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[Intro]
G F C
G F G
G F C
G F C
[Verse 1]
GThere comes a day that we all reach
DWhen we Csay
This isn't the Dway it's supposed to be
             G(C)              Em  
There comes a time when we all face
The Ddemons of our Cpast
And wonder Dhow can we outlast
[Pre-Chorus]
All the Ctears and screams
And Dbroken dreams
And Emfaces fading from the seams of our Clives
And we Drealize
[Chorus]
Can't we go Gback to the Emday
When life was Cfun and we were Dokay?
It's so Bmhard to Embelieve that we have CchangedD  
Can't we go Bmback to the Ctime
When it was Emright and you were mine
Can't we go AmbackD  
To when you were Gmine?F  C  
G F C
G F C
[Verse 2]
GLooking Cthrough the pictures
EmOf a place and a person I once Cknew
Was it Dreally you?
GThe things I Csee are
A trigger for my Emsoul
And I lose Ccontrol
I lose Dcontrol
[Pre-Chorus]
Of all the Ctears and screams
And Dbroken dreams
And Emfaces fading from the seams of our Clives
And we Drealize
[Chorus]
Can't we go Gback to the Emday
When life was Cfun and we were Dokay?
It's so Bmhard to Embelieve that we have CchangedD  
Can't we go Bmback to the Ctime
When it was Emright and you were mine
Can't we go AmbackD  
To when you were Gmine?F  
COh, when you were GmineF  
DOh, you were GmineF  
CWhen you were GmineF  C  
GOh
[Solo]
G Em
C D
Bm Em
C D
Bm C
Em
Am D C D
[Chorus]
Oh, can't we go Gback to the Emday
When life was Cfun and we were Dokay?
It's so Bmhard to Embelieve that we have CchangedD  
Can't we go Bmback to the Gtime
When it was Emright and you were mine
Can't we go AmbackD  
To when you were Gmine?F  C  
COh, you were GmineF  
COh, you were GmineF  
When you were GmineF  C  
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You Were Mine

by Andrew Stein

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F C

G F G

G F C

[Verse 1]

There comes a day that we all reach

D C

When we say

This isn't the way it's supposed to be

G C Em

()

There comes a time when we all face

D C

The demons of our past

And wonder how can we outlast

[Pre-Chorus]

All the tears and screams

And broken dreams

Em C

And faces fading from the seams of our lives

And we realize

[Chorus]

G Em

Can't we go back to the day

C D

When life was fun and we were okay?

Bm Em C D

It's so hard to believe that we have changed

Bm C

Can't we go back to the time

When it was right and you were mine

Am D

Can't we go back

G F C

To when you were mine?

G F C

[Verse 2]

G C

Looking through the pictures

Em C

Of a place and a person I once knew

Was it really you?

G C

The things I see are

A trigger for my soul

And I lose control

I lose control

[Pre-Chorus]

Of all the tears and screams

And broken dreams

Em C

And faces fading from the seams of our lives

And we realize

[Chorus]

G Em

Can't we go back to the day

C D

When life was fun and we were okay?

Bm Em C D

It's so hard to believe that we have changed

Bm C

Can't we go back to the time

When it was right and you were mine

Am D

Can't we go back

G F

To when you were mine?

C G F

Oh, when you were mine

D G F

Oh, you were mine

C G F C

When you were mine

[Solo]

G Em

C D

Bm Em

C D

Bm C

Am D C D

[Chorus]

G Em

Oh, can't we go back to the day

C D

When life was fun and we were okay?

Bm Em C D

It's so hard to believe that we have changed

Bm G

Can't we go back to the time

When it was right and you were mine

Am D

Can't we go back

G F C

To when you were mine?

C G F

Oh, you were mine

C G F

Oh, you were mine

G F C

When you were mine

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