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nearly identical to the studio version apart from a couple extra C/E chords etc.
[Intro]
F G Am G
F G Am G
[Verse 1]
FBad times Gare Amcoming, Gcoming
FGood friends  G    Amare goneDm  
And Fmy eyes Gkeep Amhoping, GhopingC/E  
That thFey’ll meet GyAmourDmsC/E  
FMy faults Gwere Amfull and Gplenty
FYours tolGd   Amme DmoffC/E  
So it's no Fwonder GI'm Amthinking GreallyC/E  
You're Fbetter offG  Am  Dm  C/E  
You're Fbetter offG  Am  G  
[Chorus 1]
And FI diGdn't Amwant you aDmnywayC/E  
FDon't need GreAmminding I'm your C/Eworst Fmistake
No, FI Gcouldn't Amwant you aDmnywayDm7  C/E  
Not aFnymoreG  Am  G  C/E  
Not aFnymoreG  Am  G  C/E  
[Verse 2]
FDon't keep Gthe Amfire GburningAm  
  FWhen the coals are GdeAmad and goDmne
  tacet              F              Am         G  C/E  
And wait    until the warmth stops giving
And the flFames are AmgoneG  C/E  
And the flFames are gAmoneG  
[Chorus 2]
And FI diGdn't Amwant you aDmnywayC/E  
FDon't need GreAmminding I'm your C/Eworst Fmistake
No, FI Gcouldn't Amwant you aDmnywayDm7  C/E  
Not aFnymoreG  Am  G  C/E  
Not aFnymoreG  Am  G  
[Bridge]
   Dm7I'll keep my hoEm7pe in darkness
       Ebm11tacet       Db  Dbmaj7  
   Let my mind digress
   Dm7And I know your broEm7ken heart has laAmid my lust to Dmrest
[Chorus 3]
But FI diGdn't Amwant you aDmnyway
No, FI Gcouldn't Amwant Gyou anFyway
FI Gcouldn't Amwant you DmanywayC/E  
Not F/CanymoreG  Am  G  C/E  
Not aFnymoreG  Am  G  C/E  
[Outro]
F Am G C/E
F G Am G
F G Am Dm

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I Couldnt Want You Anyway

by Jack Garratt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Dm7

Em7

Ebm11

Dbmaj7

F/C

nearly identical to the studio version apart from a couple extra C/E chords etc.

[Intro]

F G Am G

[Verse 1]

F G Am G

Bad times are coming, coming

F G Am Dm

Good friends are gone

F G Am G C/E

And my eyes keep hoping, hoping

F G Am Dm C/E

That they’ll meet yours

F G Am G

My faults were full and plenty

F G Am Dm C/E

Yours told me off

F G Am G C/E

So it's no wonder I'm thinking really

F G Am Dm C/E

You're better off

F G Am G

You're better off

[Chorus 1]

F G Am Dm C/E

And I didn't want you anyway

F G Am C/E F

Don't need reminding I'm your worst mistake

F G Am Dm Dm7 C/E

No, I couldn't want you anyway

F G Am G C/E

Not anymore

F G Am G C/E

Not anymore

[Verse 2]

F G Am G Am

Don't keep the fire burning

F G Am Dm

When the coals are dead and gone

F Am G C/E

tacet

And wait until the warmth stops giving

F Am G C/E

And the flames are gone

F Am G

And the flames are gone

[Chorus 2]

F G Am Dm C/E

And I didn't want you anyway

F G Am C/E F

Don't need reminding I'm your worst mistake

F G Am Dm Dm7 C/E

No, I couldn't want you anyway

F G Am G C/E

Not anymore

F G Am G

Not anymore

[Bridge]

Dm7 Em7

I'll keep my hope in darkness

Ebm11 Db Dbmaj7

tacet

Let my mind digress

Dm7 Em7 Am Dm

And I know your broken heart has laid my lust to rest

[Chorus 3]

F G Am Dm

But I didn't want you anyway

F G Am G F

No, I couldn't want you anyway

F G Am Dm C/E

I couldn't want you anyway

F/C G Am G C/E

Not anymore

F G Am G C/E

Not anymore

[Outro]

F Am G C/E

F G Am G

F G Am Dm

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