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Dont Be Sad

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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
G
[Chorus]                                               
GWell don't be sad 'cause you Cgot what you Gwanted
GYou should be glad to Cknow that I'm finally D7gone
Don't feel bGad or be disaCppointed
Cause you gGot what you D7wanted all Galong
[Verse 1]
D7Wasn't it you who said a Gblinded fool could see the
D7Clear plain truth about how Gdeeply cruel it is to
CLive a lie here with each other
GAnd mourn a love that won't recover
D7As I recall those were the very Gwords I heard you use
[Chorus]
GWell don't be sad 'cause you Cgot what you Gwanted
GYou should be glad to Cknow that I'm finally D7gone
Don't feel bGad or be disaCppointed
Cause you gGot what you D7wanted all Galong
[Solo]
G C G G G C D D G G C C G D G G
[Verse 2]
D7And wasn't it me who asked so Gstupidly if there were
D7Things that I could maybe Gdo or try to somehow
CHold what fell apart together
GBut you just coldly told me never
D7To even entertain the thought that Gour love would survive
[Chorus]
GWell don't be sad 'cause you Cgot what you Gwanted
GYou should be glad to Cknow that I'm finally D7gone
Don't feel bGad or be disaCppointed
Cause you Ggot what you D7wanted all Galong
CYes you Ggot what you D7wanted all Galong

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Dont Be Sad

by Dwight Yoakam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

[Chorus]

G C G

Well don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted

G C D7

You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone

G C

Don't feel bad or be disappointed

G D7 G

Cause you got what you wanted all along

[Verse 1]

D7 G

Wasn't it you who said a blinded fool could see the

D7 G

Clear plain truth about how deeply cruel it is to

Live a lie here with each other

And mourn a love that won't recover

D7 G

As I recall those were the very words I heard you use

[Chorus]

G C G

Well don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted

G C D7

You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone

G C

Don't feel bad or be disappointed

G D7 G

Cause you got what you wanted all along

[Solo]

G C G G G C D D G G C C G D G G

[Verse 2]

D7 G

And wasn't it me who asked so stupidly if there were

D7 G

Things that I could maybe do or try to somehow

Hold what fell apart together

But you just coldly told me never

D7 G

To even entertain the thought that our love would survive

[Chorus]

G C G

Well don't be sad 'cause you got what you wanted

G C D7

You should be glad to know that I'm finally gone

G C

Don't feel bad or be disappointed

G D7 G

Cause you got what you wanted all along

C G D7 G

Yes you got what you wanted all along

About Dont Be Sad Chords by Dwight Yoakam

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