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                             Because I Had You-Shawn Mendes (Chords)
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Tabbed by: Mark Donohue
Email: mwdonohue97@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Key: G Major
Chord Progession: Em-C-G (vi-IV-I)
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[Verse 1]
EmI think it's Ctime that I be Ghonest
EmShould've told Cyou not to Ggo
EmThought I Cknew just what I Gwanted
EmI didn't know Cmyself at Gall
[Pre-Chorus]
BmYou're with somebody I Ccan't be, yeah
BmBut I can tell that you're Chappy
[Chorus]
It's time for Emme to finally meet Csomebody Gnew
Take her to Emall the places Cthat I took us Gto
And she might Emhelp me forget Cthat loving Gher is something DI could never Emdo
CBecause I Ghad
Because I Emhad CyouG  
[Verse 2]
EmHey, remember Cwhen I Gtold you
That you and EmI will go down in Chistory Gtogether, yeah
EmAnd does your Csister ask Gabout me?
You and EmI, what we had, is it Cgone Gforever?
[Pre-Chorus]
BmYou're with somebody I Ccan't be
BmBut I can tell that you're Chappy
[Chorus]
It's time for Emme to finally meet Csomebody Gnew
Take her to Emall the places Cthat I took us Gto
And she might Emhelp me forget Cthat loving Gher is something I Dcould never Emdo
CBecause I Ghad
Because I Emhad you
[Bridge]
There's Cnothin', Goh
There's nothin' left to Emlose
CBecause I had Gyou, babe
EmThere's Cnothin'G  
Nothin' that I could Emdo
I Cwish I had Gyou
[Chorus]
But I think it's Emtime I finally Cfound somebody Gnew
And tell mysEmelf that she's the one that Cget me Gthrough
And she might Emhelp me forget Cbut loving Gher is something DI just couldn't Emdo
CBecause I had you

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Because I Had You

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Because I Had You-Shawn Mendes (Chords)

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Tabbed by: Mark Donohue

Email: mwdonohue97@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Key: G Major

Chord Progession: Em-C-G (vi-IV-I)

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[Verse 1]

Em C G

I think it's time that I be honest

Em C G

Should've told you not to go

Em C G

Thought I knew just what I wanted

Em C G

I didn't know myself at all

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm C

You're with somebody I can't be, yeah

Bm C

But I can tell that you're happy

[Chorus]

Em C G

It's time for me to finally meet somebody new

Em C G

Take her to all the places that I took us to

Em C G D Em

And she might help me forget that loving her is something I could never do

C G

Because I had

Em C G

Because I had you

[Verse 2]

Em C G

Hey, remember when I told you

Em C G

That you and I will go down in history together, yeah

Em C G

And does your sister ask about me?

Em C G

You and I, what we had, is it gone forever?

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm C

You're with somebody I can't be

Bm C

But I can tell that you're happy

[Chorus]

Em C G

It's time for me to finally meet somebody new

Em C G

Take her to all the places that I took us to

Em C G D Em

And she might help me forget that loving her is something I could never do

C G

Because I had

Because I had you

[Bridge]

C G

There's nothin', oh

There's nothin' left to lose

C G

Because I had you, babe

Em C G

There's nothin'

Nothin' that I could do

C G

I wish I had you

[Chorus]

Em C G

But I think it's time I finally found somebody new

Em C G

And tell myself that she's the one that get me through

Em C G D Em

And she might help me forget but loving her is something I just couldn't do

Because I had you

About Because I Had You Chords by Shawn Mendes

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