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What Might Have Been

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[Intro]
Ab9 Fm7 Cm7   Fm7
Bbm7 Bbdim/E
[Verse]
SAb9omewhere, lDbm/Abost in the wind
I'm wAb9atching you
  Fm7Sunlight touching your Bbm7hair
And Db/EbI remember
Ab9Somehow, wDbm/Abe said that we would nAb9ever stray
        Cm7 Fm7         Bbm7 Ab/Eb Eb
But somehow we lost our wa
[Refrain]
Eb/GPromisAb9es    Dbm/Etoo often sFm7poken
Are Ab/Ceasily bDb9roken aGbparDb/Ebt
[Chorus]
I'm rAb9eady this time
Fm7I know that I'm no lCm7onger undecidedFm7  
Bbm7Don't wanna be
A fBbdim/Eool wondering -- what Ab9might have been
[Verse]
Dbm/AbTrace of forever lAb9ingering
Fm7Drawing me closer to Bbm7you
A Db/Ebnew beginniEbng
NAb9ow I know
TDbm/Abhere is no doubt I Ab9understand
Just how fCm7ragiFm7le love can Bbm7beAb/Eb  Eb  
[Refrain]
Eb/GI can't forAb9get
Dbm/EYour mem'ry Fm7found me
NAb/Cow I know Db9where I belGbongDb/Eb  
[Chorus]
I'm Ab9ready this time
Fm7I know that I'm no lCm7onger undecidedFm7  
Bbm7Don't wanna be a Bbdim/Efool wondering
What mAb9ight have bFm7eenDb  Db/Eb  
Ab9Through every day, iFm7nto the night
With Cm7only love to guide us (Love can fFm7ind a way)
I'm rBbm7eady to go, coz Bbdim/EI've got to know
What mEb/Gight have Ab9been
Let the lAb/Covin' deDb9cide, I can't Gm7run, I can't C7hide
[Instrumental]
F Dm7 Am7  Dm7
I Gm7want you to know --
Bbm7My heart will Db/Ebshow that I'm rAb9eady this time
Fm7I know that I'm no Cm7longer undecidedFm7  
Bbm7Don't wanna be, a fBbdim/Eool wondering what miAb9ght have bFm7eenDb  Db/Eb  
I've sAb9earched everywhere, and nFm7othing compares
When wCm7e've got love to guide us (Love will fFm7ind a way)
I'm rBbm7eady to go, coz Bbdim/EI gotta know -- what Ab9might have bFm7een
DbI'm wondeDb/Ebring what mAb9ight have bFm7een
DbWe're gonna fDb/Ebind what miAb9ght have Fm7been
Oh DbI wanna Db/Ebknow what might have Ab9beenFm7.

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What Might Have Been

by Lou Pardini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab9

Fm7

Cm7

Bbm7

Bbdim/E

Dbm/Ab

Db/Eb

Ab/Eb

Eb/G

Dbm/E

Ab/C

Db9

Gm7

Dm7

Am7

[Intro]

Ab9 Fm7 Cm7 Fm7

Bbm7 Bbdim/E

[Verse]

Ab9 Dbm/Ab

Somewhere, lost in the wind

Ab9

I'm watching you

Fm7 Bbm7

Sunlight touching your hair

Db/Eb

And I remember

Ab9 Dbm/Ab Ab9

Somehow, we said that we would never stray

Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ab/Eb Eb

But somehow we lost our wa

[Refrain]

Eb/G Ab9 Dbm/E Fm7

Promises too often spoken

Ab/C Db9 Gb Db/Eb

Are easily broken apart

[Chorus]

Ab9

I'm ready this time

Fm7 Cm7 Fm7

I know that I'm no longer undecided

Bbm7

Don't wanna be

Bbdim/E Ab9

A fool wondering -- what might have been

[Verse]

Dbm/Ab Ab9

Trace of forever lingering

Fm7 Bbm7

Drawing me closer to you

Db/Eb Eb

A new beginning

Ab9

Now I know

Dbm/Ab Ab9

There is no doubt I understand

Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ab/Eb Eb

Just how fragile love can be

[Refrain]

Eb/G Ab9

I can't forget

Dbm/E Fm7

Your mem'ry found me

Ab/C Db9 Gb Db/Eb

Now I know where I belong

[Chorus]

Ab9

I'm ready this time

Fm7 Cm7 Fm7

I know that I'm no longer undecided

Bbm7 Bbdim/E

Don't wanna be a fool wondering

Ab9 Fm7 Db Db/Eb

What might have been

Ab9 Fm7

Through every day, into the night

Cm7 Fm7

With only love to guide us (Love can find a way)

Bbm7 Bbdim/E

I'm ready to go, coz I've got to know

Eb/G Ab9

What might have been

Ab/C Db9 Gm7 C7

Let the lovin' decide, I can't run, I can't hide

[Instrumental]

F Dm7 Am7 Dm7

Gm7

I want you to know --

Bbm7 Db/Eb Ab9

My heart will show that I'm ready this time

Fm7 Cm7 Fm7

I know that I'm no longer undecided

Bbm7 Bbdim/E Ab9 Fm7 Db Db/Eb

Don't wanna be, a fool wondering what might have been

Ab9 Fm7

I've searched everywhere, and nothing compares

Cm7 Fm7

When we've got love to guide us (Love will find a way)

Bbm7 Bbdim/E Ab9 Fm7

I'm ready to go, coz I gotta know -- what might have been

Db Db/Eb Ab9 Fm7

I'm wondering what might have been

Db Db/Eb Ab9 Fm7

We're gonna find what might have been

Db Db/Eb Ab9 Fm7

Oh I wanna know what might have been.

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