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Trouble – American Authors
Capo 5
We grow apaGrt just to be on ouCadd9r own
AGnd we walk right next to all that we haEm7ve known
Give me Gyour hand, we can climb Cadd9further up
AGnd we climb the trees and the forest seems to be Em7bigger now
Oh we Cadd9had so much more
GI knew shAm7e was trCouble from the first kiDsusss
GI could Am7tell that Csomething wasn't right wDsusith 
Gyou,            Am7          C  Dsuswith 
GYouAm7  C  Dsus  
We take our time Gto see what is up aheadCadd9  
But Gwe're scared of the past and Em7what is left
We'lGl stay inside and never let Cadd9out our hands
And Gwe'll pretend that the worldEm7, it will never end
Cadd9No, it will never end
GI knew shAm7e was trCouble from the first kiDsusss
GI could Am7tell that Csomething wasn't right wDsusith 
Gyou,            Am7          C  Dsuswith 
       G       Am7         CDus
One, two, three, four
       G       Am7                      CDus
I could feel it blowing in the night wind
       G         Am7                             CDus
I could tell that something wasn't right with 
       G       Am7         CDus
you, with 
       G       Am7         CDus
you
Why don't you comEm7e back down so we can turn it aCadd9roundEm7  
Why don'Cadd9t you ever know just to Glet it go
Em7'Cause nothing comes around for you
So brD/F#ing me back from one to two
And teGll me what else I could do
GI knew shAm7e was trCouble from the first kiDsusss
GI could Am7tell that Csomething wasn't right wDsusith 
Gyou,            Am7          C  Dsuswith 
       G       Am7         CDus
One, two, three, four
       G       Am7                      CDus
I could feel it blowing in the night wind
       G         Am7                             CDus
I could tell that something wasn't right with 
       G       Am7         CDus
you, with 
       G       Am7         CDus
you
Why don't you come bacGk down so we can turn it around

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Trouble

by American Authors

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Am7

Dsus

D/F#

Trouble – American Authors

Capo 5

G Cadd9

We grow apart just to be on our own

G Em7

And we walk right next to all that we have known

G Cadd9

Give me your hand, we can climb further up

G Em7

And we climb the trees and the forest seems to be bigger now

Cadd9

Oh we had so much more

G Am7 C Dsus

I knew she was trouble from the first kiss

G Am7 C Dsus

I could tell that something wasn't right with

G Am7 C Dsus

you, with

G Am7 C Dsus

You

G Cadd9

We take our time to see what is up ahead

G Em7

But we're scared of the past and what is left

G Cadd9

We'll stay inside and never let out our hands

G Em7

And we'll pretend that the world, it will never end

Cadd9

No, it will never end

G Am7 C Dsus

I knew she was trouble from the first kiss

G Am7 C Dsus

I could tell that something wasn't right with

G Am7 C Dsus

you, with

G Am7 C

Dus

One, two, three, four

G Am7 C

Dus

I could feel it blowing in the night wind

G Am7 C

Dus

I could tell that something wasn't right with

G Am7 C

Dus

you, with

G Am7 C

Dus

you

Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Why don't you come back down so we can turn it around

Cadd9 G

Why don't you ever know just to let it go

Em7

'Cause nothing comes around for you

D/F#

So bring me back from one to two

And tell me what else I could do

G Am7 C Dsus

I knew she was trouble from the first kiss

G Am7 C Dsus

I could tell that something wasn't right with

G Am7 C Dsus

you, with

G Am7 C

Dus

One, two, three, four

G Am7 C

Dus

I could feel it blowing in the night wind

G Am7 C

Dus

I could tell that something wasn't right with

G Am7 C

Dus

you, with

G Am7 C

Dus

you

Why don't you come back down so we can turn it around

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