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Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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If you're curious, I think the fingerpicking is something along these lines:
e-C------C------C-----C-----------|
B-----1----1-----1----1-------|
G---0-----0-----0----0-----0--|
D-----------------------------|
A-3-----3-----3----3-----0----|
E-----------------------------|
Capo 2
[Intro]  C(fingerpicked)
[Verse] (Fingerpicked - optional)
CSun is fCmaj7illing up the room
CAnd I can Cmaj7hear you dreaming
CDo you Cmaj7feel the way I Emdo?
GRight now?
CI wish Cmaj7we would just give up
C'Cause the best Cmaj7part is falling
CCall it Cmaj7anything but Emlove
And GI will
[Chorus] (strummed)
Fmaj7make sure
GTo keep my distance
AmSay I love you
GWhen you're not listening
Fmaj7And how long
GCan we keep this up, up, up?
[Verse] (fingerpicked - optional)
CPlease don't Cmaj7stand so close to me
CI'm having Cmaj7trouble breathing
CI'm afCmaj7raid of what you'll Emsee
GRight now
CI'll give you Cmaj7everything I am
CAll my Cmaj7broken heartbeats
CUntil I Cmaj7know you'll undersEmtand
And GI will
[Chorus] (strummed)
Fmaj7make sure
GTo keep my distance
AmSay I love you
GWhen you're not listening
Fmaj7And how long
GCan we keep this up, up, up?
[Bridge] (strummed)
AmAnd I keep waiting
Fmaj7For you to take me
CYou keep waiting
ETo save what we have
So I'll
Fmaj7make sure
GTo keep my distance
AmSay I love you
GWhen you're not listening
And Fmaj7how long
GCan we keep this up, up, up?
Fmaj7Make sure
GTo keep my distance
AmSay I love you
GWhen you're not listening
And Fmaj7how long
GTill we call this love, love, love?
[Outro] (Fingerpicked) C  

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Distance

by Christina Perri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

If you're curious, I think the fingerpicking is something along these lines:

C C C C

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

B-----1----1-----1----1-------|

G---0-----0-----0----0-----0--|

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

A-3-----3-----3----3-----0----|

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

Capo 2

[Intro] (fingerpicked)

[Verse] (Fingerpicked - optional)

C Cmaj7

Sun is filling up the room

C Cmaj7

And I can hear you dreaming

C Cmaj7 Em

Do you feel the way I do?

Right now?

C Cmaj7

I wish we would just give up

C Cmaj7

'Cause the best part is falling

C Cmaj7 Em

Call it anything but love

And I will

[Chorus] (strummed)

Fmaj7

make sure

To keep my distance

Say I love you

When you're not listening

Fmaj7

And how long

Can we keep this up, up, up?

[Verse] (fingerpicked - optional)

C Cmaj7

Please don't stand so close to me

C Cmaj7

I'm having trouble breathing

C Cmaj7 Em

I'm afraid of what you'll see

Right now

C Cmaj7

I'll give you everything I am

C Cmaj7

All my broken heartbeats

C Cmaj7 Em

Until I know you'll understand

And I will

[Chorus] (strummed)

Fmaj7

make sure

To keep my distance

Say I love you

When you're not listening

Fmaj7

And how long

Can we keep this up, up, up?

[Bridge] (strummed)

And I keep waiting

Fmaj7

For you to take me

You keep waiting

To save what we have

So I'll

Fmaj7

make sure

To keep my distance

Say I love you

When you're not listening

Fmaj7

And how long

Can we keep this up, up, up?

Fmaj7

Make sure

To keep my distance

Say I love you

When you're not listening

Fmaj7

And how long

Till we call this love, love, love?

[Outro] (Fingerpicked)

About Distance Chords by Christina Perri

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What key is "Distance" in?

The chords for "Distance" show the original chord names (including C, B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.