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How About You

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Standard tuning
Capo 1st fret
Chords used (relative to capo):
       G= 320033
     Em7= 022033
   Cadd9= x32033
 Cadd9/B= x20033
   Dsus4= xx0233
   Asus4= x02233
      A7= x02020
Intro:   G   Em7   Cadd9x 2
GRight foot in fEm7ront of the Cadd9other
GBoy, you've got to sEm7low your heartbeat Cadd9down
GDo your besEm7t to say someCadd9thing sober
GCourage, please Em7don't fail me Cadd9now
'Cause GI've neveEm7r been the kCadd9ind of man
That cGould ever talk to a pEm7retty thing Cadd9like you
But Gtonight I dEm7on't give a Cadd9damn
I'm at the Gpoint I've got Em7nothing left tCadd9o lose
Chorus
Dsus4But everybody's big on small talk too Cadd9scared to play their Ghand
Dsus4Caught up in lovers games Cadd9nobody understGands
Dsus4Why can't we just say what we Asus4really mean A7to
I'm Cadd9lonelyCadd9/B  Asus4  
How about yGou
 G   Em7   Cadd9x2
GNighttime ain't Em7getting any Cadd9younger
GMoments like these Em7don't hang aCadd9round
GWe can keep running Em7'round in Cadd9circles, baby
But it's gGonna end up Em7running us both Cadd9straight in the ground
Chorus
Dsus4But everybody's big on small talk too Cadd9scared to play their Ghand
Dsus4Caught up in lovers games Cadd9nobody understGands
Dsus4Why can't we just say what we Asus4really mean A7to
I'm Cadd9lonelyCadd9/B  Asus4  
         Dus4                       Cadd9  G  
How about you come on over and lay by my side
 Dus4                           Cadd9  G  
Forget about tomrorrow and give me tonight
'CauDsus4se leaving alone is something Asus4I just cannot A7do
I thinCadd9k we can Cadd9/Bshake loneAsus4ly
How about Gyou  Em7  Cadd9  
How about Gyou  Em7  Cadd9  
How about Gyou  Em7  Cadd9  
How about Gyou 

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How About You

by Ryan Beaver

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Cadd9/B

Dsus4

Asus4

Standard tuning

Capo 1st fret

Chords used (relative to capo):

= 320033

Em7

= 022033

Cadd9

= x32033

Cadd9/B

= x20033

Dsus4

= xx0233

Asus4

= x02233

= x02020

G Em7 Cadd9

Intro: x 2

G Em7 Cadd9

Right foot in front of the other

G Em7 Cadd9

Boy, you've got to slow your heartbeat down

G Em7 Cadd9

Do your best to say something sober

G Em7 Cadd9

Courage, please don't fail me now

G Em7 Cadd9

'Cause I've never been the kind of man

G Em7 Cadd9

That could ever talk to a pretty thing like you

G Em7 Cadd9

But tonight I don't give a damn

G Em7 Cadd9

I'm at the point I've got nothing left to lose

Chorus

Dsus4 Cadd9 G

But everybody's big on small talk too scared to play their hand

Dsus4 Cadd9 G

Caught up in lovers games nobody understands

Dsus4 Asus4 A7

Why can't we just say what we really mean to

Cadd9 Cadd9/B Asus4

I'm lonely

How about you

G Em7 Cadd9

Nighttime ain't getting any younger

G Em7 Cadd9

Moments like these don't hang around

G Em7 Cadd9

We can keep running 'round in circles, baby

G Em7 Cadd9

But it's gonna end up running us both straight in the ground

Chorus

Dsus4 Cadd9 G

But everybody's big on small talk too scared to play their hand

Dsus4 Cadd9 G

Caught up in lovers games nobody understands

Dsus4 Asus4 A7

Why can't we just say what we really mean to

Cadd9 Cadd9/B Asus4

I'm lonely

Cadd9 G

Dus4

How about you come on over and lay by my side

Cadd9 G

Dus4

Forget about tomrorrow and give me tonight

Dsus4 Asus4 A7

'Cause leaving alone is something I just cannot do

Cadd9 Cadd9/B Asus4

I think we can shake lonely

G Em7 Cadd9

How about you

G Em7 Cadd9

How about you

G Em7 Cadd9

How about you

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