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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: STANDARD (the new version played a half-step down but it’s the same chord anyway)
JOHN VESELY plays this chords for this song…
e|--E0---B0---C#m0---0A--|
b|--0---0---0---0--|
G|--4---4---4---4--|
D|--2---4---2---2--|
A|--2---2---4---0--|
E|--0---x---x---x--|
[Intro]( plucking )
e|--0-2-----|
b|---0-0----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Then strum these chords…
E  B  C#m  A
ETheBn pC#mlay BthAe C#mverseB  
[Verse]
Didn't you want to Ehear
The sound of all the Bplaces we could go
Do you C#mfear
The expressions on the Afaces we don't know
It's a Ecold hard road when you wake up
And BI don't think that I
Have the C#mstrength to let you goA  
[Chorus]
Maybe it's just Eme, Couldn't you beBlieve
That everything I C#msaid and did, wasn't just deceAiving
And the tear in your Eeye, and your calm hard Bface
Makes me wish that C#mI was never bBrought into this plAace
[Verse 2]
There goes my Ering
It might as well have been Bshattered
And I'm here to singC#m  
About the things that Amattered
About the things that Emade us feel alive for oh so Blong
About the things that C#mkept you on my side when I was wrAong
[Chorus]
Maybe it's just Eme, Couldn't you beBlieve
That everything I C#msaid and did, wasn't just deceAiving
And the tear in your Eeye, and your calm hard Bface
Makes me wish that C#mI was never bBrought into this plAace
[Bridge]
    C#m   BAAnd sAomeday, I pC#mromise I'lBl be gAone
And sAomeday, I might eC#mven sinBg this sAong
To youA, I might C#meven siBng this Asong, to you, to you
And I was Ecrying alone tonightA  
And I was C#mwasting all of my life Bjust thinking of yoEu
So just come Aback we'll make it C#mbetter
So Just come Bback I'll make it
EBetter than it ever wasA  
I’ll make it C#mbetter than it ever waBs
[Chorus]
Maybe it's just Eme, Couldn't you beBlieve
That everything I C#msaid and did, wasn't just deceAiving
And the tear in your Eeye, and your calm hard Bface
Makes me wish that C#mI was never bBrought into this plAace
Maybe it's just Eme, Couldn't you beBlieve
That everything I C#msaid and did, wasn't just deceAiving
And the tear in your Eeye, and your calm hard Bface
Makes me wish that C#mI was never bBrought into this plAace

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Maybe

by Secondhand Serenade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Tuning: STANDARD (the new version played a half-step down but it’s the same chord anyway)

JOHN VESELY plays this chords for this song…

E B C#m A

e|--0---0---0---0--|

b|--0---0---0---0--|

G|--4---4---4---4--|

D|--2---4---2---2--|

A|--2---2---4---0--|

E|--0---x---x---x--|

[Intro]( plucking )

e|--0-2-----|

b|---0-0----|

G|----------|

D|----------|

A|----------|

E|----------|

Then strum these chords…

E B C#m A

E B C#m B A C#m B

Then play the verse

[Verse]

Didn't you want to hear

The sound of all the places we could go

C#m

Do you fear

The expressions on the faces we don't know

It's a cold hard road when you wake up

And I don't think that I

C#m A

Have the strength to let you go

[Chorus]

E B

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe

C#m A

That everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving

E B

And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face

C#m B A

Makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

[Verse 2]

There goes my ring

It might as well have been shattered

C#m

And I'm here to sing

About the things that mattered

E B

About the things that made us feel alive for oh so long

C#m A

About the things that kept you on my side when I was wrong

[Chorus]

E B

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe

C#m A

That everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving

E B

And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face

C#m B A

Makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

[Bridge]

C#m B A A C#m B A

And someday, I promise I'll be gone

A C#m B A

And someday, I might even sing this song

A C#m B A

To you, I might even sing this song, to you, to you

E A

And I was crying alone tonight

C#m B E

And I was wasting all of my life just thinking of you

A C#m

So just come back we'll make it better

So Just come back I'll make it

E A

Better than it ever was

C#m B

I’ll make it better than it ever was

[Chorus]

E B

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe

C#m A

That everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving

E B

And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face

C#m B A

Makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

E B

Maybe it's just me, Couldn't you believe

C#m A

That everything I said and did, wasn't just deceiving

E B

And the tear in your eye, and your calm hard face

C#m B A

Makes me wish that I was never brought into this place

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