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When I Learned Your Name

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 D/F#xx423x
[Intro]
 D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   E(x2)
[Verse 1] 
When I D/F#learned your Aname 
I was Eready to Ahear it 
In the Egrip of your Asprit 
I was D/F#afraid of my shame 
[Verse 2] 
When I D/F#learned your Aname 
Every Etree took Ablossom 
Every Erich glows of AAutumn
Every sD/F#eason the same, yeah 
[Pre-Chorus] 
Bm E Bm D
[Chorus]
Oh EMaggie Maggie Ala la la la 
I D/F#remember Awhen I Efound ya 
D/F#You were only a Agirl so I Ewaited Auntil 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew iEnto Ayou 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew Einto you 
[Instrumental]
 D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   E(x2)
[Verse 3] 
When I D/F#learned your Aname 
There were Epeople all Aaround me 
Speaking Eall the words Aabout me 
UnaD/F#ware of the change 
[Verse 4] 
When I D/F#learned your Aname 
I was Eolder than Atime 
And I Ewrote you a Arhyme 
Of how D/F#everything's strange, so strange 
[Pre-Chorus] 
Bm E Bm D
[Chorus]
Oh EMaggie Maggie Ala la la la 
I D/F#remember Awhen I Efound ya 
D/F#You were only a Agirl so I Ewaited Auntil 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew iEnto Ayou 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew Einto Ayou 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew Einto Ayou 
D/F#Maggie, Ayou grew Einto you 
[Outro]
 D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   A   D/F#   E(x2)

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When I Learned Your Name

by Daniel Romano

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D/F#

xx423x

[Intro]

D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# E

(x2)

[Verse 1]

D/F# A

When I learned your name

E A

I was ready to hear it

E A

In the grip of your sprit

D/F#

I was afraid of my shame

[Verse 2]

D/F# A

When I learned your name

E A

Every tree took blossom

E A

Every rich glows of Autumn

D/F#

Every season the same, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm E Bm D

[Chorus]

E A

Oh Maggie Maggie la la la la

D/F# A E

I remember when I found ya

D/F# A E A

You were only a girl so I waited until

D/F# A E A

Maggie, you grew into you

D/F# A E

Maggie, you grew into you

[Instrumental]

D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# E

(x2)

[Verse 3]

D/F# A

When I learned your name

E A

There were people all around me

E A

Speaking all the words about me

D/F#

Unaware of the change

[Verse 4]

D/F# A

When I learned your name

E A

I was older than time

E A

And I wrote you a rhyme

D/F#

Of how everything's strange, so strange

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm E Bm D

[Chorus]

E A

Oh Maggie Maggie la la la la

D/F# A E

I remember when I found ya

D/F# A E A

You were only a girl so I waited until

D/F# A E A

Maggie, you grew into you

D/F# A E A

Maggie, you grew into you

D/F# A E A

Maggie, you grew into you

D/F# A E

Maggie, you grew into you

[Outro]

D/F# A D/F# A D/F# A D/F# E

(x2)

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