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Standard tuning.
[Intro]
 E   D   Ax2
[Verse]
C#I needed you mG#ost
But yAou didn’t need me at aEll
C#I tried for us bG#oth
But tAhe spring time turned into fEall
And aDfter aC#ll was doF#ne I hit the Awall
[Chorus]
EI don’t think I eBver told you EhonestAly
I Eget more than DI let Aon
ENow I know you’ll Bnever feel the Esame for Ame
I’m Ebetter since yoDu’ve been gAone
[Verse 2]
N.C
I stood by your side
N.C
Through all the times I saw him make you cry
C#I watched him hold your hG#and
Though I nAever really came to undEerstand
Why aDll your lC#ove’s for hF#im and not for Ame
[Chorus]
EI don’t think I eBver told you EhonestAly
I gEet more than DI let oAn
ENow I know you’ll Bnever feel the Esame for Ame
I’m Ebetter since yDou’ve been gAone
I’m Ebetter since yDou’ve been gAone
[Break]
I F#thought that if I showed you 
I would Bbe there for you all along
That G#I might get to hold you
In my aC#rms that night but I was wrong
[Final Chorus]
F#I don’t think I C#ever told you F#honestBly (honestly)
I F#get more than EI let Bon
F#Now I know you’ll C#never feel the F#same for Bme
I’m F#better since yEou’ve been Bgone
I’m F#better since yEou’ve been Bgone
I’m F#better since yEou’ve been Bgone
I’m F#better since yEou’ve been Bgone
F# E B

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Honestly

by Erik Chandler Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning.

[Intro]

E D A

[Verse]

C# G#

I needed you most

A E

But you didn’t need me at all

C# G#

I tried for us both

A E

But the spring time turned into fall

D C# F# A

And after all was done I hit the wall

[Chorus]

E B E A

I don’t think I ever told you honestly

E D A

I get more than I let on

E B E A

Now I know you’ll never feel the same for me

E D A

I’m better since you’ve been gone

[Verse 2]

N.C

I stood by your side

N.C

Through all the times I saw him make you cry

C# G#

I watched him hold your hand

A E

Though I never really came to understand

D C# F# A

Why all your love’s for him and not for me

[Chorus]

E B E A

I don’t think I ever told you honestly

E D A

I get more than I let on

E B E A

Now I know you’ll never feel the same for me

E D A

I’m better since you’ve been gone

E D A

I’m better since you’ve been gone

[Break]

I thought that if I showed you

I would be there for you all along

That I might get to hold you

In my arms that night but I was wrong

[Final Chorus]

F# C# F# B

I don’t think I ever told you honestly (honestly)

F# E B

I get more than I let on

F# C# F# B

Now I know you’ll never feel the same for me

F# E B

I’m better since you’ve been gone

F# E B

I’m better since you’ve been gone

F# E B

I’m better since you’ve been gone

F# E B

I’m better since you’ve been gone

F# E B

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