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(Intro) 
C G F#m C G
C G F#m C G
(Verse 1)
    EmShe wakes Dup in the Gmorning
    EmWipes the Dsleep out of her Geyes
    EmI'll be Dcalling in the Cevening
Around suppertimeG  C  G  
(Verse 2)
    EmPacked up Dhalf of my belGongings
    EmWith an Daching in my Gchest
    EmYeah, my Dfriends, they know aCbout me
Why I GleftC  G  
(Chorus 1)             
There?s a Clot of proud people with Dodd laid Emplans
I was only Gguessing
CLearning how to Gstand
(Verse 3)
    EmThere?s a Dcold set in the Gvalley
    EmIt's been Dhanging on for Gdays
    EmNo better Dtime for feeling Csorry
Maybe change your waysG  C  G  
(Chorus 2) 
And it's Call about timing when you Dshow your Emhand
I was only Gguessing
CTrying to underGstand
And I Cnever Gmeant to leave Dyou beGhind
CI can't Gbe there to Dfight your Gfight
Been a Clot of sad Gdays and too Dmany hard Emnights
I was on the Gsideline Creaching for the Glight
(Interlude)
C G F#m C G
C G F#m C G
(Chorus 3)
CEverybody's saying do the Dbest you Emcan
I was always Gguessing
CTrying to make a Gstand
And I Cnever Gmeant to leave Dyou beGhind
CI can't Gbe there to Dfight your Gfight
There's a Clot of sad Gdays and too Dmany hard Emnights
I was on the Gsideline Creaching for the Glight
(Outro)
C G F#m

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Only Guessing

by Star Anna

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

(Intro)

C G F#m C G

(Verse 1)

Em D G

She wakes up in the morning

Em D G

Wipes the sleep out of her eyes

Em D C

I'll be calling in the evening

G C G

Around suppertime

(Verse 2)

Em D G

Packed up half of my belongings

Em D G

With an aching in my chest

Em D C

Yeah, my friends, they know about me

G C G

Why I left

(Chorus 1)

C D Em

There?s a lot of proud people with odd laid plans

I was only guessing

C G

Learning how to stand

(Verse 3)

Em D G

There?s a cold set in the valley

Em D G

It's been hanging on for days

Em D C

No better time for feeling sorry

G C G

Maybe change your ways

(Chorus 2)

C D Em

And it's all about timing when you show your hand

I was only guessing

C G

Trying to understand

C G D G

And I never meant to leave you behind

C G D G

I can't be there to fight your fight

C G D Em

Been a lot of sad days and too many hard nights

G C G

I was on the sideline reaching for the light

(Interlude)

C G F#m C G

(Chorus 3)

C D Em

Everybody's saying do the best you can

I was always guessing

C G

Trying to make a stand

C G D G

And I never meant to leave you behind

C G D G

I can't be there to fight your fight

C G D Em

There's a lot of sad days and too many hard nights

G C G

I was on the sideline reaching for the light

(Outro)

C G F#m

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