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Gone Too Soon

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1/30

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 30Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

*Picking*
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[Intro]
e|--Dsus2-----0-----Dsus2/G------0----Bm7------------|
B|--3----------3----------3-----3-2---|
G|-----2----------2----------2--------|
D|--0---------------------------------|
A|------------------------2-----------|
E|-------------3----------------------|
[Verse 1]
             Hey there now...            ...unexpected
             You changed my life...      ...unprotected
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------2---|
B|--3----------3----------3------------3---------|
G|-----2----------2-----------2-----------2------|   x2
D|--0--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------------------3---------| 
[Pre-Chorus]
          In the blink of an eye
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------3----------------------3--------|
G|----2----------------------2----------|
D|---------Bm--------A------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------3------------|
[Intro]
D G Bm
[Verse 1]
  DHey there now, Gwhere'd you go?Bm  
You left me here Gso unexpected.
DYou changed my lGife I hope you knoBmw
'Cause now I'm lGost, so unprotected.
[Pre-Chorus]
    GIn the Bmblink of aAn eye,
    GI never Bmgot to saAy goodbye.
[Chorus]
  DLike a shooting starG  
flying across the roomBm  
so fast, so farA,
you were gone too soon.D  
You're a part of meG  
and I'll never be the Bmsame here Awithout yoGu.
You were gone too soon.
[Instrumental]
D  G
[Verse 2]
DYou were always there Glike a shining light,
Bmon my darkest days, Ayou were there to guide me.
DOh I miss you now, GI wish you could see
Bmjust how much your memory Awill always mean to me.
[Pre-Chorus]
    GIn the Bmblink of Aan eye
    GI never Bmgot to say Agoodbye.
[Chorus]
  DLike a shooting starG  
flying across the room,Bm  
so fast, so farA.
You were gone too soon.D  
You're a part of me,G  
and I'll never be the Bmsame here Awithout yoGu,
you were gone too soon.
[Bridge]
  GShine on, Ashine on
Bmon to a bDm/F#etter place.
  GShine on, Ashine on
Bmwe'll nevDm/F#er be the same.
GShine on, sAhine on
[Chorus]
  ELike a shooting star,
  Aflying across the room.
  C#mSo fast, so far
  Byou were gone too soon.
  EYou're a part of me
  Aand I'll never bC#me the same Bhere withouAt you.
[Outro]
You were gone too soon.
EShine on, shine on
Ayou were gone too soon.
C#mShine on, shine on
Byou were gone too soon.
EShine on, shine on
Ayou were gone too C#msoonB.A  

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Gone Too Soon

by Simple Plan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus2/G

Bm7

Dm/F#

C#m

*Picking*

[Scroll down for chords]

[Intro]

Dsus2 Dsus2/G Bm7

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

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

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

D|--0---------------------------------|

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

E|-------------3----------------------|

[Verse 1]

Hey there now... ...unexpected

You changed my life... ...unprotected

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

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

G|-----2----------2-----------2-----------2------| x2

D|--0--------------------------------------------|

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

E|-------------3-----------------------3---------|

[Pre-Chorus]

In the blink of an eye

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

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

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

D|---------Bm--------A------------------|

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

E|--3----------------------3------------|

[Intro]

D G Bm

[Verse 1]

D G Bm

Hey there now, where'd you go?

You left me here so unexpected.

D G Bm

You changed my life I hope you know

'Cause now I'm lost, so unprotected.

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm A

In the blink of an eye,

G Bm A

I never got to say goodbye.

[Chorus]

D G

Like a shooting star

flying across the room

so fast, so far,

you were gone too soon.

You're a part of me

Bm A G

and I'll never be the same here without you.

You were gone too soon.

[Instrumental]

D G

[Verse 2]

D G

You were always there like a shining light,

Bm A

on my darkest days, you were there to guide me.

D G

Oh I miss you now, I wish you could see

Bm A

just how much your memory will always mean to me.

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm A

In the blink of an eye

G Bm A

I never got to say goodbye.

[Chorus]

D G

Like a shooting star

flying across the room,

so fast, so far.

You were gone too soon.

You're a part of me,

Bm A G

and I'll never be the same here without you,

you were gone too soon.

[Bridge]

G A

Shine on, shine on

Bm Dm/F#

on to a better place.

G A

Shine on, shine on

Bm Dm/F#

we'll never be the same.

G A

Shine on, shine on

[Chorus]

Like a shooting star,

flying across the room.

C#m

So fast, so far

you were gone too soon.

You're a part of me

A C#m B A

and I'll never be the same here without you.

[Outro]

You were gone too soon.

Shine on, shine on

you were gone too soon.

C#m

Shine on, shine on

you were gone too soon.

Shine on, shine on

A C#m B A

you were gone too soon.

About Gone Too Soon Chords by Simple Plan

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