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Solo acoustic bonus track from Reconciliation
Note that the high e string is open for basically the whole song.
[Intro]
A A G D A A
[Verse]
AGo find your wife, Dtell her what you did
BmDon't try making F#mthis about something tAhat it isn't
AGo find your wife, Dtell her you're an idiot
BmTell her that it's noF#mt her fault and it's tAime to admit it
[Chorus]
You have to Dforgive, you have to Aforgive
You have to DforgiveA  
[Verse]
AGo call your mom, Dtell her what she did
It's Bmstarting to make sense F#mto you now that yAou have kids
AGo find your dad, Dtell him you forgive him
You Bmunderstand it's noF#mt his fault, for the life tAhat he couldn't live
[Chorus]
You have to forGgive, you have to forDgive
A G D A A
[Verse]
AGo find your girl, Dtell her you're a kid
BmTell her you're not capF#mabable of giving what Ashe needs given
AGo find your friends, Dtell 'em you're a dick
I Bmwant to know just whaF#mt it is, not just the Adefinition
[Chorus]
Of how to forDgive, you have to forAgive
You have to forDgiveA  
[Verse]
AGo find your wife, Dtell her what you did
DDon't try making this about something thaAt it isn't
AGo find your wife, Dtell her you're an idiot
Bmtell her you're an F#midiot, tell her Ayou're an idiot
[Outro]
You have to forGgive, you have to foDrgiveA  

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Have To Forgive

by The Building

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Solo acoustic bonus track from Reconciliation

Note that the high e string is open for basically the whole song.

[Intro]

A A G D A A

[Verse]

A D

Go find your wife, tell her what you did

Bm F#m A

Don't try making this about something that it isn't

A D

Go find your wife, tell her you're an idiot

Bm F#m A

Tell her that it's not her fault and it's time to admit it

[Chorus]

D A

You have to forgive, you have to forgive

D A

You have to forgive

[Verse]

A D

Go call your mom, tell her what she did

Bm F#m A

It's starting to make sense to you now that you have kids

A D

Go find your dad, tell him you forgive him

Bm F#m A

You understand it's not his fault, for the life that he couldn't live

[Chorus]

G D

You have to forgive, you have to forgive

A G D A A

[Verse]

A D

Go find your girl, tell her you're a kid

Bm F#m A

Tell her you're not capabable of giving what she needs given

A D

Go find your friends, tell 'em you're a dick

Bm F#m A

I want to know just what it is, not just the definition

[Chorus]

D A

Of how to forgive, you have to forgive

D A

You have to forgive

[Verse]

A D

Go find your wife, tell her what you did

D A

Don't try making this about something that it isn't

A D

Go find your wife, tell her you're an idiot

Bm F#m A

tell her you're an idiot, tell her you're an idiot

[Outro]

G D A

You have to forgive, you have to forgive

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