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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

There are 4 chords in this song
   Em7022033
 Cadd9X32033
     G320033
 Dsus4XX0233 or X54X55
It is just a Cadd9 chord played 2 steps down with the G string muted
It is a different chord they use in the song
Riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3--2-------------------|
E|-----3--3--3--5--7----3--3--3-------------------------|
Intro: Riff x1
NC
Some say if you don't go then you won't know how to let go when you gotta let it swerve
Riff x1
NC
Some say if you don't try then you won't know how to get by now you said it wouldn't hurt
Riff x2
Oh no!
Cadd9If I knew then what I should have known now
Em7Up and down jump off the deep end Cadd9wreck this house I should have left with Gyou, with Dsus4you
Em7No way out I met your best friend Cadd9she went down and I should have made my mGove with Dsus4you
NC
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't
Hit it!
Riff x1
NC
Some say if you break down
Then you touch ground
Then you're dropped down
Then you got a lot to learn
Riff x1
NC
But I say pick it back up
Throw it on now
Make it stack up
'Cause tonight we're gonna burn it down
Riff x1
Cadd9If I knew then what I should've known all along
Em7Up and down jump off the deep end Cadd9wreck this house I should have left with Gyou, with Dsus4you
Em7No way out I met your best friend Cadd9she went down and I should have made my mGove with Dsus4you
Em7Messed up now pissed off the in crowd Cadd9break this down and my eyes are set on yGou, on Dsus4you
Em7We know now I'm not your best friend Cadd9broke all vows I'll make it up to yGou, to Dsus4you
NC
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't
Hit it!
GI'm feeling lucky Em7lay all my cards down nothGing can stop me toEm7night we go all out
GI'm feeling lucky Em7I'll bet my hometown noGthing can stop us Em7now
NC
I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go 
let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go
I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go 
let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go
    Em7        Cadd9    G   Dsus4You!  x3
Em7Up and down jump off the deep end Cadd9wreck this house I should have left with Gyou, with Dsus4you
Em7No way out I met your best friend Cadd9she went down and I should have made my mGove with Dsus4you
Em7Messed up now pissed off the in crowd Cadd9break this down and my eyes are set on yGou, on Dsus4you
Em7We know now I'm not your best friend Cadd9broke all vows I'll make it up to yGou, to Dsus4you
NC
I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't
Hit it!

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Hit It

by American Authors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus4

There are 4 chords in this song

Em7

022033

Cadd9

X32033

320033

Dsus4

XX0233 or X54X55

It is just a Cadd9 chord played 2 steps down with the G string muted

It is a different chord they use in the song

Riff:

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

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

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-----3--3--3--5--7----3--3--3-------------------------|

Intro: Riff x1

Some say if you don't go then you won't know how to let go when you gotta let it swerve

Riff x1

Some say if you don't try then you won't know how to get by now you said it wouldn't hurt

Riff x2

Oh no!

Cadd9

If I knew then what I should have known now

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you

I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't

Hit it!

Riff x1

Some say if you break down

Then you touch ground

Then you're dropped down

Then you got a lot to learn

Riff x1

But I say pick it back up

Throw it on now

Make it stack up

'Cause tonight we're gonna burn it down

Riff x1

Cadd9

If I knew then what I should've known all along

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

Messed up now pissed off the in crowd break this down and my eyes are set on you, on you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

We know now I'm not your best friend broke all vows I'll make it up to you, to you

I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't

Hit it!

G Em7 G Em7

I'm feeling lucky lay all my cards down nothing can stop me tonight we go all out

G Em7 G Em7

I'm feeling lucky I'll bet my hometown nothing can stop us now

I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go

let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go

I say if you don't know then you go slow or you don't go don't be a no show just let go

let's get stoned from the top down to the down low, down low, let's go

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

You! x3

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

Up and down jump off the deep end wreck this house I should have left with you, with you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

No way out I met your best friend she went down and I should have made my move with you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

Messed up now pissed off the in crowd break this down and my eyes are set on you, on you

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

We know now I'm not your best friend broke all vows I'll make it up to you, to you

I shoulda, I woulda, I coulda but I didn't

Hit it!

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