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When You're Through Thinking Say Yes
Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
     Em022000
      Cx32010
      G320033
      Dxx0232
   D/F#2x023x
    G/Bx2x003
     Amx02210
Intro:
Silence:   G  
Distortion:  Em   C    G    D/F#x4
Verse 1:
  EmThe sun comes up and D/F#you 
are Gall over my mindD  
  EmYou're in my brain beD/F#fore 
I Gcan open my eyesD  
  EmAs I go on withG/Bout you
  CMy heartbeat wont slow Gdown
  EmI need you back like G/BI need
                  C    D(hold)
air to breath this out
Chorus 1:
  EmAll I Dcan Emdo is 
keep Dyou Ccloser Dnow
  EmCause I know Dyou're 
Emsomewhere out Dthere
Clooking Ddown
  C   DWherever you Emare
(wherever you are)D/F#  
CI hope you can
       D(hold)
see me smiling
Post Chorus:  Em   C    G    D/F#x2
Verse 2:
  EmThe sky gets dark
I D/F#watch the Gwater here at homeD  
  EmIts ten years now and D/F#I'm 
still Glearning to let goD  
  EmIts not the G/Bsame without you
  CTheres no one keeping Gtime
  EmYou were the rhythm G/Bthat 
                  C     D     D(hold)
was bringing us to life
Chorus 2:
  EmAll I Dcan Emdo is 
keep Dyou Ccloser Dnow
  EmCause I know Dyou're 
Emsomewhere out Dthere
Clooking Ddown
  C   DWherever you Emare
(wherever you are)D/F#  
CI hope you can
Dsee me smiling Emnow
(I hope you can
see me smiD/F#ling)
Interlude: Plucking
C  D
Bridge:
Sometimes CI can't help 
but Emthink that D/F#I
Have you Cright behind 
me Emall the this Dtime
If only Cyou could 
have a Amchance to Dsee
All the Chappiness 
you Emgave to D/F#meC  Em  D/F#  C  Em  D  
Chorus 3:
  EmAll I Dcan Emdo is 
keep Dyou Ccloser Dnow
  EmCause I know Dyou're 
Emsomewhere out Dthere
Clooking Ddown
  C   DWherever you Emare
(wherever you are)D/F#  
CI hope you can
Dsee me smiling Emnow
(I hope you can
see me smiD/F#ling)
CI hope you can
       D(hold)
see me smiling
Outro:  Em   C    G    D/F#x2,  Em  C(hold)

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See Me Smiling

by Yellowcard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

When You're Through Thinking Say Yes

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

022000

x32010

320033

xx0232

D/F#

2x023x

G/B

x2x003

x02210

Intro:

Silence:

Em C G D/F#

Distortion: x4

Verse 1:

Em D/F#

The sun comes up and you

G D

are all over my mind

Em D/F#

You're in my brain before

G D

I can open my eyes

Em G/B

As I go on without you

C G

My heartbeat wont slow down

Em G/B

I need you back like I need

C D

(hold)

air to breath this out

Chorus 1:

Em D Em

All I can do is

D C D

keep you closer now

Em D

Cause I know you're

Em D

somewhere out there

C D

looking down

C D Em

Wherever you are

D/F#

(wherever you are)

I hope you can

(hold)

see me smiling

Em C G D/F#

Post Chorus: x2

Verse 2:

The sky gets dark

D/F# G D

I watch the water here at home

Em D/F#

Its ten years now and I'm

G D

still learning to let go

Em G/B

Its not the same without you

C G

Theres no one keeping time

Em G/B

You were the rhythm that

C D D

(hold)

was bringing us to life

Chorus 2:

Em D Em

All I can do is

D C D

keep you closer now

Em D

Cause I know you're

Em D

somewhere out there

C D

looking down

C D Em

Wherever you are

D/F#

(wherever you are)

I hope you can

D Em

see me smiling now

(I hope you can

D/F#

see me smiling)

Interlude: Plucking

C D

Bridge:

Sometimes I can't help

Em D/F#

but think that I

Have you right behind

Em D

me all the this time

If only you could

Am D

have a chance to see

All the happiness

Em D/F# C Em D/F# C Em D

you gave to me

Chorus 3:

Em D Em

All I can do is

D C D

keep you closer now

Em D

Cause I know you're

Em D

somewhere out there

C D

looking down

C D Em

Wherever you are

D/F#

(wherever you are)

I hope you can

D Em

see me smiling now

(I hope you can

D/F#

see me smiling)

I hope you can

(hold)

see me smiling

Em C G D/F# Em C

Outro: x2, (hold)

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