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The Home We Built

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Standard tuning, no capo
Chords: lowest to highest string
 Ab4 6 6 5 4 4 
 Cmx 3 5 5 4 3
 Dbx 4 6 6 6 4 
 Ebx 8 10 10 10 8
 Fm1 3 3 1 1 1
AbTired but I Fmsimply can't Cmsleep
My Dbhand on my heart but it Abkeeps skipping Cmbeats
I know Abthere is a Cmman in my place
He put a Abring on your finger and Cmshowed I'm a waste of your Abtime
Time passed and proved Cmeveryone right
AbBut if I'm in the wrong, then why do I feel 
FmLike I let go Cmof the love of my Ablife?Cm  
AbI should have fought for you when I had the CmchanceDb  
FmI took you for Abgranted and Eblet you walk out on the Dbhome we built
What the Fmhell am EbI supposed to do without Dbyou?
AbI should have fought for Ebyou when I had the Dbchance
I didn't see you Ebwhen you were Fmhere
DbAnd now I see you FmeverywhereAb  
DbI wear a disEbguise protecting my Abpride, pretending that EbI am happAby
You abandoned my Ebworld, had a baby Fmgirl, there's no coming back for Abus
Your daughter is Dbperfect, she Abhas your eyesCm  
DbBut winter is colder when I Fmfall asleep without Ebyou at my siCmdeEb  Db  
AbI should have fought for you when I had the CmchanceDb  
FmI took you for Abgranted and Eblet you walk out on the Dbhome we built
What the Fmhell am EbI supposed to do without Dbyou?
AbI should have fought for Ebyou when I had the Dbchance
Db Eb Fm Cm
DbWinter will pass and EbI may relapse, 
FmBut it's better to have you and lose you than to Abnever have Cmloved you at all
EbLoved you at Fmall
CmAll
DbThere is a hole in my Abheart
FmThere is a hole in my Cmheart

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The Home We Built

by Dayseeker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning, no capo

Chords: lowest to highest string

4 6 6 5 4 4

x 3 5 5 4 3

x 4 6 6 6 4

x 8 10 10 10 8

1 3 3 1 1 1

Ab Fm Cm

Tired but I simply can't sleep

Db Ab Cm

My hand on my heart but it keeps skipping beats

Ab Cm

I know there is a man in my place

Ab Cm Ab

He put a ring on your finger and showed I'm a waste of your time

Time passed and proved everyone right

But if I'm in the wrong, then why do I feel

Fm Cm Ab Cm

Like I let go of the love of my life?

Ab Cm Db

I should have fought for you when I had the chance

Fm Ab Eb Db

I took you for granted and let you walk out on the home we built

Fm Eb Db

What the hell am I supposed to do without you?

Ab Eb Db

I should have fought for you when I had the chance

Eb Fm

I didn't see you when you were here

Db Fm Ab

And now I see you everywhere

Db Eb Ab Eb Ab

I wear a disguise protecting my pride, pretending that I am happy

Eb Fm Ab

You abandoned my world, had a baby girl, there's no coming back for us

Db Ab Cm

Your daughter is perfect, she has your eyes

Db Fm Eb Cm Eb Db

But winter is colder when I fall asleep without you at my side

Ab Cm Db

I should have fought for you when I had the chance

Fm Ab Eb Db

I took you for granted and let you walk out on the home we built

Fm Eb Db

What the hell am I supposed to do without you?

Ab Eb Db

I should have fought for you when I had the chance

Db Eb Fm Cm

Db Eb

Winter will pass and I may relapse,

Fm Ab Cm

But it's better to have you and lose you than to never have loved you at all

Eb Fm

Loved you at all

All

Db Ab

There is a hole in my heart

Fm Cm

There is a hole in my heart

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