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Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb-   x68886
 Bb-   x13331
 Fm-   133111
 G#-   466544
 C#-   x46664
  G#-  466544
 Cm-   x35543
 B-    x24442
 Bb/D- x587xx
 G#m-  466444
[Intro]
Eb Bb/D Cm
I kept your Bbpicture
in my Bbshoebox
Eb Bb/D Cm
I kept your Bbpicture
in my Bbshoebox
Eb Bb Fm G#
   Eb     Bb    G#I kept your
G#picture in my shoebox
[Verse 1]
  EbRight now is Ball we need 
  C#Cuz this feels G#pretty good 
  EbAnd I would sBtop the C#world
Just to G#give us more time 
  EbI kept your Bphotograph and 
  C#sometimes I G#take a look 
  EbDo you think I Bshould 
Are you gonna C#leave
Is she a C#better girl ?
[Refrain 1]
  BbAnd does she know about me?
[Chorus 1]
Hey Ebyou I think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
Hey Ebyou I could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial G#to me 
Cuz Cmafter Bball this G#time
I kept your G#picture
in my G#shoebox
[Post Chorus]
Eb Bb/D Cm Bb
[Verse 2]
  EbTonight was Byou and me 
  C#And it felt G#pretty good 
  EbJust like we sBtopped the
C#world For a G#minute in time 
  EbAnd then you Bmade me laugh 
  C#About all the G#things we did 
  EbDo you think we Bshould 
Did you have to C#leave
And the C#other girl
[Refrain 2]
  BbDoes she know about me?
[Chorus 2]
Hey Ebyou I think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
Hey Ebyou I could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial G#to me 
Cuz Cmafter Bball this G#time
I kept your G#picture
in my G#shoebox
[Bridge]
  BI hear you talk but
your mouth is G#mclosed 
You say the words
and let me Bknow 
I can't speak I'm petriG#mfied 
Wanna tell you what 
I feel inEbside Bb  
  FmI kept your G#picture
in my G#shoebox
   Eb     Bb    G#I kept your G#picture
in my shoeboxEb  Bb  Fm  G#  Cm  Bb  G#  
[Chorus 3]
Hey Ebyou I think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
Hey Ebyou I could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial G#to me 
Cuz Cmafter Bball this G#time
I kept your G#picture
in my G#shoebox
[Chorus 4]
  EbI think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
  EbI could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial G#to me 
Cuz Cmafter Bball this G#time
I kept your G#picture
in my G#shoebox
[Outro]
Eb Bb/D Cm
I kept your Bbpicture
in my shoebox
Eb Bb/D Cm
I kept your Bbpicture
in my Bbshoebox

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Shoebox

by Brie Larson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/D

G#m

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- x13331

- 133111

- 466544

- x46664

- 466544

- x35543

- x24442

Bb/D

- x587xx

G#m

- 466444

[Intro]

Eb Bb/D Cm

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb/D Cm

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb Fm G#

Eb Bb G#

I kept your

picture in my shoebox

[Verse 1]

Eb B

Right now is all we need

C# G#

Cuz this feels pretty good

Eb B C#

And I would stop the world

Just to give us more time

Eb B

I kept your photograph and

C# G#

sometimes I take a look

Eb B

Do you think I should

Are you gonna leave

Is she a better girl ?

[Refrain 1]

And does she know about me?

[Chorus 1]

Hey you I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

Hey you I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Bb G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

[Post Chorus]

Eb Bb/D Cm Bb

[Verse 2]

Eb B

Tonight was you and me

C# G#

And it felt pretty good

Eb B

Just like we stopped the

C# G#

world For a minute in time

Eb B

And then you made me laugh

C# G#

About all the things we did

Eb B

Do you think we should

Did you have to leave

And the other girl

[Refrain 2]

Does she know about me?

[Chorus 2]

Hey you I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

Hey you I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Bb G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

[Bridge]

I hear you talk but

G#m

your mouth is closed

You say the words

and let me know

G#m

I can't speak I'm petrified

Wanna tell you what

Eb Bb

I feel inside

Fm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb G# G#

I kept your picture

Eb Bb Fm G# Cm Bb G#

in my shoebox

[Chorus 3]

Hey you I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

Hey you I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Bb G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

[Chorus 4]

I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Bb G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

[Outro]

Eb Bb/D Cm

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb/D Cm

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

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