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Capo on 9
* = strum once
[Intro]
 G   C   Emx2
GMakin' bad decisions is Cmy middle Emname
GSomeone come pull me out Cof my Empain
GI broke her heart, Cand Emman what a Amwaste
She Gasked me to dance I Csaid "I Emcould not"
GNever did I think that'd CI'd get Emcaught in Gthose lovely handsC  Em  
And beautiful Amarms
And GI, CI am Embroken, GI, I'm Csending Emhope
GHopin' she would come back, Cback,Em  
for a better dayAm  
And GI, I Cneed your Emlove and GI,
Wanna Cfeel your Emtouch,
GShould've never put you on the Cside and Emout of my wayAm  
GFell in love but Cgot caught Emup
GThought she hated my Cstinkin' Emguts
That's Gwhy I didn't talk to Cher, Emfor daysAm  
I Gcame back and Cshe asked Emwhy her Gheart was broken,
CShe would Emcry I Gremember every single second
COf that EmnightAm. 
And GI, CI am Embroken, GI, I'm Csending Emhope
GHopin' she would come back, Cback,Em  
for a better dayAm  
And GI, I Cneed your Emlove and GI,
Wanna Cfeel your Emtouch,
GShould've never put you on the Cside and Emout of my wayAm  
C*                   C* Am*
Now that she's not around,
                    C* Am*
that smile brings me down
                    C* Am*
Now that she's not around,
                    C* Am*
now that she's not around
G*                     C*         Em*  G*
Makin' bad decisions is my middle name

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Hope

by Christian Akridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 9 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 9

* = strum once

[Intro]

G C Em

Makin' bad decisions is my middle name

G C Em

Someone come pull me out of my pain

G C Em Am

I broke her heart, and man what a waste

G C Em

She asked me to dance I said "I could not"

G C Em G C Em

Never did I think that'd I'd get caught in those lovely hands

And beautiful arms

G C Em G C Em

And I, I am broken, I, I'm sending hope

G C Em

Hopin' she would come back, back,

for a better day

G C Em G

And I, I need your love and I,

C Em

Wanna feel your touch,

G C Em Am

Should've never put you on the side and out of my way

G C Em

Fell in love but got caught up

G C Em

Thought she hated my stinkin' guts

G C Em Am

That's why I didn't talk to her, for days

G C Em G

I came back and she asked why her heart was broken,

C Em G

She would cry I remember every single second

C Em Am

Of that night.

G C Em G C Em

And I, I am broken, I, I'm sending hope

G C Em

Hopin' she would come back, back,

for a better day

G C Em G

And I, I need your love and I,

C Em

Wanna feel your touch,

G C Em Am

Should've never put you on the side and out of my way

C C Am

* * *

Now that she's not around,

C Am

* *

that smile brings me down

C Am

* *

Now that she's not around,

C Am

* *

now that she's not around

G C Em G

* * * *

Makin' bad decisions is my middle name

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