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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
   Bm    A    GYeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah
   Bm    A    GYeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah
Bm A G
Bm A G
[verse 1]
   BmI'll never Aslip out this viGbe, vibe.
   BmI get high Athrough the low timGes. Yeahh
   BmAnd for a minute AI forget that, that I Gmiss you.
   BmAnd in that moment Adoesn't matter that I Gmiss you. Yeah!
   BmI know that AI'll get over Gyou, you. Yeah!
   BmAnd in the Amoment its Gtrue, true. Yeah!
   BmAnd for a minute AI forget that, that I Gmiss you.
   BmAnd in that moment Adoesn't matter that I Gmiss you. Yeah!
[Chorus]
   BmSay what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
Say what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
I said I Awish that it could Gbe..Bm  
I said I Awish that I could Gbe..
[verse 2]
GUh Yeah. I say.
   BmYea we vibe like the Atide on the seaside.
   GI don't want no kush, I want you to get me high.
   BmG-G-Get me by.   AI try   Gand laugh but it sounds more like a deep sigh.
BmEverything I know.
EverytAhing I thought I knew.
Its Ggot me wondering if I ever really had a clue.
I can Bmtry with her but the whole time all I ever Athink about is you.
Theres Gno love in making love, if that love isn't true.
[Pre-Chorus]
   BmI know that AI'll get over Gyou, you. Yeah!
   BmAnd in the Amoment its Gtrue, true. Yeah!
   BmAnd for a minute AI forget that, that I Gmiss you.
   BmAnd in that moment Adoesn't matter that I Gmiss you. Yeah!
[Chorus]
   BmSay what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
Say what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
I said I Awish that it could Gbe..Bm  
I said I Awish that I could Gbe..
[Bridge]
   BmDa Ada, da da, do Gdo, da da do.
   BmDa Ada, da da, do Gdo, da do.
   BmDa Ada, da da, do Gdo, da da do.
   BmDa Ada, da da, do Gdo, da do.
BmI'll get Aover Gyou. (I'll get over you.)
BmI'll get Aover Gyou.
[Chorus]
   BmSay what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
Say what you Amean, mean what to Gsay!
(say what you mean, mean what to Bmsay!)
I said I Awish that it could Gbe..Bm  
I said I Awish that I could Gbe..
I said I Awish that it could Gbe..Bm  
I said I Awish that I could Gbe..
[Outro]
   Bm    A    GYeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah
   Bm    A    GYeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah

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Say What You Mean

by Emblem3

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

Bm A G

Yeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah

Bm A G

Yeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah

Bm A G

[verse 1]

Bm A G

I'll never slip out this vibe, vibe.

Bm A G

I get high through the low times. Yeahh

Bm A G

And for a minute I forget that, that I miss you.

Bm A G

And in that moment doesn't matter that I miss you. Yeah!

Bm A G

I know that I'll get over you, you. Yeah!

Bm A G

And in the moment its true, true. Yeah!

Bm A G

And for a minute I forget that, that I miss you.

Bm A G

And in that moment doesn't matter that I miss you. Yeah!

[Chorus]

Bm A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G Bm

I said I wish that it could be..

A G

I said I wish that I could be..

[verse 2]

Uh Yeah. I say.

Bm A

Yea we vibe like the tide on the seaside.

I don't want no kush, I want you to get me high.

Bm A G

G-G-Get me by. I try and laugh but it sounds more like a deep sigh.

Everything I know.

Everything I thought I knew.

Its got me wondering if I ever really had a clue.

Bm A

I can try with her but the whole time all I ever think about is you.

Theres no love in making love, if that love isn't true.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A G

I know that I'll get over you, you. Yeah!

Bm A G

And in the moment its true, true. Yeah!

Bm A G

And for a minute I forget that, that I miss you.

Bm A G

And in that moment doesn't matter that I miss you. Yeah!

[Chorus]

Bm A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G Bm

I said I wish that it could be..

A G

I said I wish that I could be..

[Bridge]

Bm A G

Da da, da da, do do, da da do.

Bm A G

Da da, da da, do do, da do.

Bm A G

Da da, da da, do do, da da do.

Bm A G

Da da, da da, do do, da do.

Bm A G

I'll get over you. (I'll get over you.)

Bm A G

I'll get over you.

[Chorus]

Bm A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G

Say what you mean, mean what to say!

(say what you mean, mean what to say!)

A G Bm

I said I wish that it could be..

A G

I said I wish that I could be..

A G Bm

I said I wish that it could be..

A G

I said I wish that I could be..

[Outro]

Bm A G

Yeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah

Bm A G

Yeah.. Yeah.. Yeah.. yeah

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