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Hindsight

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from Lee MacDougall. He uses some barre chords that I can't 
out so it was hard to get the chords right!  Any suggestions
 Dsus4[xx0233]
  Em7 022033
 Em11  020233or G6add9 or A9sus4 or Dsus4/B...several different names for that shape!
    G                                   320033(I just chose the shortest!)
   G6 020033
Standard Tuning w/
Capo on 1
Intro-
G  Dsus4  G  Dsus4
Em7  Em11  Em7  Em11
G  Dsus4  G  Dsus4
Em7  Em11  Em7 Em11
G
A Dsus4little too much to Gdrink
Dsus4Flickering Christmas Em7lights
       Em11        020233Em7                       
But I Em11think about it all the Gtime
I Dsus4wanted just to pull her Gclose
But I'm Dsus4stubborn and I got too Em7proud
A Em11teardrop glanced her Em7beauty spot
And she Em11disappeared into the Gcrowd
I Dsus4swear I thought I saw her Gleaving
With a Dsus4man stood by the Em7bar
And I Em11turned to the frosty Em7window
As Gshe stepped into his Cadd9car
          [x20033]
And I can't G6let that Gfeeling Cadd9go
I should have G6run, but GI  just Cadd9froze
                         Em7   Dsus2[xx0230]
I shouldn't have let her get in
Well Cadd9hindsight is a Em7wonderful DthingG  Dsus4  G  
Is a Dsus4wonderful Em7thingEm11  Em7  Em11  G  
And the Dsus4snowflakes danced Garound
The Dsus4blue and white flashing Em7lights
The Em11sound of a speeding Em7ambulance
And a Em11car lying on it's Gside
There was Dsus4alcohol upon his Gbreath
And his Dsus4voice began too Em7crack
Well "Em11Sorry" is the hardest Em7word I've heard
But it's Gnever gonna bring her Cback
And I can't G6let that Gfeeling Cadd9go
How I stood G6frozen Gin the Cadd9snow
                          Em7   Dsus2[xx0230]
I shouldn't have let her get in
Well Cadd9hindsight is a Em7wonderful DthingCadd9  
It's a Em7wonderful DthingG  Dsus4  G  Dsus4  
Em7  Em11  Em7  Em11
G Dsus4 G Dsus4
Em7  Em11  Em7  Em11
Cadd9
And I can't G6help but Gwish somCadd9ehow
If I only G6knew then what GI know Cadd9now
                         Em7   Dsus2[xx0230]
I wouldn't have let her get in
Well Cadd9hindsight is a Em7wonderful DthingCadd9  
It's a Em7wonderful DthingCadd9  
              Em7       D   G-once
It's a wonderful thing

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Hindsight

by Lee Macdougall

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Em7

Em11

Cadd9

Dsus2

from Lee MacDougall. He uses some barre chords that I can't

out so it was hard to get the chords right! Any suggestions

Dsus4

[xx0233]

Em7 022033

020233

Em11 or G6add9 or A9sus4 or Dsus4/B...several different names for that shape!

320033

G (I just chose the shortest!)

G6 020033

Standard Tuning w/

Capo on 1

Intro-

G Dsus4 G Dsus4

Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11

G Dsus4 G Dsus4

Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11

Dsus4 G

A little too much to drink

Dsus4 Em7

Flickering Christmas lights

020233

Em11 Em7

Em11 G

But I think about it all the time

Dsus4 G

I wanted just to pull her close

Dsus4 Em7

But I'm stubborn and I got too proud

Em11 Em7

A teardrop glanced her beauty spot

Em11 G

And she disappeared into the crowd

Dsus4 G

I swear I thought I saw her leaving

Dsus4 Em7

With a man stood by the bar

Em11 Em7

And I turned to the frosty window

G Cadd9

As she stepped into his car

[x20033]

G6 G Cadd9

And I can't let that feeling go

G6 G Cadd9

I should have run, but I just froze

Em7 Dsus2

[xx0230]

I shouldn't have let her get in

Cadd9 Em7 D G Dsus4 G

Well hindsight is a wonderful thing

Dsus4 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 G

Is a wonderful thing

Dsus4 G

And the snowflakes danced around

Dsus4 Em7

The blue and white flashing lights

Em11 Em7

The sound of a speeding ambulance

Em11 G

And a car lying on it's side

Dsus4 G

There was alcohol upon his breath

Dsus4 Em7

And his voice began too crack

Em11 Em7

Well "Sorry" is the hardest word I've heard

G C

But it's never gonna bring her back

G6 G Cadd9

And I can't let that feeling go

G6 G Cadd9

How I stood frozen in the snow

Em7 Dsus2

[xx0230]

I shouldn't have let her get in

Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9

Well hindsight is a wonderful thing

Em7 D G Dsus4 G Dsus4

It's a wonderful thing

Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11

G Dsus4 G Dsus4

Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11

Cadd9

G6 G Cadd9

And I can't help but wish somehow

G6 G Cadd9

If I only knew then what I know now

Em7 Dsus2

[xx0230]

I wouldn't have let her get in

Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9

Well hindsight is a wonderful thing

Em7 D Cadd9

It's a wonderful thing

Em7 D G

-once

It's a wonderful thing

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