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 [Intro]
 EmLet me tell you the saddest storyC  
 Love lost, left broDken and empty
 EmPut my heart in the hands of anotherC  
 Set a fire to the pasDt and watched me burnEm  
[Interlude]
    Em
 [Verse 1]
 EmSomehow I guess it's better this wayC  
 Looking back, was it aDll just a mistake?
 EmThought I could live in the arms of anotherC  
 But I guess I waDsn't enough for herEm  
 [Chorus 1]
 EmI wanna feel the love you can't live wCithouEmt
 The one that Johnny Cash wrote all his soDngs abEmout
 EmBut I gave it all away for no CreturEmn
 Guess it's just another lesson that I'll neDver leEmarn
 [Verse 2]
 EmI've been putting myself through your HellC  
 EmHolding on to things that doBn't even matteEr nowEm  
 You found your place in the arms of anotherC  
 But now I see it's just the wDay the Earth will turnG  
 [Chorus 2]
 EmI wanna feel the love you can't live wCithouEmt
 The one that Johnny Cash wrote all his soGngs aboEmut
 But I gave it all away for no CreturEmn
 Guess it's just another lesson that I'll nDever leaEmrn
 Can't seem to fill the void that lives in mCy chEmest
 Thought I was what you need, but I'm just secoGnd beEmst
 I'll never give it all away again CI sweEmar
 Don't even look for a heart, you'll find there's notDhing thCere
[Interlude C, Em, Am, D]
 [Bridge]
  Em(I can't Ctake it AmbackEm)
 All the years that we spent together have come to an end
 Em(Regret Cis all I DhadEm)
 Not sure I would if I could do it all over again
 Em(I can't Ctake iAmt backEm)
 The memories, the pictures, I love you's will wither
Em(Regret iCs all DI hadEm)D  
 But this is the last song I'll write about you
 EmForget my name
 Forget my facAme
 It was all just empty spaEmce
 DeaAmdweight; no longer part of me
[Outro]
 Em   C   D(2x) Em  

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Johnny Cash

by Wage War

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C

Let me tell you the saddest story

Love lost, left broken and empty

Em C

Put my heart in the hands of another

D Em

Set a fire to the past and watched me burn

[Interlude]

[Verse 1]

Em C

Somehow I guess it's better this way

Looking back, was it all just a mistake?

Em C

Thought I could live in the arms of another

D Em

But I guess I wasn't enough for her

[Chorus 1]

Em C Em

I wanna feel the love you can't live without

D Em

The one that Johnny Cash wrote all his songs about

Em C Em

But I gave it all away for no return

D Em

Guess it's just another lesson that I'll never learn

[Verse 2]

Em C

I've been putting myself through your Hell

Em B E Em

Holding on to things that don't even matter now

You found your place in the arms of another

D G

But now I see it's just the way the Earth will turn

[Chorus 2]

Em C Em

I wanna feel the love you can't live without

G Em

The one that Johnny Cash wrote all his songs about

C Em

But I gave it all away for no return

D Em

Guess it's just another lesson that I'll never learn

C Em

Can't seem to fill the void that lives in my chest

G Em

Thought I was what you need, but I'm just second best

C Em

I'll never give it all away again I swear

D C

Don't even look for a heart, you'll find there's nothing there

[Interlude C, Em, Am, D]

[Bridge]

Em C Am Em

(I can't take it back)

All the years that we spent together have come to an end

Em C D Em

(Regret is all I had)

Not sure I would if I could do it all over again

Em C Am Em

(I can't take it back)

The memories, the pictures, I love you's will wither

Em C D Em D

(Regret is all I had)

But this is the last song I'll write about you

Forget my name

Forget my face

It was all just empty space

Deadweight; no longer part of me

[Outro]

Em C D Em

(2x)

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