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The Struts - Could Have Been Me
[Pre-Verse]
EDon't wanna live as an untold story
Rather go out in a blaze of glory
AI can't hear you, I don't fear you
[Verse 1]
EI'll live now cause the bad die last
Dodging bullets with your broken past
AI can't hear you, I don't fear you Bnow
G#mWrapped in your regretC#m  
What a waDste of blood and swAeat
BOh oh oh...
[Chorus]
I wanna taste lEove and pain
I wanna feel pride and shame
I don't wanna tC#make my time
I don't wanna waste one line
I wanna live bF#metter days
Never look back and say
It could have been Ame
It could have been Bme
Yeah
[Pre-Verse]
EDon't wanna live as an unsung melody
I'd rather listen to the silence telling me
AI can't hear you, I won't fear you
[Verse 2]
EDon't wanna wake up on Monday morning
The thought of work is getting my skin crawling
AI can't fear you, I don't hear you Bnow
G#mWrapped in your regrC#met
What a wDaste of blood and sAweat
BOh oh oh...
[Chorus] (x3)
EI wanna taste love and pain
I wanna feel pride and shame
C#mI don't wanna take my time
I don't wanna waste one line
F#mI wanna live better days
Never look back and say
AIt could have been me
BIt could have been me
Yeah

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Could Have Been Me

by The Struts

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G#m

C#m

F#m

The Struts - Could Have Been Me

[Pre-Verse]

Don't wanna live as an untold story

Rather go out in a blaze of glory

I can't hear you, I don't fear you

[Verse 1]

I'll live now cause the bad die last

Dodging bullets with your broken past

A B

I can't hear you, I don't fear you now

G#m C#m

Wrapped in your regret

D A

What a waste of blood and sweat

Oh oh oh...

[Chorus]

I wanna taste love and pain

I wanna feel pride and shame

C#m

I don't wanna take my time

I don't wanna waste one line

F#m

I wanna live better days

Never look back and say

It could have been me

Yeah

[Pre-Verse]

Don't wanna live as an unsung melody

I'd rather listen to the silence telling me

I can't hear you, I won't fear you

[Verse 2]

Don't wanna wake up on Monday morning

The thought of work is getting my skin crawling

A B

I can't fear you, I don't hear you now

G#m C#m

Wrapped in your regret

D A

What a waste of blood and sweat

Oh oh oh...

[Chorus] (x3)

I wanna taste love and pain

I wanna feel pride and shame

C#m

I don't wanna take my time

I don't wanna waste one line

F#m

I wanna live better days

Never look back and say

It could have been me

Yeah

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