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Save Me Hollywood
Happier This Way
Your Story To Tell
2013
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
 G#-   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
 F#-   244322
 Ebm-  x68876
 Fm-   133111
 G#/C- x365xx
Intro: Drumbeats
C#--F#--
Verse 1:
    Bbm  G#All that
we F#hoped for
   BbmIs sG#tuck
in the F#past
    Bbm  G#I miss
the F#old us
   BbmThe G#way we
would F#laugh
Refrain 1:
Now I F#cry now I cry
Every G#minute of the
day When I Bbmdie when
I die Thinking G#how
this came to be
I F#guess I’ll
say I G#love you
Maybe if it Bbmtakes
your fear aG#way
Chorus 1:
Maybe I could
C#try to find
The G#trust in us
Where the rest
we’ll throw aEbmway
And I pray we’re
F#happier this way
Verse 2:
    Bbm  G#All of
your F#worries
    Bbm  G#cast them aF#way
    BbmYou used to sG#mile
at the F#worst of me
Now Bbmtell me why
G#so little F#faith
Refrain 2:
And we F#try and
we try But we’re
G#never getting
better We Bbmfight
and we fight
It’s not G#over
until it’s over
I F#guess I’ll
say I G#love you
Maybe if it Bbmtakes
your fear aG#way
Chorus 2:
Maybe I could
C#try to find
The G#trust in us
Where the rest
we’ll throw aEbmway
And I pray we’re
F#happier this way
We’re C#saving ourselves
when the times get rough
When G#push comes to shove
and the tough gets tough
Of Ebmall of this madness
you’re my only hope
So I F#pray we’re
happier this-
Bridge:
-Ebmway We’re Fmnot
on the F#same page
We’re never
even close to
Ebmit It’s Fmtearing
at the F#seams
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 3:
Maybe I could
C#try to find
The G#trust in us
Where the rest
we’ll throw aEbmway
And I pray we’re
F#happier this way
We’re C#saving ourselves
when the times get rough
When G#/Cpush comes to shove
and the tough gets tough
Of Bbmall of this madness
you’re my only hope
So I F#pray we’re
              C#   G#   Ebm   F#   Bbm   G#F#(hold)
happier this way

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Happier This Way

by Save Me Hollywood

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

G#/C

Save Me Hollywood

Happier This Way

Your Story To Tell

2013

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 244322

Ebm

- x68876

- 133111

G#/C

- x365xx

Intro: Drumbeats

C#--F#--

Verse 1:

Bbm G#

All that

we hoped for

Bbm G#

Is stuck

in the past

Bbm G#

I miss

the old us

Bbm G#

The way we

would laugh

Refrain 1:

Now I cry now I cry

Every minute of the

Bbm

day When I die when

I die Thinking how

this came to be

I guess I’ll

say I love you

Bbm

Maybe if it takes

your fear away

Chorus 1:

Maybe I could

try to find

The trust in us

Where the rest

Ebm

we’ll throw away

And I pray we’re

happier this way

Verse 2:

Bbm G#

All of

your worries

Bbm G# F#

cast them away

Bbm G#

You used to smile

at the worst of me

Bbm

Now tell me why

G# F#

so little faith

Refrain 2:

And we try and

we try But we’re

never getting

Bbm

better We fight

and we fight

It’s not over

until it’s over

I guess I’ll

say I love you

Bbm

Maybe if it takes

your fear away

Chorus 2:

Maybe I could

try to find

The trust in us

Where the rest

Ebm

we’ll throw away

And I pray we’re

happier this way

We’re saving ourselves

when the times get rough

When push comes to shove

and the tough gets tough

Ebm

Of all of this madness

you’re my only hope

So I pray we’re

happier this-

Bridge:

Ebm Fm

-way We’re not

on the same page

We’re never

even close to

Ebm Fm

it It’s tearing

at the seams

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 3:

Maybe I could

try to find

The trust in us

Where the rest

Ebm

we’ll throw away

And I pray we’re

happier this way

We’re saving ourselves

when the times get rough

G#/C

When push comes to shove

and the tough gets tough

Bbm

Of all of this madness

you’re my only hope

So I pray we’re

C# G# Ebm F# Bbm G#

F#(hold)

happier this way

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