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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|---------------|-|-----------------x--3-3--3---3--3-----------|
B|---3---3-------|-|--3---3----------0--0-0--0h1-1--0-----------|
G|---2h4-2-------|-|--0h2-2----------0--0-0--0---0--0-----------|
D|---------4p2---|-|--------2p0------0--0-0--0h2-2--0-----------|
A|---------------|-|------------2p0--2--2-2--x---x--2-----------|
E|---------------|-|-----------------3--3-3--3---3--3-----------|
[Verse 1]
CEverybody needs an aEmnchor
A little something that mDakes you sGtay
An incentive, someone to fDight for
DCause Dno one DreallDy needDs so much sCpace
CA couple years ago I was lEmonely
I used to think that tDhere was no GGod
But then you looked at me with your Dblue eyes
DAnd my DagnosDticism Dturned Dinto Cdust
[Pre-Chorus]
CHow well you knGow me
That I dont care if thDe rest doDsus4ntD  
It doesnt matter tEmo me, no ohh
Oh-oh-oh Cas long as you lGove me
           Am*                C*
As long as we still have each other
[Chorus]
GI knAmew we had sComething
From the Dmoment I met you
GAnd I Amknew we had sComething
No one tDhought it could be true
GHey dAmo you belCieve
Do you belDieve in destinGy?
                    Am  C*
Cause I do as I did then
When you were only 23
GPararapa-pararapa Cpararapa-pararapa Gpararapa-pararapa
Am*
Ahh- ahh
[Verse 2]
CGod knows that Im a good Emdancer
My feet can move to the muDsic he plGays
But there were times I asked for an Danswer
DWhen he was acting in mysterious Cways
CThere were nights that I stayed up cEmrying
Cause I was certain that tDhings wouldn't cGhange
But then you came and I saw you Dsmiling
DJust like an angel, so beautifully sCtrange
[Pre-Chorus]
CAnd then you tGouched me
It's like you were made for Dme, oh-ohDsus4  D  
Like it was all meant to Embe, oh-oh
And I was Csure that you would lGove me
               Am*              C*
And that we'd always have each other
[Chorus]
GI knAmew we had sComething
From the Dmoment I met you
GAnd I Amknew we had sComething
No one tDhought it could be true
GHey dAmo you belCieve
Do you belDieve in destinGy?
                    Am  C*
Cause I do as I did then
When you were only 23
GPararapa-pararapa Cpararapa-pararapa Gpararapa-pararapa
Am*
  Oh, oh
[Bridge]
I alAmways thought that I was fine but I was wDrong
It was Gyou, that one piece I was mCissing
And AmI could do without you but, it'd be no fDun
I found yGou and life was suddenly Ceasy
                       Am*
There ain't no worries now
                       D*
There ain't no feeling down
[Chorus]
GI knAmew we had sComething
From the Dmoment I met you
GAnd I Amknew we had sComething
No one tDhought it could be true
GHey dAmo you belCieve
Do you belDieve in destinGy?
                    Am  C*
Cause I do as I did then
                    G*
When you were only 23
************************************
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
************************************

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23

by Shakira

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

[Intro]

e|---------------|-|-----------------x--3-3--3---3--3-----------|

B|---3---3-------|-|--3---3----------0--0-0--0h1-1--0-----------|

G|---2h4-2-------|-|--0h2-2----------0--0-0--0---0--0-----------|

D|---------4p2---|-|--------2p0------0--0-0--0h2-2--0-----------|

A|---------------|-|------------2p0--2--2-2--x---x--2-----------|

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

[Verse 1]

C Em

Everybody needs an anchor

D G

A little something that makes you stay

An incentive, someone to fight for

D D D D D C

Cause no one really needs so much space

C Em

A couple years ago I was lonely

D G

I used to think that there was no God

But then you looked at me with your blue eyes

D D D D D C

And my agnosticism turned into dust

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

How well you know me

D Dsus4 D

That I dont care if the rest dont

It doesnt matter to me, no ohh

C G

Oh-oh-oh as long as you love me

Am C

* *

As long as we still have each other

[Chorus]

G Am C

I knew we had something

From the moment I met you

G Am C

And I knew we had something

No one thought it could be true

G Am C

Hey do you believe

D G

Do you believe in destiny?

Am C

Cause I do as I did then

When you were only 23

G C G

Pararapa-pararapa pararapa-pararapa pararapa-pararapa

Ahh- ahh

[Verse 2]

C Em

God knows that Im a good dancer

D G

My feet can move to the music he plays

But there were times I asked for an answer

D C

When he was acting in mysterious ways

C Em

There were nights that I stayed up crying

D G

Cause I was certain that things wouldn't change

But then you came and I saw you smiling

D C

Just like an angel, so beautifully strange

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

And then you touched me

D Dsus4 D

It's like you were made for me, oh-oh

Like it was all meant to be, oh-oh

C G

And I was sure that you would love me

Am C

* *

And that we'd always have each other

[Chorus]

G Am C

I knew we had something

From the moment I met you

G Am C

And I knew we had something

No one thought it could be true

G Am C

Hey do you believe

D G

Do you believe in destiny?

Am C

Cause I do as I did then

When you were only 23

G C G

Pararapa-pararapa pararapa-pararapa pararapa-pararapa

Oh, oh

[Bridge]

Am D

I always thought that I was fine but I was wrong

G C

It was you, that one piece I was missing

Am D

And I could do without you but, it'd be no fun

G C

I found you and life was suddenly easy

There ain't no worries now

There ain't no feeling down

[Chorus]

G Am C

I knew we had something

From the moment I met you

G Am C

And I knew we had something

No one thought it could be true

G Am C

Hey do you believe

D G

Do you believe in destiny?

Am C

Cause I do as I did then

When you were only 23

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

************************************

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