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[Intro]
Ebm11/F   Ebm11   Ebm11/F   Ebm11
[Verse]
Ebm11/FWe were still living downEbm11town
My Ebm11/Fblack coat thrown over my Ebm11blue nightgown
You Ebm11/Fdrove too fast
The Ddim7lights of the Gb/Dbcity flew Ab7/CpastDbsus/Ab  
[Chorus]
Gb9How could I ever forGbsusget?Db7/Gb  
Gb9Outside the morning was Db9/Fcool and wet
He Dbm/Fbhad such Ebm7chills
But D+still he Db7suslay there so Ab7/CstillCdim7  Ab7/C  
[Verse]
Just eighteen months Cb5oldDb/Cb  
So Cbm(maj7)coldCbm6  Fb13  
We ran him inGb9/Dbside
BbsusLost, Bb7worrying, EbmwonderingAb/C  
That hospital Abm7room, that Cbm(maj7)gloomDb7  
[Chorus]
Gb9How could I ever forGbsusget?
Gb9Screaming at doctors
AlDb/Farmed, upset
They E6said to Ebm7wait
They Dmaj7never said Gb/Dbwe were too Ab9/Clate
[Verse]
But I was a Cb2child
(So many years ago)
Raising a Cbm6child
(So much we could not know)
Those weeks full of Gb9/Dbjoy
Bb7susThen a Bb7moment oEbm11f dreadAb9/C  
Someone simply Abm9said your Db2child is...
[Chorus]
Gb9How could I ever forDb7sus/Gbget?
Gb9This was the moment my Db7sus/Gblife was set
That Gbday that I Ab7sus/Flost you
It's Gbsus/Eclear as the Ebm7day we D6met
Db7How could I ever forEbm11/Fget?Ebm11  Gb  

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Next To Normal - How Could I Ever Forget

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm11/F

Ebm11

Ddim7

Gb/Db

Ab7/C

Dbsus/Ab

Gb9

Gbsus

Db7/Gb

Db9/F

Dbm/Fb

Ebm7

D+

Db7sus

Cdim7

Db/Cb

Gb9/Db

Bbsus

Bb7

Ebm

[Intro]

Ebm11/F Ebm11 Ebm11/F Ebm11

[Verse]

Ebm11/F Ebm11

We were still living downtown

Ebm11/F Ebm11

My black coat thrown over my blue nightgown

Ebm11/F

You drove too fast

Ddim7 Gb/Db Ab7/C Dbsus/Ab

The lights of the city flew past

[Chorus]

Gb9 Gbsus Db7/Gb

How could I ever forget?

Gb9 Db9/F

Outside the morning was cool and wet

Dbm/Fb Ebm7

He had such chills

D+ Db7sus Ab7/C Cdim7 Ab7/C

But still he lay there so still

[Verse]

Cb5 Db/Cb

Just eighteen months old

Cbm(maj7) Cbm6 Fb13

So cold

Gb9/Db

We ran him inside

Bbsus Bb7 Ebm Ab/C

Lost, worrying, wondering

Abm7 Cbm(maj7) Db7

That hospital room, that gloom

[Chorus]

Gb9 Gbsus

How could I ever forget?

Gb9

Screaming at doctors

Db/F

Alarmed, upset

E6 Ebm7

They said to wait

Dmaj7 Gb/Db Ab9/C

They never said we were too late

[Verse]

Cb2

But I was a child

(So many years ago)

Cbm6

Raising a child

(So much we could not know)

Gb9/Db

Those weeks full of joy

Bb7sus Bb7 Ebm11 Ab9/C

Then a moment of dread

Abm9 Db2

Someone simply said your child is...

[Chorus]

Gb9 Db7sus/Gb

How could I ever forget?

Gb9 Db7sus/Gb

This was the moment my life was set

Gb Ab7sus/F

That day that I lost you

Gbsus/E Ebm7 D6

It's clear as the day we met

Db7 Ebm11/F Ebm11 Gb

How could I ever forget?

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