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Easiest to:
- transpose 3 half-steps down (first chord Fmaj7)
- Capo 3
ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 B FC INT2 O
[INTRO]
 Abmaj7   Fm|  Cm   Cmadd9|
 Abadd9   Fm|         Cm|
 Abmaj7   Fm|  Cm   Cmadd9|
 Abadd9   Fm|         Cm|
[VERSE 1]
              Ab          Fm                 Cm     Ab   Fm|  Cm|
Everything I've done with you when we were young
                Ab         Fm               Cm      Ab   Fm|  Cm|
Your eyes  in the sun like bullets from a gun
[CHORUS 1]
BbThrough my heart and Cmin my dreams, 
I'm Abcounting all the ways that Ebyou could leave
BbSafe inside and Cmin my mind,
I'll make a Abmemory, memories don't Eblie
I'll make a Bbmemory, memories don't CmlieAb  
    n.c.
You called it serendipity
[INTERLUDE 1]
 Abmaj7   Fm|  Cm   Cmadd9|
 Abadd9   Fm|         Cm|
[VERSE 2]
                  Ab               Fm               Cm     Ab   Fm|  Cm|
Take me back to the place you were gone without a trace
                   Ab          Fm               Cm     Ab   Fm|  Cm|
It is hard to believe  tell me this is just a dream
[CHORUS 2]
BbHide your secrets Cmin the sand
BeAbfore all this falls Ebout of hand
BbFalling two Cmways in kind
I'll make a Abmemory, memories don't Eblie
I'll make a Bbmemory, memories don't CmlieAb  
    n.c.
You called it serendipity
[BRIDGE]
 Abmaj7   Fm| Cm  
         Cmadd9|           Ab  Fm  
I call it    the death of me
CmFading to grey,
Abmaj7do    you wanna be left Fmout or circled Cmin?Cmadd9  
I know  Abwe'll go  FmdownCm  
[FINAL CHORUS]
BbHide your secrets Cmin the sand
And AbI will never Ebunderstand
How Bbthis became my Cmstate of mind
I'll make a Abmemory, memories don't Eblie
I'll make a Bbmemory, memories don't CmlieAb  
    n.c.
You called it serendipity
[INTERLUDE 2]
 Abmaj7   Fm|  Cm   Cmadd9|
 Abadd9   Fm|         Cm|
 Abmaj7   Fm|  Cm   Cmadd9|
 Abadd9   Fm|         Cm| |
[OUTRO]
 Cm   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5   Abmaj7|
  C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5   Abmaj7|
  C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5   Abmaj7|
     C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5           Abmaj7|
                 You called it seren-
     C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5           Abmaj7|
dipity           You called it seren-
     C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5           Abmaj7|
dipity           You called it seren-
     C   Cm7/Bb|  Am7-5   Abmaj7|
dipity
n.c.
     You called it ... serendipity.

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Serendipity

by Sven-Bertil Taube

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Cmadd9

Abadd9

Cm7/Bb

Am7-5

Easiest to:

- transpose 3 half-steps down (first chord Fmaj7)

- Capo 3

ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 B FC INT2 O

[INTRO]

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

| |

Abadd9 Fm Cm

| |

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

| |

Abadd9 Fm Cm

| |

[VERSE 1]

Ab Fm Cm Ab Fm Cm

| |

Everything I've done with you when we were young

Ab Fm Cm Ab Fm Cm

| |

Your eyes in the sun like bullets from a gun

[CHORUS 1]

Bb Cm

Through my heart and in my dreams,

Ab Eb

I'm counting all the ways that you could leave

Bb Cm

Safe inside and in my mind,

Ab Eb

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

Bb Cm Ab

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

n.c.

You called it serendipity

[INTERLUDE 1]

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

| |

Abadd9 Fm Cm

| |

[VERSE 2]

Ab Fm Cm Ab Fm Cm

| |

Take me back to the place you were gone without a trace

Ab Fm Cm Ab Fm Cm

| |

It is hard to believe tell me this is just a dream

[CHORUS 2]

Bb Cm

Hide your secrets in the sand

Ab Eb

Before all this falls out of hand

Bb Cm

Falling two ways in kind

Ab Eb

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

Bb Cm Ab

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

n.c.

You called it serendipity

[BRIDGE]

Abmaj7 Fm Cm

Cmadd9 Ab Fm

I call it the death of me

Fading to grey,

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

do you wanna be left out or circled in?

Ab Fm Cm

I know we'll go down

[FINAL CHORUS]

Bb Cm

Hide your secrets in the sand

Ab Eb

And I will never understand

Bb Cm

How this became my state of mind

Ab Eb

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

Bb Cm Ab

I'll make a memory, memories don't lie

n.c.

You called it serendipity

[INTERLUDE 2]

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

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Abadd9 Fm Cm

| |

Abmaj7 Fm Cm Cmadd9

| |

Abadd9 Fm Cm

| | |

[OUTRO]

Cm Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

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C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

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C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

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C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

| |

You called it seren-

C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

| |

dipity You called it seren-

C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

| |

dipity You called it seren-

C Cm7/Bb Am7-5 Abmaj7

| |

dipity

n.c.

You called it ... serendipity.

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