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All That Was

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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em Bm Em D
Em Bm G A
[The Counselor and the Biologist]
EmI remBmember Emwhen I Dfirst saw your Emface
I reBmmember Gthe Dday, the hour, the Emplace
Now it’s Bmover, EmI still Dfeel our first embEmrace
It’s all Bmover, it’s Ctime to Gsay goodAmbye to all that was
Em Bm Em D
Em Bm G A
EmI remBmember Emwhen you Dmade me feel alEmive
I remBmember Gthe Dpassion in your Emeyes
Now it’s Bmover, EmI won’t Dbe there when you Emdie
It’s all Bmover, it’s Ctime to Gsay goodAmbye to all that was
Em Bm Em D
Em Bm G D
[The Historian and the Diplomat]
G#mI know it’s F#hard, G#mbut we hF#ave to carry on
G#mConvince yourF#self that we Ehave F#no other G#mchoiceF#  
G#mA cold new F#start, G#mthe F#life we Eknew was gone
G#mOur wF#orld, our Elives have been destG#mroyed
[Solo]
C#m A
C#m E F# B
C#m A
C#m E B D#m
C#m A
C#m E F# B
C#m A
C#m E B D#m
G#m A D E
[The Counselor and the Biologist]
EmI reBmmember Emwhen the Dworld was in our Emhands
I reBmmember Gthe Dfuture we had Emplanned
Now it’s Bmover, Emwill you Dever undersEmtand
It’s all Bmover, it’s Ctime to Gsay goodAmbye to all that was
[Outro]
Em Bm Em D
Em Bm G A
F C Dm G
Bb Am Dm C Dm
Dm C F Am
Dm Bb C Dm
C Dm C Dm

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All That Was

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

D#m

[Intro]

Em Bm Em D

Em Bm G A

[The Counselor and the Biologist]

Em Bm Em D Em

I remember when I first saw your face

Bm G D Em

I remember the day, the hour, the place

Bm Em D Em

Now it’s over, I still feel our first embrace

Bm C G Am

It’s all over, it’s time to say goodbye to all that was

Em Bm Em D

Em Bm G A

Em Bm Em D Em

I remember when you made me feel alive

Bm G D Em

I remember the passion in your eyes

Bm Em D Em

Now it’s over, I won’t be there when you die

Bm C G Am

It’s all over, it’s time to say goodbye to all that was

Em Bm Em D

Em Bm G D

[The Historian and the Diplomat]

G#m F# G#m F#

I know it’s hard, but we have to carry on

G#m F# E F# G#m F#

Convince yourself that we have no other choice

G#m F# G#m F# E

A cold new start, the life we knew was gone

G#m F# E G#m

Our world, our lives have been destroyed

[Solo]

C#m A

C#m E F# B

C#m A

C#m E B D#m

C#m A

C#m E F# B

C#m A

C#m E B D#m

G#m A D E

[The Counselor and the Biologist]

Em Bm Em D Em

I remember when the world was in our hands

Bm G D Em

I remember the future we had planned

Bm Em D Em

Now it’s over, will you ever understand

Bm C G Am

It’s all over, it’s time to say goodbye to all that was

[Outro]

Em Bm Em D

Em Bm G A

F C Dm G

Bb Am Dm C Dm

Dm C F Am

Dm Bb C Dm

C Dm C Dm

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