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One Lost Year

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C#minor

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INTRO
F#
A
E
B
VERSE 1
EI don't need to G#care about toF#morrow
If Bwe are dumb then IA'll go home with Eyou
There Ewas a time when G#all I had was F#sorrow
But BI met you so IA'll go home with Eyou
CHORUS (2x)
F#Got one year, one year of losing it
AGot one year, one year of losing it
EGot one year, one year of losing it
B(Got one year, one year of losing it)
VERSE 2
EWhen I die it G#won't take me to hF#eaven
BUsed to hell cause AI'm heading beElow
I Ethink I'm down 'cause G#you would be misF#taken
BI'm alive and AI want you to kEnow
CHORUS (2x)
F#Got one year, one year of losing it
AGot one year, one year of losing it
EGot one year, one year of losing it
B(Got one year, one year of losing it)
GUITAR SOLO
   E         G#\
F#            \ 2x
   B           A/
            E/
CHORUS (4x)
F#Got one year, one year of losing it
AGot one year, one year of losing it
EGot one year, one year of losing it
B(Got one year, one year of losing it)
End on E

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One Lost Year

by The Vaselines

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INTRO

VERSE 1

E G# F#

I don't need to care about tomorrow

B A E

If we are dumb then I'll go home with you

E G# F#

There was a time when all I had was sorrow

B A E

But I met you so I'll go home with you

CHORUS (2x)

Got one year, one year of losing it

(Got one year, one year of losing it)

VERSE 2

E G# F#

When I die it won't take me to heaven

B A E

Used to hell cause I'm heading below

E G# F#

I think I'm down 'cause you would be mistaken

B A E

I'm alive and I want you to know

CHORUS (2x)

Got one year, one year of losing it

(Got one year, one year of losing it)

GUITAR SOLO

E G#

F# \ 2x

B A

CHORUS (4x)

Got one year, one year of losing it

(Got one year, one year of losing it)

End on E

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