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You Know We Cant Go Back

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Tuning: Standard
Capo  : Fret 1
[Intro]: 
||:  C|   C   F|  C|   C   F:|| x1
||:  C|     F|  Am|   Am:|| x2
[Verse]
CMany's the time when I Ffound I'd lost my Amway, love
I was Cstranded inside of a Fsolid city Amwall
With my Chand on my heart, I couldn't Ftell you if I'd been Amdreaming
Take me to my Clover's arms, I Fwon't wake up this Amtime
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe I beD5lieve in magic, Amlove
Find it in the D5moon and stars aAmbove
Drag it from the Fone horse town and I'll Cbring you down
and I'll D5love you for all Ftime
(|  F|  F|)
[Chorus]
But it's CalrightG  
You D5know we can't go Fback
I said it's CalrightG  
but you knD5ow we can't go baFck
and D5when we can't go Fback...
[Verse]
CCan't pass the time, well I Fguess must be Amleaving
CGone are the days and the Fdreams we screamed out loAmud
With my Cheart in my mouth, I couldn't Ftell you what just Amhit me
Take me to my Clovers arms, I Fwon't back down this Amtime
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe I beD5lieve in magic, Amlove
Find it in the D5moon and stars aAmbove
Drag it from the Fone horse town and I'll Cbring you down
and I'll lD5ove you for all tFime
[Chorus]
And it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
I said it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
you D5know we can't go Fback!
||:  Am|  F|  Am|  F:||
||:  Am|  F|  D5|  F:||
[Chorus]
And it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
I said it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
I said it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
I said it's CalrightG  
but you D5know we can't go Fback
||:  Am|  F|  Am|  F:||
||:  Am|  F|  D5|  F:||   ~ End on F  
           ( We Can't Go Back)

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You Know We Cant Go Back

by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo : Fret 1

[Intro]:

C C F C C F

||: | | | :|| x1

C F Am Am

||: | | | :|| x2

[Verse]

C F Am

Many's the time when I found I'd lost my way, love

C F Am

I was stranded inside of a solid city wall

C F Am

With my hand on my heart, I couldn't tell you if I'd been dreaming

C F Am

Take me to my lover's arms, I won't wake up this time

[Pre-Chorus]

D5 Am

Maybe I believe in magic, love

D5 Am

Find it in the moon and stars above

F C

Drag it from the one horse town and I'll bring you down

D5 F

and I'll love you for all time

F F

(| | |)

[Chorus]

C G

But it's alright

D5 F

You know we can't go back

C G

I said it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

D5 F

and when we can't go back...

[Verse]

C F Am

Can't pass the time, well I guess must be leaving

C F Am

Gone are the days and the dreams we screamed out loud

C F Am

With my heart in my mouth, I couldn't tell you what just hit me

C F Am

Take me to my lovers arms, I won't back down this time

[Pre-Chorus]

D5 Am

Maybe I believe in magic, love

D5 Am

Find it in the moon and stars above

F C

Drag it from the one horse town and I'll bring you down

D5 F

and I'll love you for all time

[Chorus]

C G

And it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

C G

I said it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

D5 F

you know we can't go back!

Am F Am F

||: | | | :||

Am F D5 F

||: | | | :||

[Chorus]

C G

And it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

C G

I said it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

C G

I said it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

C G

I said it's alright

D5 F

but you know we can't go back

Am F Am F

||: | | | :||

Am F D5 F F

||: | | | :|| ~ End on

( We Can't Go Back)

About You Know We Cant Go Back Chords by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

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