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Dawes - Things Happen
This is based on the tab by Dr. Leonard, with the chords written out over the lyrics and a bit of a change 
on the [Break] section.
    [CHORDS]
|  G   D   C|  C   Em   D|
[Verse]
GI could Dgo on Ctalking Cor EmI could Dstop
GWring Dout each Cmemory 'til I Cget eEmvery Ddrop
GSift tDhrough the dCetails Cof the Emothers inDvolved
GThe true crime Dwould be Cthinking it's just Cone Emperson's Dfault
[Verse]
GLike an hDonest Csignature Con a Emfake DID
GLike the Dguilty Cconscience with the CinnoEmcent Dplea
GYou can jDust igCnore it, Cput it Emout of mDind
But ain't it Gfunny Dhow the Cpast won't ever Clet Emsomething Dlie?
[Chorus]
Let's make a Glist of Dall the Cthings the world has Cput yoEmu tDhrough
Let's raise a Gglass to Dall the Cpeople you're not CspeakEming Dto
I don't Gknow what Delse you Cwanted me to sCay Emto yDou
Things hGappDen, Cthat's all they ever dCoEm  D  
[Verse]
GIn a dDifferent Ctime, Con a Emdifferent Dfloor
GI might Dmourn the lCoss of who I'm Cnot EmanymoDre
GSo I'm Ddriving out to COakland fCor a Emgood look Dback
  GAnd a Dfew reCvisions to my Cplan Emof aDttack
[Chorus]
Let's make a Glist of Dall the Cthings the world has Cput yoEmu tDhrough
Let's raise a Gglass to Dall the Cpeople you're not CspeakEming Dto
I don't Gknow what Delse you Cwanted me to sCay Emto yDou
Things hGappDen, Cthat's all they ever dCoEm  D  
[Break]
GI think I'll sCee Lily
CSee where she Dstands, I
Gcan't help how CI feel, I don't think Canyone Dcan
GSometimes weC're lovers, Csometimes we'rDe friends
The Ghope of magnCetism between two Cdead Dends
[Chorus] (x2)
Let's make a Glist of Dall the Cthings the world has Cput yoEmu tDhrough
Let's raise a Gglass to Dall the Cpeople you're not CspeakiEmng tDo
I don't Gknow what Delse you Cwanted me to sCay Emto yDou
Things hGappDen, Cthat's all they ever dCoEm  D  
Let's make a lGist of aDll the tChings the world has pCut you EmthDrough
(You can qualify the spirit guides you listen to) 
Let's raise a Gglass to Dall the Cpeople you're not CspeakEming Dto
(Or why a mom's compelled to bronze its baby's shoes)
I don't Gknow what Delse you Cwanted me to sCay Emto yDou
Things hGappDen, Cthat's all they ever dCoEm  D  
That's all they ever GdoD  C  
That's all they ever CdoEm  D  
That's all they ever GdoD  C  C  Em  D  

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Things Happen

by Dawes

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Dawes - Things Happen

This is based on the tab by Dr. Leonard, with the chords written out over the lyrics and a bit of a change

on the [Break] section.

[CHORDS]

G D C C Em D

| | |

[Verse]

G D C C Em D

I could go on talking or I could stop

G D C C Em D

Wring out each memory 'til I get every drop

G D C C Em D

Sift through the details of the others involved

G D C C Em D

The true crime would be thinking it's just one person's fault

[Verse]

G D C C Em D

Like an honest signature on a fake ID

G D C C Em D

Like the guilty conscience with the innocent plea

G D C C Em D

You can just ignore it, put it out of mind

G D C C Em D

But ain't it funny how the past won't ever let something lie?

[Chorus]

G D C C Em D

Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through

G D C C Em D

Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to

G D C C Em D

I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you

G D C C Em D

Things happen, that's all they ever do

[Verse]

G D C C Em D

In a different time, on a different floor

G D C C Em D

I might mourn the loss of who I'm not anymore

G D C C Em D

So I'm driving out to Oakland for a good look back

G D C C Em D

And a few revisions to my plan of attack

[Chorus]

G D C C Em D

Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through

G D C C Em D

Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to

G D C C Em D

I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you

G D C C Em D

Things happen, that's all they ever do

[Break]

G C

I think I'll see Lily

C D

See where she stands, I

G C C D

can't help how I feel, I don't think anyone can

G C C D

Sometimes we're lovers, sometimes we're friends

G C C D

The hope of magnetism between two dead ends

[Chorus] (x2)

G D C C Em D

Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through

G D C C Em D

Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to

G D C C Em D

I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you

G D C C Em D

Things happen, that's all they ever do

G D C C Em D

Let's make a list of all the things the world has put you through

(You can qualify the spirit guides you listen to)

G D C C Em D

Let's raise a glass to all the people you're not speaking to

(Or why a mom's compelled to bronze its baby's shoes)

G D C C Em D

I don't know what else you wanted me to say to you

G D C C Em D

Things happen, that's all they ever do

G D C

That's all they ever do

C Em D

That's all they ever do

G D C C Em D

That's all they ever do

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