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CAPO: 3
GYou walk alone at night
Cadd9With your hands kept at your side
GYou're smiling so polite, just waitingCadd9  
GFor him to call your name
Cadd9Catch up and meet your pace
GI swear he'll play your gamCadd9es
Em7And just this once you'll let him inDsus4  Cadd9  Dsus4  
Em7And just like that you'll push away DsusagainCadd9  Dsus4  
GDon't lead him onCadd9  
Em7Cause he'd love you either way
Dsus4He'd love you either way
GDon't hide your faceCadd9  
Em7Cause things will never change
Dsus4Things will never change
Em7But that doesn't make it Dsus4okayG  
Dsus4
GHe'll talk alone this time
Cadd9Stuttering with every try
Em7Just waiting for her to speakCadd9  
GBut there is truth behind that smile
Cadd9Cause she's a damsel in denial
Em7She isn't all what she seemsCadd9  
Em7And just this once she'll let him inDsus4  Cadd9  Dsus4  
Em7And just like that she'll break his hDsus4eart againCadd9  Dsus4  
GDon't lead him onCadd9  
Em7Cause he'd love you either way
Dsus4He'd love you either way
GDon't hide your faceCadd9  
Em7Cause things will never change
Dsus4Things will never change
Em7But that doesn't make it oDsus4kayG  

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Just This Once

by Morgan Laurence

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

Dsus

CAPO: 3

You walk alone at night

Cadd9

With your hands kept at your side

G Cadd9

You're smiling so polite, just waiting

For him to call your name

Cadd9

Catch up and meet your pace

G Cadd9

I swear he'll play your games

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

And just this once you'll let him in

Em7 Dsus Cadd9 Dsus4

And just like that you'll push away again

G Cadd9

Don't lead him on

Em7

Cause he'd love you either way

Dsus4

He'd love you either way

G Cadd9

Don't hide your face

Em7

Cause things will never change

Dsus4

Things will never change

Em7 Dsus4 G

But that doesn't make it okay

Dsus4

He'll talk alone this time

Cadd9

Stuttering with every try

Em7 Cadd9

Just waiting for her to speak

But there is truth behind that smile

Cadd9

Cause she's a damsel in denial

Em7 Cadd9

She isn't all what she seems

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

And just this once she'll let him in

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

And just like that she'll break his heart again

G Cadd9

Don't lead him on

Em7

Cause he'd love you either way

Dsus4

He'd love you either way

G Cadd9

Don't hide your face

Em7

Cause things will never change

Dsus4

Things will never change

Em7 Dsus4 G

But that doesn't make it okay

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