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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-  xx0232
 A-  x02220
 G-  320033
 Em- 022000
Intro:  D   G   Em   Gx2
Verse 1:
  DIt's not Afair and it's
not Dright to think
aAbout you all the Gtime
and everyone tells me
Emthat i'm overGreacting
  Dbut if Ayou only knew
Dall the times Ai wrote
to you Gwe're not meant
to be but that Emwon't
stop me from Gbeing happy
Verse 2:
  Di'm a fraud i'm a Afake
  Dthere's mistakes Athat
i've made the Gbiggest
one being you the fucked
up Emjerk you turned
into Gdon't mind me
i'm just venting
Chorus 1:
  Di'm pretty sure you're
Afucked up and torn
your heart is Dcold
as the floor that
i was Asitting
on that night
  Dwhen we were sitting
on my Afront porch
outside got in a
Dhuge fight and we
Aknew this wasn't
working outD  
Post Chorus:  D   G   Em  G  
Verse 3:
you're Dconstant
complaining
you're Aalways
bitching Dto be
honest it's
Aunappealing
Goh woe is me
no one Emwants
to be with Gme
Verse 4:
  Dcome on man Aget
a grip Dno one
wants Ato hear your
shit Gwhere's that
guy i knew Emthe one
that i Gused to talk to
Chorus 2:
  Di'm pretty sure you're
Afucked up and torn
your heart is Dcold
as the floor that
i was Asitting
on that night
  Dwhen we were sitting
on my Afront porch
outside got in a
Dhuge fight and we
Aknew this wasn't
working outD  A  D  A  
Interlude: Bass Solo
D x2
Bridge:
  Di'm pretty sure
you're lonely and
i don't have a
thing left to say
but that i'm sorry
it ended this way
i meant it
Outro:  D   A   D   AD(hold)

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Were Taking It Back

by The Smalls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- 320033

- 022000

D G Em G

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

D A

It's not fair and it's

not right to think

A G

about you all the time

and everyone tells me

Em G

that i'm overreacting

D A

but if you only knew

D A

all the times i wrote

to you we're not meant

to be but that won't

stop me from being happy

Verse 2:

D A

i'm a fraud i'm a fake

D A

there's mistakes that

i've made the biggest

one being you the fucked

up jerk you turned

into don't mind me

i'm just venting

Chorus 1:

i'm pretty sure you're

fucked up and torn

your heart is cold

as the floor that

i was sitting

on that night

when we were sitting

on my front porch

outside got in a

huge fight and we

knew this wasn't

working out

D G Em G

Post Chorus:

Verse 3:

you're constant

complaining

you're always

bitching to be

honest it's

unappealing

oh woe is me

no one wants

to be with me

Verse 4:

D A

come on man get

a grip no one

wants to hear your

shit where's that

guy i knew the one

that i used to talk to

Chorus 2:

i'm pretty sure you're

fucked up and torn

your heart is cold

as the floor that

i was sitting

on that night

when we were sitting

on my front porch

outside got in a

huge fight and we

knew this wasn't

D A D A

working out

Interlude: Bass Solo

D x2

Bridge:

i'm pretty sure

you're lonely and

i don't have a

thing left to say

but that i'm sorry

it ended this way

i meant it

D A D A

Outro: D(hold)

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