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Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G -    320033
 D/F#- 2x023x
 D-    xx0232
Em -   022000
 C-    x32010
 Bm-   x24432
 Am-   x02210
Intro: G-- x2
Verse 1:
  GWandering the BmK-10 
As anniversaEmries end
Pondering eDvents 
that brought us here
  GIf anyone reBmmembers when 
Around the world and Emback again
Was a Ddream not quite so Amclear?
OverBm---Cwhelms GO-D/F#ver the Emhills 
Dand aCway  AmWas not a BmmisCtake
Verse 2:
  GDid that straight and Bmnarrow
Nailed self-righteous 
Emarrow Get to Dbe so decadent?
  GCould you trade your Bmlessons 
To have grown up in the Emprocess?
ReDmarks never relent
  AmLearned by your Bme--Cxamples
And we Glearned D/F#by   Emyour DmisCtakes
  AmArgue our Bmpo-Csitions It's a 
deGciD/F#sion that Emwe Dhave to Cmake
It's not a Ammistake 
Chorus 1:
  GIf we had D/F#known 
What we know CnowAm  C  
GOne year later D/F#we'd 
          C    Am C G--
still be around
Verse 3:
  GGot your full atBmtention 
Over hours of specuEmlation,
Don't you Dknow who 
knows? I Gknow
Finally make deBmcisions?
Finally work it Emout?
DFinally let it Cgo?
We're not running Ambackwards
Don't you Cknow  AmThat 
we Emlove reD/F#union Cshows
This is not a swan 
    Am(hold)
song   But it goes
Chorus 2:
  GIf we had D/F#known 
What we know CnowAm  C  
GOne year later D/F#we'd 
still be aCroundAm  C  
  GIf we had D/F#known 
What we know CnowAm  C  
GOne year later D/F#we'd 
still be aCroundAm  
     C   Am   C  G(hold)
around   A-round

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One Year Later

by The Get Up Kids

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

G - 320033

D/F#

- 2x023x

- xx0232

Em - 022000

- x32010

- x24432

- x02210

Intro: G-- x2

Verse 1:

G Bm

Wandering the K-10

As anniversaries end

Pondering events

that brought us here

G Bm

If anyone remembers when

Around the world and back again

D Am

Was a dream not quite so clear?

Bm C G D/F# Em

Over---whelms O-ver the hills

D C Am Bm C

and away Was not a mistake

Verse 2:

G Bm

Did that straight and narrow

Nailed self-righteous

Em D

arrow Get to be so decadent?

G Bm

Could you trade your lessons

To have grown up in the process?

Remarks never relent

Am Bm C

Learned by your e--xamples

G D/F# Em D C

And we learned by your mistakes

Am Bm C

Argue our po-sitions It's a

G D/F# Em D C

decision that we have to make

It's not a mistake

Chorus 1:

G D/F#

If we had known

C Am C

What we know now

G D/F#

One year later we'd

C Am C G--

still be around

Verse 3:

G Bm

Got your full attention

Over hours of speculation,

Don't you know who

knows? I know

Finally make decisions?

Finally work it out?

D C

Finally let it go?

We're not running backwards

C Am

Don't you know That

Em D/F# C

we love reunion shows

This is not a swan

(hold)

song But it goes

Chorus 2:

G D/F#

If we had known

C Am C

What we know now

G D/F#

One year later we'd

C Am C

still be around

G D/F#

If we had known

C Am C

What we know now

G D/F#

One year later we'd

C Am

still be around

C Am C G

(hold)

around -round

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