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[Verse]
DShut my eyes
AI don't wanna be
EmPrivy to the look you're giving me
When I A#tell you that I'm never gonna be
The way you said I Awould
DShut my mouth
AI don't wanna say
EmWords that'll make you go away
But I A#also wanna make you go away
AFor good
[Pre-Chorus]
I Bmdon't Glike it
A#Any more than you F#mdoBm  
I don't Glike being the Abad guy
And Dbreaking the bad Bmnews
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm Gdamned if I do and Adamned if I don't Dsay itBm  
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  
Straight to your Bmface
'Cause I'm Gmdamned if I do and Adamned if I don't Dsay itBm  
F#Life was better Gbefore
Oh, Awe were Dtogether
Bm C# G A D A Gm A
[Verse]
DAnd I'm gonna be
But AI don't wanna be
The Emwoman that goes in history
For A#leaving you for being too Agood
DNo -- I don't Awanna sit
EmIn the dark goin' over it
Or A#maybe we could laugh it out
But Awhat is there to joke about?
[Pre-Chorus]
I Bmdon't Glike it
A#Any more than you F#mdoBm  
I don't Glike being the Abad guy
And Dbreaking the bad Bmnews
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm Gdamned if I do and Adamned if I don't Dsay itBm  
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  
Straight to your Bmface
GOh I'm damned if I Ado and damned if I Ddon't F#msay it
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  A  Bm  
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  A  Bm  
Oh, Glife was better Abefore, oh, we were togetherD  A  
Bm C# G A D A Gm A
[Pre-Chorus]
I Bmdon't Glike it
A#Any more than you F#mdoBm  
I don't Glike being the Abad guy
And Dbreaking the bad Bmnews
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm Gdamned if I do and Adamned if I don't Dsay itBm  
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  
Straight to your Bmface
GOh I'm damned if I Ado and damned if I Ddon't F#msay it
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  A  Bm  
GLife was better Abefore we were togetherD  A  Bm  
Oh, Glife was better Abefore we were togetherD  A  Bm  
Oh, Glife was better Abefore -- oh, we were togetherD  
A Bm G A# C A D

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Before We Were Together

by Margaret Glaspy

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F#m

[Verse]

Shut my eyes

I don't wanna be

Privy to the look you're giving me

When I tell you that I'm never gonna be

The way you said I would

Shut my mouth

I don't wanna say

Words that'll make you go away

But I also wanna make you go away

For good

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G

I don't like it

A# F#m Bm

Any more than you do

G A

I don't like being the bad guy

D Bm

And breaking the bad news

[Chorus]

G A D Bm

'Cause I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

G A D

Life was better before we were together

Straight to your face

Gm A D Bm

'Cause I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

F# G

Life was better before

A D

Oh, we were together

Bm C# G A D A Gm A

[Verse]

And I'm gonna be

But I don't wanna be

The woman that goes in history

A# A

For leaving you for being too good

D A

No -- I don't wanna sit

In the dark goin' over it

Or maybe we could laugh it out

But what is there to joke about?

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G

I don't like it

A# F#m Bm

Any more than you do

G A

I don't like being the bad guy

D Bm

And breaking the bad news

[Chorus]

G A D Bm

'Cause I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

G A D

Life was better before we were together

Straight to your face

G A D F#m

Oh I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

G A D A Bm

Life was better before we were together

G A D A Bm

Life was better before we were together

G A D A

Oh, life was better before, oh, we were together

Bm C# G A D A Gm A

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G

I don't like it

A# F#m Bm

Any more than you do

G A

I don't like being the bad guy

D Bm

And breaking the bad news

[Chorus]

G A D Bm

'Cause I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

G A D

Life was better before we were together

Straight to your face

G A D F#m

Oh I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't say it

G A D A Bm

Life was better before we were together

G A D A Bm

Life was better before we were together

G A D A Bm

Oh, life was better before we were together

G A D

Oh, life was better before -- oh, we were together

A Bm G A# C A D

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