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* (one strum) 
no capo
Bm*                                G*
Thought about everything you said
               A*           D*
And now I know why, well
            Bm*                    G*
I was wrong, see I never meant to be 
       A*                    D*
I said, I never meant to be
Your favorite breakup BmsonGgA  D  
BmWell love turns into Ghate
And your persistentA, well it's persistentlDy
Killing me, Bmcause I remember whenG  
                                               A                         D  Bm*
I could run to you and your arms would be wide open and you would Carry me 
(chorus)
GThis can't be happeningA  
It's just not fairBm  
Will someone someone wake me upD  
This is a nightmareG  
The girl of all my dreams A  
Is now my worst fearBm  
Would you please help me outD  
                          G*
Cause she's just not there
(verse 2)
BmIn and out G  
Our love was like the currentA  
But I don't think Dit's coming back now Bm  
Cause I remember Gwhen
I was down and Abroken
                                         D  Bm*
And you would come to me and you'd see me through 
(chorus)
GThis can't be happeningA  
It's just not fairBm  
Will someone someone wake me upD  
This is a nightmareG  
The girl of all my dreams A  
Is now my worst fearBm  
Would you please help me outD  
Cause she's just not thereG  
GOh             
AOh
(bridge)
GYou said you'd Abe there through it all 
BmThe first mistDake and we'd start to fall
GYou said you'd Abe there
BmYou said you'd Dbe there
GYou said you'd Abe there through it all 
BmThe first mistDake and we'd start to fall
GYou said you'd Abe there
BmYou said you'd Dbe there
(chorus)
GThis can't be happeningA  
It's just not fairBm  
Will someone someone wake me upD  
This is a nightmareG  
The girl of all my dreams A  
Is now my worst fearBm  
Would you please help me outD  
Cause she's just not thereG  
GThis can't be happeningA  
It's just not fairBm  
Will someone someone wake me upD  
This is a nightmareG  
The girl of all my dreams A  
Is now my worst fearBm  
Would you please help me outD  
                          G*
Cause she's just not there
                                END

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This Cant Be Happening

by Josh Golden

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Chords in this song · guitar

* (one strum)

no capo

Bm G

* *

Thought about everything you said

A D

* *

And now I know why, well

Bm G

* *

I was wrong, see I never meant to be

A D

* *

I said, I never meant to be

Bm G A D

Your favorite breakup song

Bm G

Well love turns into hate

A D

And your persistent, well it's persistently

Bm G

Killing me, cause I remember when

A D Bm

I could run to you and your arms would be wide open and you would Carry me

(chorus)

G A

This can't be happening

It's just not fair

Will someone someone wake me up

This is a nightmare

The girl of all my dreams

Is now my worst fear

Would you please help me out

Cause she's just not there

(verse 2)

Bm G

In and out

Our love was like the current

D Bm

But I don't think it's coming back now

Cause I remember when

I was down and broken

D Bm

And you would come to me and you'd see me through

(chorus)

G A

This can't be happening

It's just not fair

Will someone someone wake me up

This is a nightmare

The girl of all my dreams

Is now my worst fear

Would you please help me out

Cause she's just not there

(bridge)

G A

You said you'd be there through it all

Bm D

The first mistake and we'd start to fall

G A

You said you'd be there

Bm D

You said you'd be there

G A

You said you'd be there through it all

Bm D

The first mistake and we'd start to fall

G A

You said you'd be there

Bm D

You said you'd be there

(chorus)

G A

This can't be happening

It's just not fair

Will someone someone wake me up

This is a nightmare

The girl of all my dreams

Is now my worst fear

Would you please help me out

Cause she's just not there

G A

This can't be happening

It's just not fair

Will someone someone wake me up

This is a nightmare

The girl of all my dreams

Is now my worst fear

Would you please help me out

Cause she's just not there

END

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