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Almost Doesnt Count

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[Intro]
Gm7    Cm7    Gm7    Cm7       Cm7/E   Bb
[Verse 1]
  Almost made you love     Gm7me,     Cm7almost made you cry     Gm7  
   Cm7Almost made you happy, babe Cm7/F,   didn't I, Bbdidn't I?
You almost had me Gm7thinkin'    Cm7you were turned around   Gm7  
   Cm7But everybody knows, Cm7almost doesn't Bbcount
[Verse 2]
Almost heard you sayGm7ing       Cm7you were finally freGm7e
   Cm7What was always missing for you, babe,    Cm7/Fyou found it Bbin me
But, you can't get Gm7to heaven    Cm7half off the groundGm7  
       Cm7Everybody knows, Cm7almost doesn't Bbcount
[Chorus]
Gm7I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
I Fhear a Ebmaj9funny hesitation of a heart that's never really   sure 
  Gm7Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
I can Cm7give you than what you came here for          Cm7  F  
[Verse 3]
FGonna find me somebGm7ody       Em7not afraid to let   Gm7go
   Cm7Want a no doubt, be there kind of man     Cm7/Fyou came Bbreal close
But every time    Gm7you built me   Cm7up  , you only let    Gm7me downCm7  
But everybody knows, aCm7/Flmost doesn't Bbcount
[Bridge]
Gm7Hey      D7, Gm7hey     C9(everybody knows)
Gm7Hey,       C9  Gm7hey      D7hey   Gm7  C9  
  Gm7can't keep D7on waiting,    Gm7can't keep C9on trying
Everybody knows   Cm7,       Cm7/Falmost doesn't Bbcount
[Chorus]
Gm7I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
I Fhear a Ebmaj9funny hesitation of a heart that's never really   sure 
  Gm7Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
I can Cm7give you than what you came here for          Cm7  F  
[Verse 4]
FMaybe you'll be sorGm7ry,        Em7maybe you'll be    Gm7cold
   Cm7Maybe you'll come running back, baby,     Cm7/Ffrom the cruel, Bbcruel world
Almost convinced    Gm7me    Cm7you're gonna stick    Gm7aroundCm7  
But everybody knows, aCm7/Flmost doesn't Bbcount
[Outro]
So maybe I'll be     Gm7here,   Cm7maybe I'll see you aroundGm7  
Cm7That's the way it goes, Cm7/Falmost doesn't countBb  

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Almost Doesnt Count

by Brandy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Cm7

Cm7/E

Cm7/F

Ebmaj9

Em7

[Intro]

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Cm7 Cm7/E Bb

[Verse 1]

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

Almost made you love me, almost made you cry

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

Almost made you happy, babe , didn't I, didn't I?

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

You almost had me thinkin' you were turned around

Cm7 Cm7 Bb

But everybody knows, almost doesn't count

[Verse 2]

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

Almost heard you saying you were finally free

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

What was always missing for you, babe, you found it in me

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

But, you can't get to heaven half off the ground

Cm7 Cm7 Bb

Everybody knows, almost doesn't count

[Chorus]

Gm7

I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door

F Ebmaj9

I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure

Gm7

Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that

Cm7 Cm7 F

I can give you than what you came here for

[Verse 3]

F Gm7 Em7 Gm7

Gonna find me somebody not afraid to let go

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

Want a no doubt, be there kind of man you came real close

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Cm7

But every time you built me up , you only let me down

Cm7/F Bb

But everybody knows, almost doesn't count

[Bridge]

Gm7 D7 Gm7 C9

Hey , hey (everybody knows)

Gm7 C9 Gm7 D7 Gm7 C9

Hey, hey hey

Gm7 D7 Gm7 C9

can't keep on waiting, can't keep on trying

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

Everybody knows , almost doesn't count

[Chorus]

Gm7

I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door

F Ebmaj9

I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure

Gm7

Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that

Cm7 Cm7 F

I can give you than what you came here for

[Verse 4]

F Gm7 Em7 Gm7

Maybe you'll be sorry, maybe you'll be cold

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

Maybe you'll come running back, baby, from the cruel, cruel world

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Cm7

Almost convinced me you're gonna stick around

Cm7/F Bb

But everybody knows, almost doesn't count

[Outro]

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

So maybe I'll be here, maybe I'll see you around

Cm7 Cm7/F Bb

That's the way it goes, almost doesn't count

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