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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

In the verse I've labled  C* and  B*. These are to indicate a single note walk-down picked on the on the
A string, followed by a down/up strum on the strings below it. So it might look something like ...
e|---0-0---0-0-------------|
B|---1-1---1-1-------------|
G|---2-2---2-2-------------|
D|---0-0---0-0-------------|
A|-3-----2-----------------|
E|-------------------------|
There is also a simple little hook that is sometimes played between verses.
e|-------0-----|
B|-------0-----|
G|-------0-----|
D|-2-0---0-----|
A|-------2-----|
E|-----3-3-----|
I have trouble singing it this high, so I transpose it -7 to play in C instead of G. If you do that, the
above two just move down 1 string. Kinda cool, right:
e|---0-0---0-0-------------|
B|---1-1---1-1-------------|
G|---0-0---0-0-------------|
D|-3-----2-----------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------0--------|
B|-------1--------|
G|-2-0---0--------|
D|-------2--------|
A|-----3-3--------|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
GHold me up
       C* B*                  D  G  
Because I think I've fallen to you
             C*      B*     D  
While you're fallin' out of love
With Gme
         C*   B*          D  
Like you said you'd never do
And was I Gcrazy
        C*      B*     D  
To believe that it was true
[Chorus 1]
EmAnd oh, CGod Gknows
CWe've had a Gtime
EmSeeing Cwhat Ggrows
COn a shriveled Gvine
[Verse]
GLook me up
            C*  B*   D  
When you've had your space
When you're Gready
   C*  B* D  
To see my face
In a Groom
         C*   B*    D  
Where we both could be
Where somebody Gelse
       C* B*  D  
May be loving me
[Chorus 2]
Would you Emball up Cyour Ghands?
Would you Cclench your Gteeth?
Would you Emwalk CawaGy
In CdisbeliGef?
Are you rEmeady to Gleave?
[Bridge]
Are you Emready to Gleave?
Are you Emready to Gleave?
Are you Emready to ... Cwalk ... Gaway?
CSay Ggoodbye
CHear me cry Gout your nEmame
GYou can go
         C*     B*  D  
Well, of course you can
GBut I swear
           C*    B*   D  
That these words will stand
GUp to you
         C*  B*   D  
And your grandest plans
You Emcan't Ccome Gback
You Ccan't come Gback

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These Words

by Jill Andrews

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C B

In the verse I've labled * and *. These are to indicate a single note walk-down picked on the on the

A string, followed by a down/up strum on the strings below it. So it might look something like ...

e|---0-0---0-0-------------|

B|---1-1---1-1-------------|

G|---2-2---2-2-------------|

D|---0-0---0-0-------------|

A|-3-----2-----------------|

E|-------------------------|

There is also a simple little hook that is sometimes played between verses.

e|-------0-----|

B|-------0-----|

G|-------0-----|

D|-2-0---0-----|

A|-------2-----|

E|-----3-3-----|

I have trouble singing it this high, so I transpose it -7 to play in C instead of G. If you do that, the

above two just move down 1 string. Kinda cool, right:

e|---0-0---0-0-------------|

B|---1-1---1-1-------------|

G|---0-0---0-0-------------|

D|-3-----2-----------------|

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

e|-------0--------|

B|-------1--------|

G|-2-0---0--------|

D|-------2--------|

A|-----3-3--------|

E|----------------|

[Verse]

Hold me up

C B D G

* *

Because I think I've fallen to you

C B D

* *

While you're fallin' out of love

With me

C B D

* *

Like you said you'd never do

And was I crazy

C B D

* *

To believe that it was true

[Chorus 1]

Em C G

And oh, God knows

C G

We've had a time

Em C G

Seeing what grows

C G

On a shriveled vine

[Verse]

Look me up

C B D

* *

When you've had your space

When you're ready

C B D

* *

To see my face

In a room

C B D

* *

Where we both could be

Where somebody else

C B D

* *

May be loving me

[Chorus 2]

Em C G

Would you ball up your hands?

C G

Would you clench your teeth?

Em C G

Would you walk away

C G

In disbelief?

Em G

Are you ready to leave?

[Bridge]

Em G

Are you ready to leave?

Em G

Are you ready to leave?

Em C G

Are you ready to ... walk ... away?

C G

Say goodbye

C G Em

Hear me cry out your name

You can go

C B D

* *

Well, of course you can

But I swear

C B D

* *

That these words will stand

Up to you

C B D

* *

And your grandest plans

Em C G

You can't come back

C G

You can't come back

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