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[Intro]
C F G
[Verse 1]
  CSome stupiC/Ed pictures, some vacaF/Ction, someone I don'Gsust know
  CAnd ten expert oC/Epinions on F/Csome strangers Gsuspost
  CAnd then I know,     C/EmF/Cuch to my surpGrise
From a Amface I haven't C/Eseen in a F/Clong, loGng time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
    F/CTo say you're fine C/Eover a cG/Douple pages
    F/CBetween the lines,     C/Eyou were G/Dreally sayin'
[Chorus]
CSomeC/Etimes
  FI just wGonder what it would have Cbeen C/Elike
  FIf you were Gwith me
Don't Amworry your Am/Emind
I'm not Fcryin' at C/Enight
  FI just Gthink o' you sometimes
  C      C/E    F    GSometimes, yeCahC/E  F  G  
[Verse 2]
  CHe's walkin' his C/Edog out on FVenice BGsuseach
  CSaid he came to Los C/EAngeles Fto chase some Gsusdream
   Am"In ninety-fAm/Eive," he said, "FI left my girls behC/Eind
And the Amtime for second chC/Eances, it's been Fgone for a lGong time"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
  FI called her phone,   Cand I rambled on again, but
  FAfter the tone,   Gwhat I really meant was
[Chorus]
CSomeC/Etimes
  FI just wGonder what it would have Cbeen C/Elike
  FIf you were Gwith me
Don't Amworry your Am/Emind
I'm not Fcryin' at C/Enight
  FI just Gthink o' you sometimes
  C      C/E    F     GOh-oohC  C/E  F  G  
[Pre-Chorus 3]
  FWe say goodbye,   Cas if we're gGoin' places
  FAnd you can try,   Cbut you can't keep your Gheart from sayin'
[Chorus]
CSomeC/Etimes
  FI just wGonder what it would have Cbeen C/Elike
  FIf you were Gwith me
Don't Amworry your Am/Emind
I'm not Fcryin' at C/Enight
  FI just think o' you
  FI still think o' you
  FI just thGink o' you sometCimes
[Outro]
C C/E F G C C/E F G C

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Sometimes

by Ben Rector

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

F/C

Gsus

G/D

Am/E

[Intro]

C F G

[Verse 1]

C C/E F/C Gsus

Some stupid pictures, some vacation, someone I don't know

C C/E F/C Gsus

And ten expert opinions on some strangers post

C C/E F/C G

And then I know, much to my surprise

Am C/E F/C G

From a face I haven't seen in a long, long time

[Pre-Chorus 1]

F/C C/E G/D

To say you're fine over a couple pages

F/C C/E G/D

Between the lines, you were really sayin'

[Chorus]

C C/E

Sometimes

F G C C/E

I just wonder what it would have been like

F G

If you were with me

Am Am/E

Don't worry your mind

F C/E

I'm not cryin' at night

F G

I just think o' you sometimes

C C/E F G C C/E F G

Sometimes, yeah

[Verse 2]

C C/E F Gsus

He's walkin' his dog out on Venice Beach

C C/E F Gsus

Said he came to Los Angeles to chase some dream

Am Am/E F C/E

"In ninety-five," he said, "I left my girls behind

Am C/E F G

And the time for second chances, it's been gone for a long time"

[Pre-Chorus 2]

F C

I called her phone, and I rambled on again, but

F G

After the tone, what I really meant was

[Chorus]

C C/E

Sometimes

F G C C/E

I just wonder what it would have been like

F G

If you were with me

Am Am/E

Don't worry your mind

F C/E

I'm not cryin' at night

F G

I just think o' you sometimes

C C/E F G C C/E F G

Oh-ooh

[Pre-Chorus 3]

F C G

We say goodbye, as if we're goin' places

F C G

And you can try, but you can't keep your heart from sayin'

[Chorus]

C C/E

Sometimes

F G C C/E

I just wonder what it would have been like

F G

If you were with me

Am Am/E

Don't worry your mind

F C/E

I'm not cryin' at night

I just think o' you

I still think o' you

F G C

I just think o' you sometimes

[Outro]

C C/E F G C C/E F G C

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