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Capo on 3 or 4 depending on your range
GSometimes I get all caught up in these Cadd9frustrations,
And all my mama?s good Graising, just dCadd9isappears,
I forget Ghow far and dark and deep a cCadd9areless word can fly
I hurt the Gones I hold so Cadd9dear,
Sometimes between the Gruts and the rain and the train wrecks and the Cadd9pay cheques,
I get to Gfeeling so damn Cadd9small,
And I forget Gthat when it?s all said and Cadd9done 
I wanna be that someone,
Who Gsteps up and spray paints on the Cadd9wall,
I was Ghere, I?m Dalive, I did Emmore than Cadd9survive
Changed a Glife, Touched a heart,
Look a Dstand, left a mark
Made the Emmost out of all of my Cyears
You won?t Amneed to see my name carved on a Cadd9head stone to know I was here
G Cadd9
Between the fancy Gjeans the hot wings and the Cadd9big screens,
You?d think that Gall I?d ever need was at a shopping Cadd9mall
But I forget the Gmost important things in Cadd9this life,
Hey yeah, GJust might not be things at Cadd9all,
So I?m gunna Gstop to thank a few of my earth bound Cadd9angels 
For picking Gme up off the Cadd9ground,
I?m gunna Gstop worrying bout a buck or two
And Cadd9start thinkin bout what?ll fill up all them Empews 
The Dday they lay me Cadd9down
I was Ghere, I?m Dalive, I did Emmore than Cadd9survive
Changed a Glife, Touched a heart,
Look a Dstand, left a mark
Made the Emmost out of all of my Cyears
You won?t Amneed to see my name carved on a Cadd9head stone to know I was here
 GNahnahnana DNahnahnana EmNahnahnana
Cadd9Ooohhh I was Ghere, I?m Dalive, I did Emmore than Cadd9survive
Changed a Glife, Touched a heart,
Look a sDtand, left a mark
Made the Emmost out of all of my Cyears
You won?t Amneed to see my name carved on a Cadd9head stone to know I was here

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I Was Here

by Adam Brand

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Capo on 3 or 4 depending on your range

G Cadd9

Sometimes I get all caught up in these frustrations,

G Cadd9

And all my mama?s good raising, just disappears,

G Cadd9

I forget how far and dark and deep a careless word can fly

G Cadd9

I hurt the ones I hold so dear,

G Cadd9

Sometimes between the ruts and the rain and the train wrecks and the pay cheques,

G Cadd9

I get to feeling so damn small,

G Cadd9

And I forget that when it?s all said and done

I wanna be that someone,

G Cadd9

Who steps up and spray paints on the wall,

G D Em Cadd9

I was here, I?m alive, I did more than survive

Changed a life, Touched a heart,

Look a stand, left a mark

Em C

Made the most out of all of my years

Am Cadd9

You won?t need to see my name carved on a head stone to know I was here

G Cadd9

Between the fancy jeans the hot wings and the big screens,

G Cadd9

You?d think that all I?d ever need was at a shopping mall

G Cadd9

But I forget the most important things in this life,

G Cadd9

Hey yeah, Just might not be things at all,

G Cadd9

So I?m gunna stop to thank a few of my earth bound angels

G Cadd9

For picking me up off the ground,

I?m gunna stop worrying bout a buck or two

Cadd9 Em

And start thinkin bout what?ll fill up all them pews

D Cadd9

The day they lay me down

G D Em Cadd9

I was here, I?m alive, I did more than survive

Changed a life, Touched a heart,

Look a stand, left a mark

Em C

Made the most out of all of my years

Am Cadd9

You won?t need to see my name carved on a head stone to know I was here

G D Em

Nahnahnana Nahnahnana Nahnahnana

Cadd9 G D Em Cadd9

Ooohhh I was here, I?m alive, I did more than survive

Changed a life, Touched a heart,

Look a stand, left a mark

Em C

Made the most out of all of my years

Am Cadd9

You won?t need to see my name carved on a head stone to know I was here

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