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Second Song

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 36Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

NO CAPO
For everything except the bridge Play the corresponding string and then strum strings 1-3
F-string 4
Dm-string 4
Am-string 5
C-string 5
G-string 6
A#-string 5
For the bridge play (which corresponds with the listed chord progression below)once for 
the transition
e|---------------------------|
B|-----1-----0-----1-----0---|
G|-------2-----0-----2-----0-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---0-----------0-----------|
E|---------0-----------0-----|
then use twice for the part with lyrics
e|-----------------1-----------------------1-----1---|
B|-----1-----0-------3---1-----1-----0-------3-----3-|
G|-------2-----0-----------2-----2-----0-------------|
D|---------------0-----------------------0-----0-----|
A|---0-----------------0-----0-----------------------|
E|---------0-----------------------0-----------------|
[INTRO]
F Dm Am Am
F Dm Am Am
C
[VERSE]
It Cmay not be too Amlong
And it Gmay all come out Fwrong
But I A#wrote you a second Dmsong
EventualFlyC  
It Cmay go out of Amtune
And it Gmay end all too sFoon
But I wA#rote you a second sDmong
EventualFly
EventualCly
Still kDmids when we mFet
We’re not kA#ids anymCore
We’ve A#set sail for tCime’s distant shFore
I’m nDmot afraid of aFging
Not with A#you by my Cside
A#Life ain’t long Cbut it is Fwide.
So it Cmay have a couple Amfaults
But I Gwrote you this little Fwaltz
Yes I A#wrote you a second Dmsong,
EventuaFllyC  
And it Cstill could fall aAmpart
But at Gleast it had a Fstart
Cuz I A#wrote you a second Dmsong
EventualFly
EventualCly
DmTravel so much Fthat
NowA#here feels like Chome
Cept the A#home that we’ve Cmade in our Fbones
DmAnd you know that I Fknow
That A#we know the Cway
Go A#hand in hand Cinto each Fday
[BRIDGE]
Am Em
Am Em
AmAnd from our Embed without Dmlifting our Amheads
Amla da Emda da da Dmduh dah daDm  
AmMountains and Emstars, drifting Dmsnow, no Amcars
Amla da Emda da da Amduh dah daAm  
Amla da Emda da da Dmduh dah daDm  
I don’t know what’s Fnext
But A#know what is Cnow
Take A#in all Cjoy life alFlows
Took Dmsix years to Fwrite this
But A#just say the Cword
And A#tomorrow I’ll Cwrite you a Fthird
It Cmay come out all Amwrong
And it Gmay not be too Flong
But I A#wrote you a second Dmsong
EventualFlyC  
It Cmay go out of Amtune
And it’s gGonna end really Fsoon
But I A#wrote you a second Dmsong
EventualFly
EventualCly
I don’t have Fsong enough to Dmsay
You’ve changed my Amlife in every Dmway
But I A#wrote you a second Dmsong
EventualFly
EventualCly
F

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Second Song

by Joseph Fink

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

NO CAPO

For everything except the bridge Play the corresponding string and then strum strings 1-3

F-string 4

Dm-string 4

Am-string 5

C-string 5

G-string 6

A#-string 5

For the bridge play (which corresponds with the listed chord progression below)once for

the transition

e|---------------------------|

B|-----1-----0-----1-----0---|

G|-------2-----0-----2-----0-|

D|---------------------------|

A|---0-----------0-----------|

E|---------0-----------0-----|

then use twice for the part with lyrics

e|-----------------1-----------------------1-----1---|

B|-----1-----0-------3---1-----1-----0-------3-----3-|

G|-------2-----0-----------2-----2-----0-------------|

D|---------------0-----------------------0-----0-----|

A|---0-----------------0-----0-----------------------|

E|---------0-----------------------0-----------------|

[INTRO]

F Dm Am Am

[VERSE]

C Am

It may not be too long

G F

And it may all come out wrong

A# Dm

But I wrote you a second song

F C

Eventually

C Am

It may go out of tune

G F

And it may end all too soon

A# Dm

But I wrote you a second song

Eventually

Dm F

Still kids when we met

A# C

We’re not kids anymore

A# C F

We’ve set sail for time’s distant shore

Dm F

I’m not afraid of aging

A# C

Not with you by my side

A# C F

Life ain’t long but it is wide.

C Am

So it may have a couple faults

G F

But I wrote you this little waltz

A# Dm

Yes I wrote you a second song,

F C

Eventually

C Am

And it still could fall apart

G F

But at least it had a start

A# Dm

Cuz I wrote you a second song

Eventually

Dm F

Travel so much that

A# C

Nowhere feels like home

A# C F

Cept the home that we’ve made in our bones

Dm F

And you know that I know

A# C

That we know the way

A# C F

Go hand in hand into each day

[BRIDGE]

Am Em

Am Em Dm Am

And from our bed without lifting our heads

Am Em Dm Dm

la da da da da duh dah da

Am Em Dm Am

Mountains and stars, drifting snow, no cars

Am Em Am Am

la da da da da duh dah da

Am Em Dm Dm

la da da da da duh dah da

I don’t know what’s next

A# C

But know what is now

A# C F

Take in all joy life allows

Dm F

Took six years to write this

A# C

But just say the word

A# C F

And tomorrow I’ll write you a third

C Am

It may come out all wrong

G F

And it may not be too long

A# Dm

But I wrote you a second song

F C

Eventually

C Am

It may go out of tune

G F

And it’s gonna end really soon

A# Dm

But I wrote you a second song

Eventually

F Dm

I don’t have song enough to say

Am Dm

You’ve changed my life in every way

A# Dm

But I wrote you a second song

Eventually

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