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How This Goes - The Coronas
Short version:
Verse:  D   F#m   G  D  
Bridge:  A   Bm   G  D  
Chorus:  D   F#m   G  D  
[Intro]
D F#m G D
[Verse 1]
DAll dressed up, you try to cheer me up
F#mI pretend I'm ok but I'm really not
Gand I just hope that time will help me Dout
But you'd kill and you killed to defend yourself
F#mcause you've been messed up on someone else
Gand I just hope that time will help me Dout
[Bridge]
AAnd I could bBme more than just youGr friend
I Dknow, oh uh oho
AYou say it's Bmover, let's Gpretend
[Chorus]
DCould someone please take me home
F#mI don't think I should be alone
Gwe both know how this Dgoes
[Verse 2]
DLaugh out loud there's nothing else to do
F#mcause we scream every term of abuse we knew
Gand I suppose we didn't mean it Dnow
DBut you'd kill and you killed just to prove yourself
F#mand you say it's ok cause you've nothing else
Gand I just hope I can make it up someDhow
[Bridge]
AAnd I could bBme more than just youGr friend
DI know, oh uh oho
AYou say it's Bmover, let's Gpretend
Dthere's no one else aAround
and it Bmwon't be for too Glong, I Dhope
Ayou won't Bmlet yourself move Gon
[Chorus]
DCould someone please take me home
F#mI don't think I should be alone
Gwe both know how this Dgoes
DSo come on please take me home
F#mI don't think I should be alone
Gwe both know how this Bmgoes
Ahow this goes, how...
[Interlude]
 A   Bm   G   Dx2
(oh, oh, oh)
Solo -  D   F#m   G   Bm   A  
[Chorus]
DCould someone please take me home
F#mI don't think I should be alone
Gwe both know how Dthis goes
DSo come on please take me home
BmI don't think I should be aAlone
we both know Ghow this will go, Doh
End on D

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How This Goes

by The Coronas

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F#m

How This Goes - The Coronas

Short version:

D F#m G D

Verse:

A Bm G D

Bridge:

D F#m G D

Chorus:

[Intro]

D F#m G D

[Verse 1]

All dressed up, you try to cheer me up

F#m

I pretend I'm ok but I'm really not

G D

and I just hope that time will help me out

But you'd kill and you killed to defend yourself

F#m

cause you've been messed up on someone else

G D

and I just hope that time will help me out

[Bridge]

A Bm G

And I could be more than just your friend

I know, oh uh oho

A Bm G

You say it's over, let's pretend

[Chorus]

Could someone please take me home

F#m

I don't think I should be alone

G D

we both know how this goes

[Verse 2]

Laugh out loud there's nothing else to do

F#m

cause we scream every term of abuse we knew

G D

and I suppose we didn't mean it now

But you'd kill and you killed just to prove yourself

F#m

and you say it's ok cause you've nothing else

G D

and I just hope I can make it up somehow

[Bridge]

A Bm G

And I could be more than just your friend

I know, oh uh oho

A Bm G

You say it's over, let's pretend

D A

there's no one else around

Bm G D

and it won't be for too long, I hope

A Bm G

you won't let yourself move on

[Chorus]

Could someone please take me home

F#m

I don't think I should be alone

G D

we both know how this goes

So come on please take me home

F#m

I don't think I should be alone

G Bm

we both know how this goes

how this goes, how...

[Interlude]

A Bm G D

(oh, oh, oh)

D F#m G Bm A

Solo -

[Chorus]

Could someone please take me home

F#m

I don't think I should be alone

G D

we both know how this goes

So come on please take me home

Bm A

I don't think I should be alone

G D

we both know how this will go, oh

End on D

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