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Person I Should Have Been

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1/64

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 2
INTRO TAB:
E|Am------------------B7------------------|Em--------0-2---3---2---0-----0-2-|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|------0-----------------4-------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|----0---------------------------|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|2-------------------------------|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 3x
EAm|------------------B7------------------|-C-----------------B7------------------|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|--------5-----------------4---------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|------5-----5---5-------2-----2---2-|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|--(5)---------3-----(4)---------4---|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|3-----------------2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
EEm|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
B|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
G|0---0---0-2-0---0---0-2-0----|
D|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
A|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
E|0---0---0-0-0---2---0-0-0----|
     D     D   Du    D     D   Du        Di'm gonna start again...
CHORDS
     Em022000
     Am002210
     B7x24242
      Cx35553
  C#dimx4565x
      G320033/355433
      A577655
     A7002020
I'm gonna start agEmain
This Amworld I painted B7black
Just needs some Emcolour
AmI'm gonna live my B7life like the Cother
B7Person I should have Embeen
I ain't tapping out, no no no no
To this Amdark and twisted B7dream
That's kept me Emliving
I Ampray to my soul
To B7keep it's fire Cburning
And when it C#dimdoes
B7I'm gonna let it shEmine
I'll make the Ambest of this life EmI've got left
B7Got no time for Emno regrets
Gonna Amshow you just what GI can be
The B7person I should have Embeen
And it might take time, take time
Coz this Amlife has taken B7it right out of Emme
AmI wanna change my B7perspective of Greality
ABe a much Gbetter Cversion of me
The B7person I should have Embeen
I make the Ambest of this life EmI've got left
B7Put my sincerity Emto the test
Wake Amup my senses Gfinally
The B7water washes me Emclean
What Amshouldn't have been has Emall been done
If B7I don't get a grip
Then the Emworld has won
AmMaking me think that I'll Gnever be
The B7person I should have Embeen
Who am I noAmw?
A B7lonely man that's Emfallen down
No I can't Amchange
The B7past that time has Emall burned out
But I Cknow somC#dimewhere inside of A7me
Is the Amperson B7I could have bEmeen
Make the Ambest of this life EmI've got left
B7Got no time for Emno regrets
Gonna Amshow you just what GI can be
The B7person I should have Embeen
What Amshouldn't have been has Emall been done
If B7I don't get a grip
Then the Emworld has won
AmMaking me think that I'll Gnever be
The B7person I should have Embeen
I said the AmpersonEm,   peB7rson I should have bEmeen
The Amperson,      Em  B7person I should have Embeen
The Amperson       Em    B7I should have Embeen
I said the AmpersonEm,     B7person I should have Embeen

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Person I Should Have Been

by James Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

Capo on 2

INTRO TAB:

Am B7 Em

E|------------------------------------|--------0-2---3---2---0-----0-2-|

B|--------1-----------------4---------|------0-----------------4-------|

G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|----0---------------------------|

D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|2-------------------------------|

A|0-------------0---2-----------------|--------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 3x

Am B7 C B7

E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

B|--------1-----------------4---------|--------5-----------------4---------|

G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|------5-----5---5-------2-----2---2-|

D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|--(5)---------3-----(4)---------4---|

A|0-------------0---2-----------------|3-----------------2-----------------|

E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|

B|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|

G|0---0---0-2-0---0---0-2-0----|

D|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|

A|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|

E|0---0---0-0-0---2---0-0-0----|

D D D D D D D

u u i'm gonna start again...

CHORDS

022000

002210

x24242

x35553

C#dim

x4565x

320033/355433

577655

002020

I'm gonna start again

Am B7

This world I painted black

Just needs some colour

Am B7 C

I'm gonna live my life like the other

B7 Em

Person I should have been

I ain't tapping out, no no no no

Am B7

To this dark and twisted dream

That's kept me living

I pray to my soul

B7 C

To keep it's fire burning

C#dim

And when it does

B7 Em

I'm gonna let it shine

Am Em

I'll make the best of this life I've got left

B7 Em

Got no time for no regrets

Am G

Gonna show you just what I can be

B7 Em

The person I should have been

And it might take time, take time

Am B7 Em

Coz this life has taken it right out of me

Am B7 G

I wanna change my perspective of reality

A G C

Be a much better version of me

B7 Em

The person I should have been

Am Em

I make the best of this life I've got left

B7 Em

Put my sincerity to the test

Am G

Wake up my senses finally

B7 Em

The water washes me clean

Am Em

What shouldn't have been has all been done

If I don't get a grip

Then the world has won

Am G

Making me think that I'll never be

B7 Em

The person I should have been

Who am I now?

B7 Em

A lonely man that's fallen down

No I can't change

B7 Em

The past that time has all burned out

C C#dim A7

But I know somewhere inside of me

Am B7 Em

Is the person I could have been

Am Em

Make the best of this life I've got left

B7 Em

Got no time for no regrets

Am G

Gonna show you just what I can be

B7 Em

The person I should have been

Am Em

What shouldn't have been has all been done

If I don't get a grip

Then the world has won

Am G

Making me think that I'll never be

B7 Em

The person I should have been

Am Em B7 Em

I said the person, person I should have been

Am Em B7 Em

The person, person I should have been

Am Em B7 Em

The person I should have been

Am Em B7 Em

I said the person, person I should have been

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