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Man Overboard
20 Years
Passing Ends EP
2014 Rise Records
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
 G#-   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
 F#-   244322
 G#/C- x365xx
Intro: F#--Bbm--
Verse 1:
F#If i could have seen
just how Bbmeasy it would 
be to G#fall in love
with what's around me
F#If would have known
just how Bbmlightly i'd
get thrown inG#to the
water i want to drown
in  F#Lady the rain falls
   BbmLady the pains gone
F#If i could have seen
just how Bbmeasy it
would be  G#to get lost
in what's around me
Chorus 1:
  C#I would have been G#/Ccrying
What's it Bbmlike to finally
see the sun after twenty
years of trying  F#to be C#okayG#  
Verse 2:
F#If i would have tried
maybe Bbmi'd have felt
secure insG#tead of
hanging on your reply
F#If i would have saved
the little Bbmday that we
had left G#If i could
have learned to behave
  F#Lady the rain falls
   BbmLady the pains gone
F#If i could have seen
just how Bbmeasy it
would be  G#to get lost
in what's around me
Chorus 2:
  C#I would have been G#/Ccrying
What's it Bbmlike to finally
see the sun after twenty
years of trying  F#to be C#okay
yes I'm G#okay  C#The pain can
be deadly but it Bbmseems
that i have made it
out before it had
the chance to get me
  F#I made it I made it
I made it I made it
safe I made it C#safe
I made it G#safe
              F#(hold) C#(hold)
I made it safe

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20 Years

by Man Overboard

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Bbm

G#/C

Man Overboard

20 Years

Passing Ends EP

2014 Rise Records

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 244322

G#/C

- x365xx

Intro: F#--Bbm--

Verse 1:

If i could have seen

Bbm

just how easy it would

be to fall in love

with what's around me

If would have known

Bbm

just how lightly i'd

get thrown into the

water i want to drown

in Lady the rain falls

Bbm

Lady the pains gone

If i could have seen

Bbm

just how easy it

would be to get lost

in what's around me

Chorus 1:

C# G#/C

I would have been crying

Bbm

What's it like to finally

see the sun after twenty

F# C# G#

years of trying to be okay

Verse 2:

If i would have tried

Bbm

maybe i'd have felt

secure instead of

hanging on your reply

If i would have saved

Bbm

the little day that we

had left If i could

have learned to behave

Lady the rain falls

Bbm

Lady the pains gone

If i could have seen

Bbm

just how easy it

would be to get lost

in what's around me

Chorus 2:

C# G#/C

I would have been crying

Bbm

What's it like to finally

see the sun after twenty

F# C#

years of trying to be okay

G# C#

yes I'm okay The pain can

Bbm

be deadly but it seems

that i have made it

out before it had

the chance to get me

I made it I made it

safe I made it safe

I made it safe

F#(hold) C#(hold)

I made it safe

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