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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I absolutely adore this song, it's so bittersweet.
When I first heard this I knew I had to cover it but there were no chords already up on 
UG so I searched the web and found this one.
I do not own this, somebody else figured this out, although I did alter some parts.
CAPO 7 (i think)
Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2?-5/4--------------------------------------------------------|
A|2--2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
EmI watched the flames slow and strange
Cadd9Make the walls fGill my eyes 
EmI heard your voice through the noise 
Cadd9I was cold and it was Gwarm inside 
DAnd I should have kept my hands
EmI should have kept my arms inside
 Cadd9I belGieve it now
DI should have kept my head
I Emshould have kept my heart,
my heart
(INTRO)
EmShooting stars, falling leaves
 Cadd9The more things change, the moGre I sleep
EmI took her heart. I licked her wounds 
Cadd9And when morning came, it felt like Gtruth 
DAnd I should have kept my hands
EmI should have kept my arms inside
Cadd9I believe it nowG  
DI should have kept my head
I Emshould have kept my heart,
my heart
(BREAK)
G
Em
Goh, oh, ohoh, oh
Goh, oh, ohoh, oh
Em
EmI'm on my knees 
DAnd I should have kept my hands
EmI should have kept my arms inside
Cadd9I believe you noGw
DI should have kept my head
I Emshould have kept my heart,
my heart
(BREAK)
End on Em.

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Kept

by Matt Nathanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

I absolutely adore this song, it's so bittersweet.

When I first heard this I knew I had to cover it but there were no chords already up on

UG so I searched the web and found this one.

I do not own this, somebody else figured this out, although I did alter some parts.

CAPO 7 (i think)

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2?-5/4--------------------------------------------------------|

A|2--2----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

I watched the flames slow and strange

Cadd9 G

Make the walls fill my eyes

I heard your voice through the noise

Cadd9 G

I was cold and it was warm inside

And I should have kept my hands

I should have kept my arms inside

Cadd9 G

 I believe it now

I should have kept my head

I should have kept my heart,

my heart

(INTRO)

Shooting stars, falling leaves

Cadd9 G

 The more things change, the more I sleep

I took her heart. I licked her wounds

Cadd9 G

And when morning came, it felt like truth

And I should have kept my hands

I should have kept my arms inside

Cadd9 G

I believe it now

I should have kept my head

I should have kept my heart,

my heart

(BREAK)

oh, oh, ohoh, oh

I'm on my knees

And I should have kept my hands

I should have kept my arms inside

Cadd9 G

I believe you now

I should have kept my head

I should have kept my heart,

my heart

(BREAK)

End on .

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