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Ever After

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Required chords: 
[G, Em7, Cadd9, Dsus, D, F, Cm9]
For Gs, play E, G, B strings, for Cadd9s, Em7, and Dsus, play A, G, B strings until strumming starts
[Verse]
Once uGpon a time           
GI used to roCadd9manticize
Used to be somebody, Em7never mind
Don't miss it that much DsusnowDsus  D  
(For the "Don't miss it that much now" part)
e|----3-2--2h3-2--------|
B|--3-3-3--------3------|
G|--2-------------------|
D|----0-0---------------|
A|--0-------------------|
E|----------------------|
I think it's Em7sinking in
Days that I wonder Cadd9where I've been
In picture perfect Gporcelain
But I won't lose a Dsuspound
[Chorus]
You say Em7IIIICadd9III would make a better GliDsus-ar
And neveEm7r faCadd9ce the music when it's GdiDsus-re
And I brEm7eathCadd9e disaster, GevDsus-er after
Don't Em7pu-Cadd9ll away from me nGowDsus  
Don't you Gmove         
Can't you Em7stay where you aDsusre, just for now
Em7I could be yoCadd9ur perfect disaster
Em7You could be my Cadd9ever after
GYou could be my Em7ever Dsusafter, after all
I Em7could be your Cadd9perfect disaster
Em7You could be my Cadd9ever after
[Verse]
GApologies, I'm not myself but I can Cadd9guarantee
That when I get back, you Em7won't believe
That you knew me Dsuswell                
Em7Don't want to think about it
I'm fuckin' tired of getting Cadd9sick about it
Now stand back up and be a Gman about it
And fight for something, fight Dsusfor something, fight for something, oh
[Chorus]
You say Em7IIIICadd9III would make a better GliDsus-ar
And neveEm7r faCadd9ce the music when it's GdiDsus-re
And I brEm7eathCadd9e disaster, GevDsus-er after
Don't Em7pu-lCadd9l away from me GnoDsusw
Don't you Gmove
Can't you Em7stay where you aDsusre, just for now
I Em7could be yoCadd9ur perfect disaster  
Em7You could be my Cadd9ever after
GYou could be my Em7ever Dsusafter, after all
Em7I could be your Cadd9perfect disaster
Em7You could be my Cadd9ever after
[Outro]
G F Cadd9 Cm9 G

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Ever After

by Marianas Trench

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus

Cm9

Required chords:

G Em7 Cadd9 Dsus D F Cm9

[, , , , , , ]

For Gs, play E, G, B strings, for Cadd9s, Em7, and Dsus, play A, G, B strings until strumming starts

[Verse]

Once upon a time

G Cadd9

I used to romanticize

Em7

Used to be somebody, never mind

Dsus Dsus D

Don't miss it that much now

(For the "Don't miss it that much now" part)

e|----3-2--2h3-2--------|

B|--3-3-3--------3------|

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

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

A|--0-------------------|

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

Em7

I think it's sinking in

Cadd9

Days that I wonder where I've been

In picture perfect porcelain

Dsus

But I won't lose a pound

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

You say IIIIIII would make a better li-ar

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

And never face the music when it's di-re

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

And I breathe disaster, ev-er after

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

Don't pu-ll away from me now

Don't you move

Em7 Dsus

Can't you stay where you are, just for now

Em7 Cadd9

I could be your perfect disaster

Em7 Cadd9

You could be my ever after

G Em7 Dsus

You could be my ever after, after all

Em7 Cadd9

I could be your perfect disaster

Em7 Cadd9

You could be my ever after

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Apologies, I'm not myself but I can guarantee

Em7

That when I get back, you won't believe

Dsus

That you knew me well

Em7

Don't want to think about it

Cadd9

I'm fuckin' tired of getting sick about it

Now stand back up and be a man about it

Dsus

And fight for something, fight for something, fight for something, oh

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

You say IIIIIII would make a better li-ar

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

And never face the music when it's di-re

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

And I breathe disaster, ev-er after

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus

Don't pu-ll away from me now

Don't you move

Em7 Dsus

Can't you stay where you are, just for now

Em7 Cadd9

I could be your perfect disaster

Em7 Cadd9

You could be my ever after

G Em7 Dsus

You could be my ever after, after all

Em7 Cadd9

I could be your perfect disaster

Em7 Cadd9

You could be my ever after

[Outro]

G F Cadd9 Cm9 G

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