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[Verse 1]
   CIt C/Gtook a little CtimC/Ge  to get Dmwhere I Dm/AwantedDm  Dm/A  
   FIt F/Ctook a little FtimF/Ce to get EmfreeEm/B  Em  Em/B  
   GIt G/Btook a little GtimG/Be to be F#mhonestF#m/C#  F  
   It F/Ctook a little FtimF/Ce to be Cme
   I C/Gtook a little ClovC/Ger but Dmthen we Dm/ApartedDm  Dm/A  
   FIt F/Ctook a little FtimF/Ce to get EmoveEm/Br thisG  
   And G/Bfrom time Gto timG/Be, I get F#mheavF#m/C#y.....hearFted
   F/CThinking of Fhow    F/Cwe  FuseF/Cd   to Ckiss
[Chorus]
   DmCouDm/ArageDm  
   Dm/AIt's a Dmfeeling Dm/Alike no Cother
   C/GLet me Ftell you, yeahDm  
   CouDm/ArageDm  
   In Dm/Aharmo-Dmny with Dm/Asomething Cother C/Gthan your egoF  
   DmCouDm/ArageDm  
   The Dm/Asweet beDmlief of Dm/Aknowing Cnothing C/Gcomes for BbfreeBb/F  
Bb   Bb/F
F    F/C    F   F/G  F/A   C   C/G
[Verse 2]
   CDo you C/Greally wanna Dmknow,Dm/A  Dm  Dm  Dm/E  
   FAF/Cbout these Flines F/Con my Emface?Em/B  G  
   Well, G/Beach and Gevery G/Bone is F#mtestaF#m/C#ment toF  
   F/CAll the misFtakes   F/CI've FhaF/Cd  to Cmake
[Chorus]
   To find    DmcouDm/ArageDm  
   Dm/AIt's a Dmfeeling Dm/Alike no Cother
   C/GLet me Ftell you, yeahDm  
   CouDm/ArageDm  
   In Dm/Aharmo-Dmny with Dm/Asomething Cother C/Gthan your egoF  
   DmCouDm/ArageDm  
   The Dm/Asweet beDmlief of Dm/Aknowing Cnothing C/Gcomes for BbfreeBb/F  
     Bb                           Bb/Ffree...
F    F/C    F     F/G  F/A   C  C/G    C  C/G
Dm   Dm/A   Dm    Dm/A
F    F/C    F     F/C    Em   Em/B   G
G/B  G      G/B   F#m    F#m/C#      F
F/C  F      F/C   F      F/C         F    F/C
[Chorus]
   DmCouDm/ArageDm  
   Dm/AIt's a Dmfeeling Dm/Alike no Cother
   C/GLet me Ftell you, yeahDm  
   CouDm/ArageDm  
   In Dm/Aharmo-Dmny with Dm/Asomething Cother C/Gthan your egoF  
   DmCouDm/ArageDm  
   The Dm/Asweet beDmlief of Dm/Aknowing Cnothing C/Gcomes for BbfreeBb/F  
Bb   Bb/F   F    F/C   F    F/C    C

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Courage

by Villagers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dm/A

F/C

Em/B

G/B

F#m

F#m/C#

Bb/F

F/G

F/A

Dm/E

[Verse 1]

C C/G C C/G Dm Dm/A Dm Dm/A

It took a little time to get where I wanted

F F/C F F/C Em Em/B Em Em/B

It took a little time to get free

G G/B G G/B F#m F#m/C# F

It took a little time to be honest

F/C F F/C C

It took a little time to be me

C/G C C/G Dm Dm/A Dm Dm/A

I took a little lover but then we parted

F F/C F F/C Em Em/B G

It took a little time to get over this

G/B G G/B F#m F#m/C# F

And from time to time, I get heavy.....hearted

F/C F F/C F F/C C

Thinking of how we used to kiss

[Chorus]

Dm Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C

It's a feeling like no other

C/G F Dm

Let me tell you, yeah

Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G F

In harmo-ny with something other than your ego

Dm Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G Bb Bb/F

The sweet belief of knowing nothing comes for free

Bb Bb/F

F F/C F F/G F/A C C/G

[Verse 2]

C C/G Dm Dm/A Dm Dm Dm/E

Do you really wanna know,

F F/C F F/C Em Em/B G

About these lines on my face?

G/B G G/B F#m F#m/C# F

Well, each and every one is testament to

F/C F F/C F F/C C

All the mistakes I've had to make

[Chorus]

Dm Dm/A Dm

To find courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C

It's a feeling like no other

C/G F Dm

Let me tell you, yeah

Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G F

In harmo-ny with something other than your ego

Dm Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G Bb Bb/F

The sweet belief of knowing nothing comes for free

Bb Bb/F

free...

F F/C F F/G F/A C C/G C C/G

Dm Dm/A Dm Dm/A

F F/C F F/C Em Em/B G

G/B G G/B F#m F#m/C# F

F/C F F/C F F/C F F/C

[Chorus]

Dm Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C

It's a feeling like no other

C/G F Dm

Let me tell you, yeah

Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G F

In harmo-ny with something other than your ego

Dm Dm/A Dm

Courage

Dm/A Dm Dm/A C C/G Bb Bb/F

The sweet belief of knowing nothing comes for free

Bb Bb/F F F/C F F/C C

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