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Forget Me Not

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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e|----------------------|
B|-------2-----------3--|
G|--1----1---2---2---1--|
D|--2----2---1---1---2--|
A|--2----2---2---0---2--|
E|---------------2------|
       E    E6     B7?    E7  
[Verse 1]
                          E  E6,E,E6, E  
I've been awaiting for you
              B7?              Em  E6,E,E6, E  
And you've been awaiting for me
                                 E  E6,E,E6, E  
Tell me that you'll always be true
                     B7?         E  E7  
And you'll be the only one for me
[Chorus]
ForAget me not my Edear, my darling
ForAget me not my B7love
[Verse 2]
                         Em  E6,E,E6, E  
I just wanna hold your hand
            B7?           E  E6,E,E6, E  
Hang on every word you say        
                        E  E6,E,E6, E  
Let's write a song for us
                   B7?         E  E7  
And sing until we're old and grey
[Chorus]
ForAget me not my Edear, my darling
ForAget me not my B7loveC  
[Solo]
x3
F#m244222
C#mx46654
Bsus2x24422
A
F#m244222
[Verse 3]
                        E  E6,E,E6, E  
I'm coming home real soon
             B7?              E  E6,E,E6, E  
Please leave a light on for me
                                 E  E6,E,E6, E  
Tell me that you'll always be true
                     B7?        E  
And you'll be the only one for me
                      B7?        E  
Yes, you'll be the only one for me

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Forget Me Not

by The Civil Wars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Bsus2

e|----------------------|

B|-------2-----------3--|

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

D|--2----2---1---1---2--|

A|--2----2---2---0---2--|

E|---------------2------|

E E6 B7 E7

[Verse 1]

E E6 E E6 E

,,,

I've been awaiting for you

B7 Em E6 E E6 E

? ,,,

And you've been awaiting for me

E E6 E E6 E

,,,

Tell me that you'll always be true

B7 E E7

And you'll be the only one for me

[Chorus]

A E

Forget me not my dear, my darling

A B7

Forget me not my love

[Verse 2]

Em E6 E E6 E

,,,

I just wanna hold your hand

B7 E E6 E E6 E

? ,,,

Hang on every word you say

E E6 E E6 E

,,,

Let's write a song for us

B7 E E7

And sing until we're old and grey

[Chorus]

A E

Forget me not my dear, my darling

A B7 C

Forget me not my love

[Solo]

F#m

244222

C#m

x46654

Bsus2

x24422

F#m

244222

[Verse 3]

E E6 E E6 E

,,,

I'm coming home real soon

B7 E E6 E E6 E

? ,,,

Please leave a light on for me

E E6 E E6 E

,,,

Tell me that you'll always be true

B7 E

And you'll be the only one for me

B7 E

Yes, you'll be the only one for me

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