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[In this part, one strum per chord]
[Verse 1]
Em  D  C  C  Em
I feel Dlike AugustC  
I'm all hot and all bothered it'sC  Em  
Too late Dfor talkC  
Maybe we should sleep it offC  Em  
But you wanna piDck
You're gonna tChrow 'til it sticks
Put me in my placEme
What'd I do nDow
Maybe you ouCghta count
CTo 10
CJust wait it out
 N.C    (Pre-chorus)
'Cause yEmou might say something you'll regret
[Constant strum]
[Chorus]
And Emeven if you sDay that you're sorryC  
I won't forget
EmEven though you Ddidn't mean it
CYou can't take it back
CCan't take it back
CCan't take it back
[Back to one strum per chord]
[Verse 2]
Em
I feel Dlike dirtC  
It's six AM and I haven't sleptC  Em  
I been Dup all nightC  
In another endless fightC  Em  
Cause you wanna pDoke
You gonna turn every stonCe
See what it revealsEm  
It's too much of a stDruggle
I've seen way to much uCgliness
To feel love anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
And yEmou keep saying things you'll regret
[Constant strum]
[Chorus]
And Emeven if you sDay that you're sorryC  
I won't forget
EmEven though you Ddidn't mean it
CYou can't take it back
CCan't take it back
CCan't take it back
When Emall your feelings are buDrningC  
You make sure that I'm hurtling too
And Emyou just say that you're Dsorry
And CI, I take you back
CI take you back
CI take you back
[One strum per chord]
[Bridge]
CEverything stEmarted so innocentDly
You were so gCentleEm  
So sweDet
And I can't be pCerfect
And I can't be your gEmirlfriend
If you can't accept Dme
And if you're not happCy
Maybe itEm's not meant to Dbe
[Constant strum]
[Chorus]
And Emeven if you sDay that you're sorryC  
I won't forget
EmEven though you Ddidn't mean it
CYou can't take it back
CCan't take it back
CCan't take it back
When aEmll your feelings are burDningC  
You make sure that I'm hurtling too
And Emyou just say that you're Dsorry
And CI, I take you back
CI take you back
CI take you back
Em  Em D  D C    C Em

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Cant Take It Back

by Lissie

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Chords in this song · guitar

[In this part, one strum per chord]

[Verse 1]

Em D C C Em

D C

I feel like August

C Em

I'm all hot and all bothered it's

D C

Too late for talk

C Em

Maybe we should sleep it off

But you wanna pick

You're gonna throw 'til it sticks

Put me in my place

What'd I do now

Maybe you oughta count

To 10

Just wait it out

N.C (Pre-chorus)

'Cause you might say something you'll regret

[Constant strum]

[Chorus]

Em D C

And even if you say that you're sorry

I won't forget

Em D

Even though you didn't mean it

You can't take it back

Can't take it back

[Back to one strum per chord]

[Verse 2]

D C

I feel like dirt

C Em

It's six AM and I haven't slept

D C

I been up all night

C Em

In another endless fight

Cause you wanna poke

You gonna turn every stone

See what it reveals

It's too much of a struggle

I've seen way to much ugliness

To feel love anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

And you keep saying things you'll regret

[Constant strum]

[Chorus]

Em D C

And even if you say that you're sorry

I won't forget

Em D

Even though you didn't mean it

You can't take it back

Can't take it back

Em D C

When all your feelings are burning

You make sure that I'm hurtling too

Em D

And you just say that you're sorry

And I, I take you back

I take you back

[One strum per chord]

[Bridge]

C Em D

Everything started so innocently

C Em

You were so gentle

So sweet

And I can't be perfect

And I can't be your girlfriend

If you can't accept me

And if you're not happy

Em D

Maybe it's not meant to be

[Constant strum]

[Chorus]

Em D C

And even if you say that you're sorry

I won't forget

Em D

Even though you didn't mean it

You can't take it back

Can't take it back

Em D C

When all your feelings are burning

You make sure that I'm hurtling too

Em D

And you just say that you're sorry

And I, I take you back

I take you back

Em Em D D C C Em

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