be     told,
And   Enow I'm    C#mwalking right back to   Dyou
And   Eall a-   C#mlong I never really   Dkne-   Eew
That there was    C#msorrow to come 
And      Em/GI thought there'd be   F#ecsta-   Bmsy
That's the     Dm/Bstory of   Ame
 Em-  D- Dm/B  
And   Enow I'm    C#mwalking right back to   Dyou
And   Eall a-    C#mlong I never really   Dkne-   Eew
That it's so    C#measy to see 
    Em/Gthat's how it's    F#meant to   Bmbe
That's the    Dm/Bstory of   Ame
   EmStory of   Dme,
     Dm/BThat's the story of   Ame   A//
    Dm/Bx23231
Dm/B*   x2323x
     C#mx42120
        x46654
    Em/G322000

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The Story Of Me

by The Everly Brothers

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Dm/B

C#m

Em/G

the story of me - Everly Brothers

Intro:

A Em D Dm/B

- - - 2x

A Em D Dm/B

Rescue me, before my dreams have flown a- way

A Em D Dm/B

Rescue me, take me back with you a- gain

A Dm/B

The lonely hours I wait for dawn's caress I can't forget,

A Dm/B

the silence of the lonely- ness

A Em D Dm/B

Destiny, I wrote the book about the game

A Em D Dm/B

Destiny, now I've learned how to take the pain

A Dm/B

Try as I may I can't ex- plain the way I'm feeling now

A Dm/B

Try as I may I can't ex- plain

E C#m D

And now I'm walking right back to you

E C#m D E

And all a- long I never really kne- ew

C#m

That there was heartbreak ahead

Em/G F# Bm

And everyone but I could see

Dm/B A

That's the story of me

Em D Dm/B

- -

A Em D Dm/B

Don't look back, to think a- bout the things we did

A Em D Dm/B

Don't look back, to pretend that's how it might have been

A Dm/B

I'm walking homeward thru the shadows of the night again

A Dm/B

So now the story can be told,

E C#m D

And now I'm walking right back to you

E C#m D E

And all a- long I never really kne- ew

C#m

That there was sorrow to come

Em/G F# Bm

And I thought there'd be ecsta- sy

Dm/B A

That's the story of me

Em D Dm/B

- -

E C#m D

And now I'm walking right back to you

E C#m D E

And all a- long I never really kne- ew

C#m

That it's so easy to see

Em/G F# Bm

that's how it's meant to be

Dm/B A

That's the story of me

Em D

Story of me,

Dm/B A A

That's the story of me //

Dm/B

x23231

Dm/B

* x2323x

C#m

x42120

x46654

Em/G

322000

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The chords for "The Story Of Me" show the original chord names (including A, Em, D, Dm/B, E, C#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.