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Note: Sounds nice to add a Csus2 chord after the C, and hammer-on back to the C chord.  
Also with:   Em/B,  Em7/B, Em/B  
Capo 1
[Chords]
     Cx32010
    C2x30010
  Em/Bx22000
 Em7/Bx20000
     F13321x
    F213301x
[Intro]
C  Em/B  C  Em/B  C  Em/B
[Verse 1]
CPlease don't,   send me a postEm/Bcard
                      n.c  C
' makes the weight on  my  heart , get heavier
I know,   there wasn't much to youEm/B  
but you couldn't love, could you?C  
I guess it was just me
[Interlude]
C  Em/B  C   Em/B
[Chorus]
  FIf love should come,  it's sure to goC  
  FY' say it's nice but I wouldF2n't know,  how it Cfeels, Em/B  
                   F   F(hold)
to be something, to someone
[Interlude]
C  Em/B  C  Em/B  C  Em/B
[Verse 3]
CUnder    we'd be     so loneEm/Bly  
The morning will Cshow me, how to hold my breath
If I should die, from the emptEm/By 
I hope that's what's Cleft of me, will just get blown away
[Chorus]
  FIf love should come,  it's sure to goC  
  FY' say it's nice but I wouldF2n't know,  how it Cfeels, Em/B  
                   F   F(hold)
to be something, to someone
[Interlude]
   CNah nah  nah-Em/Bnah,    nah nah  nahC  Em/B  
[Outro]
C      Em/B     F  F2 F F2   F  F2 F F2      C

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Somethin

by Elle King

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

Em7/B

Note: Sounds nice to add a Csus2 chord after the C, and hammer-on back to the C chord.

Em/B Em7/B Em/B

Also with: , ,

Capo 1

[Chords]

x32010

x30010

Em/B

x22000

Em7/B

x20000

13321x

13301x

[Intro]

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

[Verse 1]

C Em/B

Please don't, send me a postcard

n.c C

' makes the weight on my heart , get heavier

Em/B

I know, there wasn't much to you

but you couldn't love, could you?

I guess it was just me

[Interlude]

C Em/B C Em/B

[Chorus]

F C

If love should come, it's sure to go

F F2 C Em/B

Y' say it's nice but I wouldn't know, how it feels,

F F

(hold)

to be something, to someone

[Interlude]

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

[Verse 3]

C Em/B

Under we'd be so lonely

The morning will show me, how to hold my breath

Em/B

If I should die, from the empty

I hope that's what's left of me, will just get blown away

[Chorus]

F C

If love should come, it's sure to go

F F2 C Em/B

Y' say it's nice but I wouldn't know, how it feels,

F F

(hold)

to be something, to someone

[Interlude]

C Em/B C Em/B

Nah nah nah-nah, nah nah nah

[Outro]

C Em/B F F2 F F2 F F2 F F2 C

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