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Key: Eb  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Eb-  x68886
 Bb-  x13331
 Fm-  133111
 G#-  466544
 C#-  x46664
 G#m- 466444
 Cm-  x35543
 Gm-  355333
 B-   x24442
Intro:
   Eb     Bb    CmI kept your G#picture
in my shoebox
   Eb     Bb    CmI kept your G#picture
in my shoebox
Eb Bb Fm G#
   Eb     Bb    G#I kept your picture
in my shoebox
Verse 1:
  EbRight now is G#mall we need 
  C#Cuz this feels pretty good 
  EbAnd I would sG#mtop the C#world 
Just to give us more time 
  EbI kept your G#mphotograph and 
  C#sometimes I G#take a look 
  EbDo you think I should 
  G#mAre you gonna leave 
  C#Is she a better girl 
Refrain 1:
  BbAnd does she know about me 
Chorus 1:
Hey Ebyou I think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
Hey Ebyou I could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial to G#me 
Cuz Cmafter Gmall this G#time 
I kept your picture 
in my shoebox 
Interlude: Eb  
Verse 2:
  EbTonight was G#myou and me 
  C#And it felt G#pretty good 
  EbJust like we sG#mtopped the
C#world For a minute in time 
  EbAnd then you G#mmade me laugh 
  C#About all the G#things we did 
  EbDo you think we G#mshould 
Did you have to C#leave 
And the other girl 
Refrain 2:
  BbDoes she know about me 
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  BI hear you talk but
your mouth is G#mclosed 
You say the words
and let me Bknow 
I can't speak I'm petriG#mfied 
Wanna tell you what 
I feel inEbside Bb  
  FmI kept your G#picture 
in my shoebox
   Eb     Bb    FmI kept your G#picture
             Eb--Bb--Fm--G#--Cm--Gm--G#-- 
in my shoebox
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
  EbI think you're 
Bbgoing in the wrong diFmrection G#  
Hey Ebyou I could be 
Bbeverything you G#want 
And it's Ebtrue 
You Bbmust have been
something sFmpecial to G#me 
Cuz Cmafter Gmall this G#time 
I kept your picture 
in my shoebox 
Outro:
   Eb     Bb    CmI kept your G#picture
in my shoebox
   Eb     Bb    CmI kept your G#picture
in my shoebox

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Shoebox

by Emily Osment

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x68886

- x13331

- 133111

- 466544

- x46664

G#m

- 466444

- x35543

- 355333

- x24442

Intro:

Eb Bb Cm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb Cm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb Fm G#

Eb Bb G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Verse 1:

Eb G#m

Right now is all we need

Cuz this feels pretty good

Eb G#m C#

And I would stop the world

Just to give us more time

Eb G#m

I kept your photograph and

C# G#

sometimes I take a look

Do you think I should

G#m

Are you gonna leave

Is she a better girl

Refrain 1:

And does she know about me

Chorus 1:

Hey you I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

Hey you I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Gm G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Interlude:

Verse 2:

Eb G#m

Tonight was you and me

C# G#

And it felt pretty good

Eb G#m

Just like we stopped the

world For a minute in time

Eb G#m

And then you made me laugh

C# G#

About all the things we did

Eb G#m

Do you think we should

Did you have to leave

And the other girl

Refrain 2:

Does she know about me

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

I hear you talk but

G#m

your mouth is closed

You say the words

and let me know

G#m

I can't speak I'm petrified

Wanna tell you what

Eb Bb

I feel inside

Fm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb Fm G#

I kept your picture

Eb--Bb--Fm--G#--Cm--Gm--G#--

in my shoebox

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

I think you're

Bb Fm G#

going in the wrong direction

Hey you I could be

Bb G#

everything you want

And it's true

You must have been

Fm G#

something special to me

Cm Gm G#

Cuz after all this time

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Outro:

Eb Bb Cm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

Eb Bb Cm G#

I kept your picture

in my shoebox

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