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Jason Isbell – How To Forget 
from Something More Than Free
Capo II
[Intro]    C    Amx2
[Verse 1]
Give her Cspace, give her speed, give her Amanything she needs, Get her Emout of hereG  
Give her Cweed, give her wine, give her Amanything but time, Get her Emout of hereG  
She Cwon't stop telling Amstories, and Emmost of them are Gtrue
She Cknew me back beAmfore I fell for EmyouG  
[Verse 2]
I was Cstraight, I was sad, didn't Amrealize what I had, it was Emyears agoG  
I was Csick, I was scared, I was Amsocially impaired, it was Emyears agoG  
My Cpast a scary Ammovie, I Emwatched and fell aGsleep
Now I'm Cdreaming up these Amcreatures from the EmdeepG  
[Chorus] (repeats)
DmTeach me how to forGget, reCplace the character Amset
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a Clesson
DmTeach me how to forGget, cause CI ain't sorry just Amyet
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a ClessonAm  
C   Am
[Verse 3]
Have a Cseat, have a drink, tell a Amjury what you think, Was I Emgood to you?G  
Was it Chell? Was it fun? Did you Amthink I was the one? Was I Emgood to you?G  
CNow that I found Amsomeone, who Emmakes me want to Glive
Does that Cmake my leaving Amharder to forEmgive?G  
[Chorus] (repeats)
DmTeach me how to forGget, reCplace the character Amset
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a Clesson
DmTeach me how to forGget, cause CI ain't sorry just Amyet
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a ClessonAm  
[Solo]
Dm  G  Am
Dm  G  Am
[Chorus] (repeats)
DmTeach me how to forGget, reCplace the character Amset
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a Clesson
DmTeach me how to forGget, cause CI ain't sorry just Amyet
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a ClessonAm  
DmTeach me how to forGget, reCplace the character Amset
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a Clesson
DmTeach me how to forGget, cause CI ain't sorry just Amyet
DmTeach me how to unGlearn a Clesson.Am  
[Outro]
   C     Amx3
C

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How To Forget

by Jason Isbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Jason Isbell – How To Forget

from Something More Than Free

Capo II

C Am

[Intro] x2

[Verse 1]

C Am Em G

Give her space, give her speed, give her anything she needs, Get her out of here

C Am Em G

Give her weed, give her wine, give her anything but time, Get her out of here

C Am Em G

She won't stop telling stories, and most of them are true

C Am Em G

She knew me back before I fell for you

[Verse 2]

C Am Em G

I was straight, I was sad, didn't realize what I had, it was years ago

C Am Em G

I was sick, I was scared, I was socially impaired, it was years ago

C Am Em G

My past a scary movie, I watched and fell asleep

C Am Em G

Now I'm dreaming up these creatures from the deep

[Chorus] (repeats)

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, replace the character set

Dm G C

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, cause I ain't sorry just yet

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

C Am

[Verse 3]

C Am Em G

Have a seat, have a drink, tell a jury what you think, Was I good to you?

C Am Em G

Was it hell? Was it fun? Did you think I was the one? Was I good to you?

C Am Em G

Now that I found someone, who makes me want to live

C Am Em G

Does that make my leaving harder to forgive?

[Chorus] (repeats)

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, replace the character set

Dm G C

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, cause I ain't sorry just yet

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

[Solo]

Dm G Am

[Chorus] (repeats)

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, replace the character set

Dm G C

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, cause I ain't sorry just yet

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, replace the character set

Dm G C

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to forget, cause I ain't sorry just yet

Dm G C Am

Teach me how to unlearn a lesson.

[Outro]

C Am

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