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I Told You Once
Howler
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( ) = Optional chord
e|---Bb1----Gm3----Cm3----Dm5----F8----Eb6---|
B|---3----3----4----6----10---8---|
G|---3----3----5----7----10---8---|
D|---3----5----5----7----10---8---|
A|---1----5----3----5----8----6---|
E|---1----3----3----5----8----6---|
[Intro]
 Bb   Gmx4
[Verse 1]
Well I Bbwouldn't have it any Gmother BbwayGm  
                            Cm(Dm)         Bb  Gm  
Your body's fine but your mind is not ok
Well I Bbthink about some Gmother BbdayGm  
                  Cm(Dm)              Bb  Gm  
My only wish is that you would stay
And I Bbwish there was something GmI could BbdoGm  
                           Cm(Dm)          Bb  Gm  
'Cause I hate myself more than I hate you
[Chorus]
And I Ftold you once
And I'll Ftell you twice
There is Ebnothing in this world I would Bbsacrifice
And I Fcan't be real
And I Fcan't be nice
There is Ebnothing in this world I would Bbsacrifice
[Interlude]
 Bb   Gmx4
[Verse 2]
SomeBbtimes my mind feels like Gman ashBbtrayGm  
But I'm Cmblinded by the smoke Gmand the BbgreyGm  
That's Bbjust the price you have Gmto BbpayGm  
                                 Cm(Dm)          Bb  Gm  
Feel like shit tomorrow but I feel fine today
And I Bbwish there was somehting GmI could BbdoGm  
                            Cm(Dm)    Bb  
'Cause I hate myself more than I hate you
[Solo]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|-3-3---3-3---3-3---5-5----3-3-----3-3----3-3-----------------| \
A|----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5----5-5-3-3-5-5-----|  \
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|   \
                                                                   x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|   /
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|  /
G|-3-3---3-3----3---3-5-3---3----------------------------------| /
D|----5-5---5-5---5-------5---5--3-3---3-3----3--------3---3---|/
A|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-3-5----5---5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
or
Bb Gm Bb Gm Eb F Bb
And I Ftold you once
And I'll Ftell you twice
There is Ebnothing in this world I would Bbsacrifice
And I Fcan't be real
And I Fcan't be nice
There is Ebnothing in this world I would Bbsacrifice
Bb

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I Told You Once

by Howler

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I Told You Once

Howler

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( ) = Optional chord

Bb Gm Cm Dm F Eb

e|---1----3----3----5----8----6---|

B|---3----3----4----6----10---8---|

G|---3----3----5----7----10---8---|

D|---3----5----5----7----10---8---|

A|---1----5----3----5----8----6---|

E|---1----3----3----5----8----6---|

[Intro]

Bb Gm

[Verse 1]

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Well I wouldn't have it any other way

Cm Dm Bb Gm

()

Your body's fine but your mind is not ok

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Well I think about some other day

Cm Dm Bb Gm

()

My only wish is that you would stay

Bb Gm Bb Gm

And I wish there was something I could do

Cm Dm Bb Gm

()

'Cause I hate myself more than I hate you

[Chorus]

And I told you once

And I'll tell you twice

Eb Bb

There is nothing in this world I would sacrifice

And I can't be real

And I can't be nice

Eb Bb

There is nothing in this world I would sacrifice

[Interlude]

Bb Gm

[Verse 2]

Bb Gm Bb Gm

Sometimes my mind feels like an ashtray

Cm Gm Bb Gm

But I'm blinded by the smoke and the grey

Bb Gm Bb Gm

That's just the price you have to pay

Cm Dm Bb Gm

()

Feel like shit tomorrow but I feel fine today

Bb Gm Bb Gm

And I wish there was somehting I could do

Cm Dm Bb

()

'Cause I hate myself more than I hate you

[Solo]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|\

D|-3-3---3-3---3-3---5-5----3-3-----3-3----3-3-----------------| \

A|----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5----5-5-3-3-5-5-----| \

E|-------------------------------------------------------------| \

e|-------------------------------------------------------------| /

B|-------------------------------------------------------------| /

G|-3-3---3-3----3---3-5-3---3----------------------------------| /

D|----5-5---5-5---5-------5---5--3-3---3-3----3--------3---3---|/

A|----------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-3-5----5---5-|

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

Bb Gm Bb Gm Eb F Bb

And I told you once

And I'll tell you twice

Eb Bb

There is nothing in this world I would sacrifice

And I can't be real

And I can't be nice

Eb Bb

There is nothing in this world I would sacrifice

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