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[Intro] x2
E C#m A B
[Verse]
I've Eleft all my words to say
C#mBack at home dear
ABut I can take you thereB  
And Eif for the moment I
C#mShould've left those Awords for a quiet prayerB  
[Chorus]
It'd be Aseven years gone
EI'd still be asking Awhy, I'd still be waitiBng
ASeven years for Eone moment just to Atry
I'd still be waitBing
[Interlude]
E C#m A B
[Verse]
That Enight's a familiar taste
C#mIn my mouth
Where Awords often keep their placeB  
And Eif for the moment I C#mwould've left those
AWords for a better dayB  
[Chorus]
It'd be Aseven years gone
EI'd still be asking Awhy, I'd still be waitiBng
ASeven years for Eone moment just to Atry
I'd still be waitBing
[Break]
AWe faded once one tBime
And as AI recall I acted fBine
AThe truth is I'm still wBincing
That I Aonly gave it one goodbBye
[Chorus]
It'd be Aseven years gone
EI'd still be asking Awhy, I'd still be waitiBng
ASeven years for Eone moment just to Atry
I'd still be waitBingE  

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7 Years

by Cedar Avenue

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro] x2

E C#m A B

[Verse]

I've left all my words to say

C#m

Back at home dear

A B

But I can take you there

And if for the moment I

C#m A B

Should've left those words for a quiet prayer

[Chorus]

It'd be seven years gone

E A B

I'd still be asking why, I'd still be waiting

A E A

Seven years for one moment just to try

I'd still be waiting

[Interlude]

E C#m A B

[Verse]

That night's a familiar taste

C#m

In my mouth

A B

Where words often keep their place

E C#m

And if for the moment I would've left those

A B

Words for a better day

[Chorus]

It'd be seven years gone

E A B

I'd still be asking why, I'd still be waiting

A E A

Seven years for one moment just to try

I'd still be waiting

[Break]

A B

We faded once one time

A B

And as I recall I acted fine

A B

The truth is I'm still wincing

A B

That I only gave it one goodbye

[Chorus]

It'd be seven years gone

E A B

I'd still be asking why, I'd still be waiting

A E A

Seven years for one moment just to try

B E

I'd still be waiting

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