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The chords aren't exactly similar to how he plays it in the official studio recording, but if you play with 
capo 4 it should sound very similar to the song. 
Intro:  C   Em  Am  
[First Verse]
CIf you and I, we die tomEmorrow
would you be Amhappy with all of the things we'd done?
CYears that never seem to slow dEmown
'Till they're goneAm  
CThe air, it seems, is getting Emcool now
and I can feel my Ammind
CRoom is spinning round and Emround
and fuck, please wake me Amup
Now I've got these Cmemories in me until the day that I leave
'Till the Emday I believe in the stories I read when I'm aloAmne
I've got my Cfamily in Ohio and my girl in L.A
My Emmom and dad in Texas but I can't seem to stay for too longAm  
AmToo long
[Refrain]
Fmaj7Now when I leave it's not it's for Cme, it's not just for me
The promise I Amkeep when I was crying and you held my Emhand
Fmaj7Tell my mother that I'm gone Cand my sister that I love her so
AmAnd oh my father he ought to know
EmI've been doing just fine on my ownG  
COn my own
[Verse 2]
CYeah I remember you laying Emdown there
You could hardly Amcry, saw in your eye
CThen you told us it'll be okayEm  
But fuck, I'm still not Amokay, okay
COh yeah, all of this hurt EmI sing about for the Amchimes, the chimes
CYeah, I know I should've shown you my Emface more
But it was easier for me to Amdrink away my pain
AmNow I think about it every day
Yeah, you said, "Now CJulia and I have an angel above
And Emnow there'll never be a day when she's not by our Amside, our side,"
I've got my Cfamily in Ohio and my girl in L.A
My Emmom and dad in Texas but I can't seem to stay for too longAm  
AmFor too long
[Refrain]
Fmaj7Now when I leave it's not it's for Cme, it's not just for me
The promises AmI keep when I was crying and you held mEmy hand
Fmaj7Tell my mother that I'm gone Cand my sister that I love her so
AmAnd oh my father he ought to know
EmI've been doing just fine on my ownG  
COn my own
[Hook]
CIf you and I, we die Emtomorrow
would you be Amhappy with all of the things we'd done?
[Final]
Fmaj7Now and then, now and thenC, I just hold it in
But Amoh my god, I feel it burning Emin my chest again
Fmaj7And outside as the snow Cstuck, to the pavement
My sister had Amtears rolling down her freezing Emskin
Fmaj7Time-to-time I wonder Cwhy it had to happen so Emsoon
Why'd it have to happen so Csoon
COoh, EmoohAm, ooh  C  

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Madeline

by John Vincent III

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

The chords aren't exactly similar to how he plays it in the official studio recording, but if you play with

capo 4 it should sound very similar to the song.

C Em Am

Intro:

[First Verse]

C Em

If you and I, we die tomorrow

would you be happy with all of the things we'd done?

C Em

Years that never seem to slow down

'Till they're gone

C Em

The air, it seems, is getting cool now

and I can feel my mind

C Em

Room is spinning round and round

and fuck, please wake me up

Now I've got these memories in me until the day that I leave

Em Am

'Till the day I believe in the stories I read when I'm alone

I've got my family in Ohio and my girl in L.A

Em Am

My mom and dad in Texas but I can't seem to stay for too long

Too long

[Refrain]

Fmaj7 C

Now when I leave it's not it's for me, it's not just for me

Am Em

The promise I keep when I was crying and you held my hand

Fmaj7 C

Tell my mother that I'm gone and my sister that I love her so

And oh my father he ought to know

Em G

I've been doing just fine on my own

On my own

[Verse 2]

C Em

Yeah I remember you laying down there

You could hardly cry, saw in your eye

C Em

Then you told us it'll be okay

But fuck, I'm still not okay, okay

C Em Am

Oh yeah, all of this hurt I sing about for the chimes, the chimes

C Em

Yeah, I know I should've shown you my face more

But it was easier for me to drink away my pain

Now I think about it every day

Yeah, you said, "Now Julia and I have an angel above

Em Am

And now there'll never be a day when she's not by our side, our side,"

I've got my family in Ohio and my girl in L.A

Em Am

My mom and dad in Texas but I can't seem to stay for too long

For too long

[Refrain]

Fmaj7 C

Now when I leave it's not it's for me, it's not just for me

Am Em

The promises I keep when I was crying and you held my hand

Fmaj7 C

Tell my mother that I'm gone and my sister that I love her so

And oh my father he ought to know

Em G

I've been doing just fine on my own

On my own

[Hook]

C Em

If you and I, we die tomorrow

would you be happy with all of the things we'd done?

[Final]

Fmaj7 C

Now and then, now and then, I just hold it in

Am Em

But oh my god, I feel it burning in my chest again

Fmaj7 C

And outside as the snow stuck, to the pavement

Am Em

My sister had tears rolling down her freezing skin

Fmaj7 C Em

Time-to-time I wonder why it had to happen so soon

Why'd it have to happen so soon

C Em Am C

Ooh, ooh, ooh

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