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Souvenirs

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[Intro]
G D/F# F C
[Verse]
   GHere's to the twilighD/F#t
   FHere's to the memorieCs
These are my souvenirs
My mental pictures of everything
Here's to the late nights
Here's to the fire light
These are my souvenirs
My souvenirs
I close my Emeyes and go back in Ctime
I can see you sGmiling, you're so D/F#alive
We were so young, we had no fear
We were so young, we had no idea 
                     | G| D/F#| F|C|
that life was just happening
               | G|D/F#|  F|C|
Life was just happening
    GHere's to your bright D/F#eyes
    FShining like firefClies
These are my souvenirs
The memory of a lifetime
We were wide eyed with everything
Everything around us
We were enlightened by everything
Everything
So I close my Emeyes and go back in Ctime
I can see you sGmiling, you're so aD/F#live
I close my eyeEms and go back in timCe
You were just a cGhild then, and so was BmI
EmWe C  GwD/F#ere so young, we had no fear
We were so young, we had no idea
That nothing lasts forever
That nothing lasts forever
Nothing lasts, nothing lasts
You and me together
Were always now or never
GCD/F#an yFoCu hear me?
Can you hear me?
[Instrumental] 
G|D/F#|Am| Cx2
I close my Geyes and go back in Dtime
I can see you sAmmiling, you're so aClive
I close my eyes and go back in time
You were wide eyed, you were wide eyed
We were so Emyoung, we had no Cfear
We were so Gyoung, we had just D/F#begun
A song we knew but had never sung
It burned like fire inside our lungs
And life was just hapEmpenCinGgD  
(nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever)
And life was just happening
(nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever)
                       | G|  D/F#|  F|
I wouldn't trade it for anything
My souveniCrs

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Souvenirs

by Switchfoot

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G D/F# F C

[Verse]

G D/F#

Here's to the twilight

F C

Here's to the memories

These are my souvenirs

My mental pictures of everything

Here's to the late nights

Here's to the fire light

These are my souvenirs

My souvenirs

Em C

I close my eyes and go back in time

G D/F#

I can see you smiling, you're so alive

We were so young, we had no fear

We were so young, we had no idea

G D/F# F C

| | | ||

that life was just happening

G D/F# F C

| || ||

Life was just happening

G D/F#

Here's to your bright eyes

F C

Shining like fireflies

These are my souvenirs

The memory of a lifetime

We were wide eyed with everything

Everything around us

We were enlightened by everything

Everything

Em C

So I close my eyes and go back in time

G D/F#

I can see you smiling, you're so alive

Em C

I close my eyes and go back in time

G Bm

You were just a child then, and so was I

Em C G D/F#

We were so young, we had no fear

We were so young, we had no idea

That nothing lasts forever

Nothing lasts, nothing lasts

You and me together

Were always now or never

G D/F# F C

Can you hear me?

[Instrumental]

G D/F# Am C

||| x2

G D

I close my eyes and go back in time

Am C

I can see you smiling, you're so alive

I close my eyes and go back in time

You were wide eyed, you were wide eyed

Em C

We were so young, we had no fear

G D/F#

We were so young, we had just begun

A song we knew but had never sung

It burned like fire inside our lungs

Em C G D

And life was just happening

(nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever)

And life was just happening

(nothing lasts, nothing lasts forever)

G D/F# F

| | | |

I wouldn't trade it for anything

My souvenirs

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