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Time Machine

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[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AYou lit the fire
AThen drank the water
AYou slammed that door
And Gleft me standing D/F#all alone
AWe wrote the story
AWe turned the pages
AYou changed the end
Like Geverybody D/F#said you would
[Pre-Chorus]
DI should've seen it coming
DIt should've sent me running
DThat's what I get for loving Eyo-Gu
[Chorus]
AIf I had a time machine
And Gif life was a movie scene
I'd D/F#rewind and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
And Awe were never meant to be
So Gif I had a time machine
I'd D/F#go back and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
DRu-n
[Verse 2]
AI got your letters
AI got your words
AI stacked them high
And Glit them all and D/F#let 'em burn
AYour broken stories
ADon't mean a thing
AYou made that bed
GGood luck falling D/F#back asleep
[Pre-Chorus]
DI should've seen it coming
DIt should've sent me running
DThat's what I get for loving Eyo-Gu
[Chorus]
AIf I had a time machine
And Gif life was a movie scene
I'd D/F#rewind and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
And Awe were never meant to be
So Gif I had a time machine
I'd D/F#go back and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
DRu-n
[Bridge]
AOh, your Clove, it got me Ghigher
Then it Dmdrove me up the Amwall
But the higher Cup you go
The Gfurther you will Dfall
AmOhhhGhh-ohD/F#  
OhhFhhh-Goh
AmOhhhGh-ohD/F#  
FRu-n
[Chorus]
AIf I had a time machine
And Gif life was a movie scene
I'd D/F#rewind and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
And Awe were never meant to be
So Gif I had a time machine
I'd D/F#go back and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
AIf I had a time machine
And Gif life was a movie scene
I'd D/F#rewind and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
And Awe were never meant to be
So Gif I had a time machine
I'd D/F#go back and I'd tell me
FRu-Gn
DRu-n

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Time Machine

by Ingrid Michaelson

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D/F#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

You lit the fire

Then drank the water

You slammed that door

G D/F#

And left me standing all alone

We wrote the story

We turned the pages

You changed the end

G D/F#

Like everybody said you would

[Pre-Chorus]

I should've seen it coming

It should've sent me running

D E G

That's what I get for loving yo-u

[Chorus]

If I had a time machine

And if life was a movie scene

D/F#

I'd rewind and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

And we were never meant to be

So if I had a time machine

D/F#

I'd go back and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

[Verse 2]

I got your letters

I got your words

I stacked them high

G D/F#

And lit them all and let 'em burn

Your broken stories

Don't mean a thing

You made that bed

G D/F#

Good luck falling back asleep

[Pre-Chorus]

I should've seen it coming

It should've sent me running

D E G

That's what I get for loving yo-u

[Chorus]

If I had a time machine

And if life was a movie scene

D/F#

I'd rewind and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

And we were never meant to be

So if I had a time machine

D/F#

I'd go back and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

[Bridge]

A C G

Oh, your love, it got me higher

Dm Am

Then it drove me up the wall

But the higher up you go

G D

The further you will fall

Am G D/F#

Ohhhhh-oh

F G

Ohhhhh-oh

Am G D/F#

Ohhhh-oh

Ru-n

[Chorus]

If I had a time machine

And if life was a movie scene

D/F#

I'd rewind and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

And we were never meant to be

So if I had a time machine

D/F#

I'd go back and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

If I had a time machine

And if life was a movie scene

D/F#

I'd rewind and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

And we were never meant to be

So if I had a time machine

D/F#

I'd go back and I'd tell me

F G

Ru-n

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