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[INTRO]
 Bbm   Bbm   Cm    Cmx6
[VERSE 1]
Nothing became sBbmomething, turned itself inside Cmout
Subatomic pBbmarticles became atoms, became stars, became gCmalaxies
The earth's cBbmrust became soCmlidified
                                    Bbm                        Cm(  Eb   Edim) Fm  
The planets became perfectly aligned, Jupiter blinked with its little red eye
[VERSE 2]
      Fm         Bbm    CmOxygen reEbplaEdimced meFmthane
      Fm         Bbm    CmA party stEbartEdimed in the oFmcean
      Fm         Bbm    CmTrilobiEbtes Edimand crFmustaceans
      Fm         Bbm     CmA CEbambEdimrian exFmplosion
[INTERLUDE]
  Fm    Bbm    Cm   Eb    Edimx4
[VERSE 3]
A cAbonga line hDbeaded up on lBbmandEb  Fm  Gm  
Out of the wAbater      Dband into the frBbmying panEb  Fm  Gm  
A lAbayer of irDbidium paved the wBbmayEb  Fm  Gm  
For furry mAbammals     Dbwith big, beautiful BbmbrainsCm  Eb  Fm  
[VERSE 4]
The Congo RBbmiver diCmvided the chimpanBbmzees
The peaceCmful bonobos from the Bbmones like you and me
As sooCmn we stood up, piBbmcked an apple from a tree
Someone poCminted a finger, said, "BbmThat apple belongs to me."
[INTERLUDE]
  Fm    Bbm    Cm   Eb    Edimx4
[VERSE 5]
N.C.
And people fought and loved and died
N.C.
And everywhere babies opened their eyes
N.C.
And had their hearts broken, laughed, and cried
N.C.
Watched the planets slowly collide
[VERSE 6]  - Chords as implied by the bass
  AbAnd one day I askeDbd if I could borrow your bBbmass guitarEb  Fm  Gm  
  Not that I Abneeded one,   Dbbut I didn't know Bbmwhere to startEb  Fm  Gm  
  AbOne magic niDbght in an eBbmmpty backyardEb  Fm  Gm  
  You grabbed my aAbrm and kissed me Dbquick under a heaBbmven full of sCmtarsEb  Fm  
[VERSE 7]
And tFmhat's the sBbmtory Cmof how we EbmetEdim  
The lFmong vBbmersionCm  Eb  Edim  
And Fmyou can cBbmall it fCmate or EbchaEdimnce
      Fm     BbmBut Cmwe maEbde iEdimt hapFmpen
      Fm         Bbm  CmWe madEbe iEdimt happen
      Fm         Bbm  CmWe madEbe iEdimt happen
[OUTRO]
  Fm    Bbm    Cm   Eb    Edimx2

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How We Met The Long Version

by Jens Lekman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

Edim

[INTRO]

Bbm Bbm Cm Cm

[VERSE 1]

Bbm Cm

Nothing became something, turned itself inside out

Bbm Cm

Subatomic particles became atoms, became stars, became galaxies

Bbm Cm

The earth's crust became solidified

Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

( )

The planets became perfectly aligned, Jupiter blinked with its little red eye

[VERSE 2]

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

Oxygen replaced methane

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

A party started in the ocean

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

Trilobites and crustaceans

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

A Cambrian explosion

[INTERLUDE]

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

[VERSE 3]

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

A conga line headed up on land

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

Out of the water and into the frying pan

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

A layer of iridium paved the way

Ab Db Bbm Cm Eb Fm

For furry mammals with big, beautiful brains

[VERSE 4]

Bbm Cm Bbm

The Congo River divided the chimpanzees

Cm Bbm

The peaceful bonobos from the ones like you and me

Cm Bbm

As soon we stood up, picked an apple from a tree

Cm Bbm

Someone pointed a finger, said, "That apple belongs to me."

[INTERLUDE]

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

[VERSE 5]

N.C.

And people fought and loved and died

N.C.

And everywhere babies opened their eyes

N.C.

And had their hearts broken, laughed, and cried

N.C.

Watched the planets slowly collide

[VERSE 6] - Chords as implied by the bass

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

And one day I asked if I could borrow your bass guitar

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

Not that I needed one, but I didn't know where to start

Ab Db Bbm Eb Fm Gm

One magic night in an empty backyard

Ab Db Bbm Cm Eb Fm

You grabbed my arm and kissed me quick under a heaven full of stars

[VERSE 7]

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

And that's the story of how we met

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

The long version

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

And you can call it fate or chance

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim Fm

But we made it happen

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

We made it happen

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

We made it happen

[OUTRO]

Fm Bbm Cm Eb Edim

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