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C C F C
C C C G Am
I guCess thaFt onCce I wore my heart around my neck and let it hang
AnyCbody who Cgot clGose Amenough could rip it off its chain
ThCere I am FsmilinCg up from photographs ‘cause how could I have known
TChat anybCodyG’d cAmare enough to take it for their own
And aFll I kCnow is I knew nothing then
YeahF, I was juGst pretending that my footing was solid and secure
AFll I knCow is that the people we were once
They Fthought thGey were the ones to bypass breakdown, they were happy I am sure
But Cthey are gone
FOh-Coh-oh they are gone
FOh-Coh-oh
BuDmt I canF’t give up on trying to reach them once again
ThDmink that I Fcould see the world from the horizon where they stand
GKeep on maiFling letters, but they’re all “return to sender”
Can’t remGember how it felt to be in love
‘CausAme evFerything went wrong
Now CtheFy Care gone
| C|	C| C  	G|Am  
And thCe more I lFearn, the more I know not to believe the words you
Csaid
But Cyou musCt Ghave nAmailed them down because they won’t escape my head
And Cthe more FI Close, the more I try to step back, reset the score
BuCt I livCe GlikAme Fibonacci, adding all that’s come before
WhaFt came bCefore is stories I can’t tell
‘Cause Fthe endings don’t sit well inside my stomach
Hard Gto swallow, hard to taste
What Fcame befCore is people we were once
PeoplFe who bGelieved in something more than futures and thought time too short to waste
But Cthey are gone
FOh-Coh-oh they are gone
FOh-Coh-oh
BuDmt I canF’t give up on trying to reach them once again
ThDmink that I Fcould see the world from the horizon where they stand
GKeep on maiFling letters, but they’re all “return to sender”
Can’t remGember how it felt to be in love
‘CausAme evFerything went wrong
Now CtheFy Care gone
C C C G Am
F
FThe peoCple wFe were once will never be enough to keep me going
Keep Gme hopFing things will change
BecauCse thFe people we were once had no idea that love was more than skin-deep
HadGn’t learned how to be brave
But Cthey are gone
FOh-Coh-oh they Care gone
FOh-Coh-oh
And iDmt’s time tFo stop my crying, we will never meet again
DmI have wFalGked too far from the horizon where they stand to turn around
And tFo turn back into that girl, I won’t defend her
FCan’t remeGmber how it felt to be in love
JuFst remGember I am stronger than she was
AnCd FshCe Cis gone
And CI’ve miGssed Amher far too long

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People We Were Once

by Chloe E.W. Levine

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C C F C

C C C G Am

C F C

I guess that once I wore my heart around my neck and let it hang

C C G Am

Anybody who got close enough could rip it off its chain

C F C

There I am smiling up from photographs ‘cause how could I have known

C C G Am

That anybody’d care enough to take it for their own

F C

And all I know is I knew nothing then

F G

Yeah, I was just pretending that my footing was solid and secure

F C

All I know is that the people we were once

F G

They thought they were the ones to bypass breakdown, they were happy I am sure

But they are gone

F C

Oh-oh-oh they are gone

F C

Oh-oh-oh

Dm F

But I can’t give up on trying to reach them once again

Dm F

Think that I could see the world from the horizon where they stand

G F

Keep on mailing letters, but they’re all “return to sender”

Can’t remember how it felt to be in love

Am F

‘Cause everything went wrong

C F C

Now they are gone

C C C G Am

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C F

And the more I learn, the more I know not to believe the words you

said

C C G Am

But you must have nailed them down because they won’t escape my head

C F C

And the more I lose, the more I try to step back, reset the score

C C G Am

But I live like Fibonacci, adding all that’s come before

F C

What came before is stories I can’t tell

‘Cause the endings don’t sit well inside my stomach

Hard to swallow, hard to taste

F C

What came before is people we were once

F G

People who believed in something more than futures and thought time too short to waste

But they are gone

F C

Oh-oh-oh they are gone

F C

Oh-oh-oh

Dm F

But I can’t give up on trying to reach them once again

Dm F

Think that I could see the world from the horizon where they stand

G F

Keep on mailing letters, but they’re all “return to sender”

Can’t remember how it felt to be in love

Am F

‘Cause everything went wrong

C F C

Now they are gone

C C C G Am

F C F

The people we were once will never be enough to keep me going

G F

Keep me hoping things will change

C F

Because the people we were once had no idea that love was more than skin-deep

Hadn’t learned how to be brave

But they are gone

F C C

Oh-oh-oh they are gone

F C

Oh-oh-oh

Dm F

And it’s time to stop my crying, we will never meet again

Dm F G

I have walked too far from the horizon where they stand to turn around

And to turn back into that girl, I won’t defend her

F G

Can’t remember how it felt to be in love

F G

Just remember I am stronger than she was

C F C C

And she is gone

C G Am

And I’ve missed her far too long

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