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[Intro]
D A Em
D A Em
[Verse 1]
DEven now after Aall these years
I tEmhink about you with both Gjoy and pain
DEven now I reAmember when you left
I wEmalked all night through the rainG  
Broken and Bmlost Aswearing I'd never Emlove that way again
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D/F#Even Gthen you were Aaiming much BmhighAer
D/F#Somewhere Ghigher where you Athought I could fly
D/F#Even Gthen you were Alooking for BmrainAbows
D/F#Something Gmore then the clAoudless blue sky
[Chorus 1]
Now you Dtell me you were wrong
You Anever should have left me for an Emempty dreamG  
And now you Dspill out your regArets
A Emmighty river to a Gbitter stream
DLying awake Athinking about all that Emmight have beenG  
I guess we're Bmeven nowA  Em  G  
I guess we're Bmeven nowA  Em  
[Verse 2]
DEven now, more Aoften then I'd like
I tEmhink of you and the place we Gused to share
DEven now I remAember all the songs
Emand the perfume in your hairG  
I was carried aBmway unAtil you cut me Emdown in mid-air
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D/F#Even Gthen there was Asomething inBmside Ayou
D/F#Something Gbright that was bAurning so cold
D/F#Even Gthen there was sAomething abBmout Ayou
D/F#Something Gdark that AI couldn't hold
[Chorus 2]
And now you Dtell me that your life
has Anever been the free flight you Emthought it would beG  
And now you Dknow it's way too Alate
EmAll we've got is Ghistory
You Dknow that when I Alost you, Emyou lost Gme
I guess we're Bmeven nowA  Em  G  
I guess we're Bmeven nowA  Em  G  
I think we're Bmeven nowA  Em  
[Solo]
Bm A/C# D G
Bm A/C# Em
Bm A/C# D G
Bm A/C# Em
[Pre-Chorus 3]
D/F#Even Gthen you were lAooking for rBmainbAows
D/F#Even Gthen in a pAerfect blue sky
[Chorus 3]
I guess we're Bmeven nowA/C#  D  G  
I guess we're Bmeven nowA/C#  Em  
I think we're Bmeven nowA/C#  D  G  
Could mean we're Bmeven nowA/C#  Em  
I think we're Bmeven nowA/C#  D  G  
I think we're Bmeven nowA/C#  Em  
I think we're Bmeven nowA/C#  D  G  
              Bm       A/C# Em
[Outro]
All that BmsumA/C#merD  G  
in the BmmoonA/C#lightEm  
You were BmdreA/C#amingD  G  
I was beBmlievA/C#ingEm  
All that BmsumA/C#mer (all that sDumGmer)
in the BmmoonA/C#light (in the Emmoonlight)
You were BmdreA/C#aming (you were DdreaGming)
I was beBmlievA/C#ingEm  
Bm A/C# D G
Bm A/C# Em
Bm A/C# D G
Bm A/C# Em

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Even Now

by Vertical Horizon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

A/C#

Tuned down 1/2 step

[Intro]

D A Em

[Verse 1]

D A

Even now after all these years

Em G

I think about you with both joy and pain

D A

Even now I remember when you left

Em G

I walked all night through the rain

Bm A Em

Broken and lost swearing I'd never love that way again

[Pre-Chorus 1]

D/F# G A Bm A

Even then you were aiming much higher

D/F# G A

Somewhere higher where you thought I could fly

D/F# G A Bm A

Even then you were looking for rainbows

D/F# G A

Something more then the cloudless blue sky

[Chorus 1]

Now you tell me you were wrong

A Em G

You never should have left me for an empty dream

D A

And now you spill out your regrets

Em G

A mighty river to a bitter stream

D A Em G

Lying awake thinking about all that might have been

Bm A Em G

I guess we're even now

Bm A Em

I guess we're even now

[Verse 2]

D A

Even now, more often then I'd like

Em G

I think of you and the place we used to share

D A

Even now I remember all the songs

Em G

and the perfume in your hair

Bm A Em

I was carried away until you cut me down in mid-air

[Pre-Chorus 2]

D/F# G A Bm A

Even then there was something inside you

D/F# G A

Something bright that was burning so cold

D/F# G A Bm A

Even then there was something about you

D/F# G A

Something dark that I couldn't hold

[Chorus 2]

And now you tell me that your life

A Em G

has never been the free flight you thought it would be

D A

And now you know it's way too late

Em G

All we've got is history

D A Em G

You know that when I lost you, you lost me

Bm A Em G

I guess we're even now

Bm A Em G

I guess we're even now

Bm A Em

I think we're even now

[Solo]

Bm A/C# D G

Bm A/C# Em

Bm A/C# D G

Bm A/C# Em

[Pre-Chorus 3]

D/F# G A Bm A

Even then you were looking for rainbows

D/F# G A

Even then in a perfect blue sky

[Chorus 3]

Bm A/C# D G

I guess we're even now

Bm A/C# Em

I guess we're even now

Bm A/C# D G

I think we're even now

Bm A/C# Em

Could mean we're even now

Bm A/C# D G

I think we're even now

Bm A/C# Em

I think we're even now

Bm A/C# D G

I think we're even now

Bm A/C# Em

[Outro]

Bm A/C# D G

All that summer

Bm A/C# Em

in the moonlight

Bm A/C# D G

You were dreaming

Bm A/C# Em

I was believing

Bm A/C# D G

All that summer (all that summer)

Bm A/C# Em

in the moonlight (in the moonlight)

Bm A/C# D G

You were dreaming (you were dreaming)

Bm A/C# Em

I was believing

Bm A/C# D G

Bm A/C# Em

Bm A/C# D G

Bm A/C# Em

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