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The World We Knew

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STANDARD TUNING w/
CAPO ON 2 
Intro-
G D G D
(D)
Another year goes by
Speeding as I Gdrive
I felt like I would live this life I knew foreverD  
But I know it's not the Gsame
But I know, I'm not that cleverBm  
Life's so Gshort
And it goes by Emfast
                    G -once
The world we Dknew
It was so Gsimple then
Me and Dyou
Thought it would Gnever end
Oh what I wouldn't Bmdo
            G -once
                  DG... D  
The world we knew
(D)
Songs can bring me back
Yeah I remember Gthat
When days were long and the sun was warmerBm  
Life's so Gshort
And it goes by Emfast
And we'll never get it Gback
The world we Dknew
It was so Gsimple then
Me and Dyou
Thought it would Gnever end
Oh what I wouldn't Bmdo
To get back Gto
    -stop         D   G  
The world we knew
 AI remember nights
 GAnd I remember days
 ANot a worry, not a care
               G   G-once
But we're still here
In the world we Dknew
It was so Gsimple then
Me and Dyou
It was so Gsimple then
The world we Dknew
Oooh.... Hey, oh yeahG  
Oooh... oh, the world we Dknew
Oooh oooh  GOooh..
                 D -once

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The World We Knew

by Daughtry

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

Chords in this song · guitar

STANDARD TUNING w/

CAPO ON 2

Intro-

G D G D

()

Another year goes by

Speeding as I drive

I felt like I would live this life I knew forever

But I know it's not the same

But I know, I'm not that clever

Life's so short

And it goes by fast

G -once

The world we knew

It was so simple then

Me and you

Thought it would never end

Oh what I wouldn't do

G -once

D D

G...

The world we knew

()

Songs can bring me back

Yeah I remember that

When days were long and the sun was warmer

Life's so short

And it goes by fast

And we'll never get it back

The world we knew

It was so simple then

Me and you

Thought it would never end

Oh what I wouldn't do

To get back to

D G

-stop

The world we knew

I remember nights

And I remember days

Not a worry, not a care

G G

-once

But we're still here

In the world we knew

It was so simple then

Me and you

It was so simple then

The world we knew

Oooh.... Hey, oh yeah

Oooh... oh, the world we knew

Oooh oooh Oooh..

D -once

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