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Forgive And Forget

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[Intro]
(only available with the CD):
G#mDon't say that I never D#moved you
G#mJust becaF#use I sEaw the Blife before yF#ou did
G#mAnd yes I know that I never D#showed you
G#mAll the rF#ooms inEside Bof my sF#oul
[Start the main part of the song with the last F#]
[Chorus]
F#Yeah!E  B  F#  
F#Yeah!E  
You say you need someone to Blove you
But it ain't mF#e...
[Verse 1]
F#Walking up and down the hallE  
BFrankie and his third loF#ver
F#Speaking all the words she wants to hEear
But Bthat don't mean foreverF#  
[Chorus]
F#Yeah!E  
You say you need someone to Blove you
But it ain't mF#e...
[Verse 2]
F#Sitting down by the fireE  
BFrankie plays the guitarF#  
F#To people playing make believeE  
BThey say: "Can we get a litF#tle higher?"
[Bridge]
F#You give it away x4
So Eeasy BaBby
F#But I can't stand an hour break, another day
So let me make it eEasy BabBe
And it goes on Dand on and on and on
Eon and on and on
[Verse 3]
F#Packing her bags, she found somewhere Eto stay
BAnd in the car to the stF#ation
F#You know the world a little briEghter
BAnd then there's no need for conversF#ations...Tell me why
[Bridge]
F#You give it away x4
So Eeasy BaBby
F#But I can't stand an hour break, another day
So let me make it eEasy BabBe
And it goes D  
N.C.
Yeah! You say you need someone to love you
[Chorus]
F#Yeah!E  
You say you need someone to Blove you
But it ain't mF#e...
[Outro]
F#Yeah!
So I forgive and forgeEt you
You say you need someone to loBve you
But it ain't mF#e...
[Fade with] "So I forgive and forget you"

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Forgive And Forget

by The Kooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

(only available with the CD):

G#m D#

Don't say that I never moved you

G#m F# E B F#

Just because I saw the life before you did

G#m D#

And yes I know that I never showed you

G#m F# E B F#

All the rooms inside of my soul

[Start the main part of the song with the last F#]

[Chorus]

F# E B F#

Yeah!

F# E

Yeah!

You say you need someone to love you

But it ain't me...

[Verse 1]

F# E

Walking up and down the hall

B F#

Frankie and his third lover

F# E

Speaking all the words she wants to hear

B F#

But that don't mean forever

[Chorus]

F# E

Yeah!

You say you need someone to love you

But it ain't me...

[Verse 2]

F# E

Sitting down by the fire

B F#

Frankie plays the guitar

F# E

To people playing make believe

B F#

They say: "Can we get a little higher?"

[Bridge]

You give it away x4

E B

So easy Baby

But I can't stand an hour break, another day

E B

So let me make it easy Babe

And it goes on and on and on and on

on and on and on

[Verse 3]

F# E

Packing her bags, she found somewhere to stay

B F#

And in the car to the station

F# E

You know the world a little brighter

B F#

And then there's no need for conversations...Tell me why

[Bridge]

You give it away x4

E B

So easy Baby

But I can't stand an hour break, another day

E B

So let me make it easy Babe

And it goes

N.C.

Yeah! You say you need someone to love you

[Chorus]

F# E

Yeah!

You say you need someone to love you

But it ain't me...

[Outro]

Yeah!

So I forgive and forget you

You say you need someone to love you

But it ain't me...

[Fade with] "So I forgive and forget you"

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