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[Intro]
F C Bb F    G  C
[Verse]
FWay beyond the stCars 
Was a dBbream there waFiting for a drGeamer 
To drCeam her.
FBarely just a spCark 
In the oBbpen darkFness of the etGher 
the world beneaCth her.
[Pre-Chorus]
I nDmever could imaGgine how my lCife woBbuld chaFnge, the dBbay you caCme.
And how Dmall my fears and woGrries would juCst wBbash awFay.
[Chorus]
I nBbever saw it comming,
then one dCay all of the sudden,
there was yFou, yCou, Dmyou, yFou-ooBbhh.
I don't hFave to live withCout you anymore.
[Post-Chorus]
F C Bb F    G  C
[Verse]
FHow could it be sCo 
That a heBbart this fuFll could burst wide opGen
Be reaCwoken
FLittle did I kCnow
What a simBbple thoFught could set in moGtion
A drop in the ocCean.
[Pre-Chorus]
I've nDmever seen the Gflowers or a Csky Bbso bFlue, it's aBbll brand nCew.
Like the Dmsun on the horGizon comming Cin Bbto vFiew.
[Chorus]
I sBbpend my whole life running,
then one dCay all of the sudden,
there was yFou, yCou, Dmyou, yFou-ooBbhh.
I don't hFave to live withCout you anymore.
[Interlude]
F C Dm C  G7  C
Dm G   C Bb F
[Pre-Chorus]
I nBbever saw it comming,
then one dCay all of the sudden,
[Interlude]
F C Bb F
Bb   C
[Chorus]
There was yFou, yCou, Dmyou, yFou-ooBbhh.C  G  
There was yFou, yCou, Dmyou, yFou-ooBbhh.
I don't haFve to live withCout you anymore.
[Outro]
F C Bb C
Bb
Bbm
F

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You

by A Great Big World

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Bbm

[Intro]

F C Bb F G C

[Verse]

F C

Way beyond the stars

Bb F G

Was a dream there waiting for a dreamer

To dream her.

F C

Barely just a spark

Bb F G

In the open darkness of the ether

the world beneath her.

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm G C Bb F Bb C

I never could imagine how my life would change, the day you came.

Dm G C Bb F

And how all my fears and worries would just wash away.

[Chorus]

I never saw it comming,

then one day all of the sudden,

F C Dm F Bb

there was you, you, you, you-oohh.

F C

I don't have to live without you anymore.

[Post-Chorus]

F C Bb F G C

[Verse]

F C

How could it be so

Bb F G

That a heart this full could burst wide open

Be reawoken

F C

Little did I know

Bb F G

What a simple thought could set in motion

A drop in the ocean.

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm G C Bb F Bb C

I've never seen the flowers or a sky so blue, it's all brand new.

Dm G C Bb F

Like the sun on the horizon comming in to view.

[Chorus]

I spend my whole life running,

then one day all of the sudden,

F C Dm F Bb

there was you, you, you, you-oohh.

F C

I don't have to live without you anymore.

[Interlude]

F C Dm C G7 C

Dm G C Bb F

[Pre-Chorus]

I never saw it comming,

then one day all of the sudden,

[Interlude]

F C Bb F

Bb C

[Chorus]

F C Dm F Bb C G

There was you, you, you, you-oohh.

F C Dm F Bb

There was you, you, you, you-oohh.

F C

I don't have to live without you anymore.

[Outro]

F C Bb C

Bbm

About You Chords by A Great Big World

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FAQ — You by A Great Big World

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Is "You" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "You" in?

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