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Pretty easy song, standard tuning, no capo.
[Intro]
Em, Bm, Am, E,  Bm(Slid up to 3rd fret), G, D  
[Verse 1]
GThese broken drCadd9eams are enDough
To make Embetter people give Cup, but not Amus
GWe soldier Cadd9on like nothing's wrDong
Did we tEmhink that we'd last this Clong?Am  
Cadd9We    Dtouched souls while Cwalking across the cGoals
Cadd9If    Dwe give up Amnothing will be good enCough
[Chorus]
If we Gnever make love Cadd9again
Will you sDtill want to call out my nCame?
There's Gnothing left to exCadd9plain
When we adDmit that there's no one to bEmlame
[Verse 2]
GYou drove my Cadd9car down the stDreet
Thinking yEmou would never reCpeat all those lAmines
GI sat and sCadd9tared into sDpace
But Emall I could see was your Cface above mAmine
Cadd9It's  eDasy to hCurt the one you love the Gmost
Cadd9Stay  wDith me; we're nAmever giving up the gChost
[Chorus]
If we Gnever make love Cadd9again
Will you sDtill want to call out my nCame?
There's Gnothing left to exCadd9plain
When we adDmit that there's no one to bEmlame
[Bridge]
EmThese wasted wBmords
AmNever to be Eheard
         Bm(3rd fret)                        G  D  
Are we afraid that there's more to life than love?
[Chorus]
If we Gnever make love Cadd9again
Will you sDtill want to call out my nCame?
There's Gnothing left to exCadd9plain
When we adDmit that there's no one to bEmlame

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These Wasted Words

by The Vanity Project

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Cadd9

Pretty easy song, standard tuning, no capo.

[Intro]

Em Bm Am E Bm G D

, , , , (Slid up to 3rd fret), ,

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9 D

These broken dreams are enough

Em C Am

To make better people give up, but not us

G Cadd9 D

We soldier on like nothing's wrong

Em C Am

Did we think that we'd last this long?

Cadd9 D C G

We touched souls while walking across the coals

Cadd9 D Am C

If we give up nothing will be good enough

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

If we never make love again

D C

Will you still want to call out my name?

G Cadd9

There's nothing left to explain

D Em

When we admit that there's no one to blame

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 D

You drove my car down the street

Em C Am

Thinking you would never repeat all those lines

G Cadd9 D

I sat and stared into space

Em C Am

But all I could see was your face above mine

Cadd9 D C G

It's easy to hurt the one you love the most

Cadd9 D Am C

Stay with me; we're never giving up the ghost

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

If we never make love again

D C

Will you still want to call out my name?

G Cadd9

There's nothing left to explain

D Em

When we admit that there's no one to blame

[Bridge]

Em Bm

These wasted words

Am E

Never to be heard

Bm G D

(3rd fret)

Are we afraid that there's more to life than love?

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

If we never make love again

D C

Will you still want to call out my name?

G Cadd9

There's nothing left to explain

D Em

When we admit that there's no one to blame

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