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[Intro]
B E B E
[Verse 1]
BYou won't belEieve it, Bstrange as it Esounds
BExtraordinary G#mmagic Efollows you aF#susround
And the Bcamera can't Ecatch it, you won't Bsee it in the Emirror
If I Bsay look beG#mhind you, you Eturn around, it F#susdis - apF#pears
[Chorus]
But I D#msee it, I Esee it
I Bswear I do
I Esee extraBordinary F#susma - F#gic in Byou
[Interlude]
B E B E
[Verse 2]
BOutta thin Eair, you apBpeared in my Elife
Like a Bburst of techniG#mcolor in a Eworld of black and whF#susiteF#
When my Bheart was locked inEside a box, Byou reached inEside
And now BI see my G#mfuture when I Elook into your F#suseyesF#
[Chorus]
I D#msee it, I Esee it
I Bswear I do
I Esee extraBordinary F#susma - F#gic in ByouF#
[Bridge]
And F#I know that miracles Ehappen
Who cares what they Bsay (Emmm-F#susmmm - F#mmm)
'Cause Alove's nothin' short of a Emiracle
Happenin' Bover and Eover, Bevery EdayF#sus F#
[Verse 3]
So I'll Bkeep my eyes Eopen, Bawed and amEazed
And if Byou start to G#mdoubt it, I'll reEmind you of the F#susmillion F#ways
[Chorus]
I D#msee it, I Esee it
I Bswear I do
I Esee extraBordinary F#susma - F#gic in Byou
[Outro]
B E B E F#sus F# B Bsus B
[Intro]
COooh Am7ooohFsus2
COooh Am7ooohFsus2
[Verse 1]
CI've been afraid
Been alAm7one, been uAsus2ndoneAm7
Fsus2I've been on fire
Flying Gsushigh as the Gsun
[Pre-Chorus]
In a wAm7orld where things cFome and Cgo
The oAm7nly thing I've ever known is Fsus2true
Oh, is GsusyouG
[Chorus]
I've been the pAm7rince, I've been the pFauper
Been the sCtar and played the fGool
Been the wiAm7nner and the loFser
In beCtween them tGoo
And no mAm7atter who I miFght become or Cwho I've been beGfore
Dm7I will aC/Elways bFe
N.C.
I will always be yours
[Refrain]
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(always be yours)
COooh Am7ooohFsus2
[Verse 2]
CI'd run through flames
Push back Am7fate, break down Asus2wallsAm7
Fsus2I'd give my heart
Give my bGsusreath, give it Gall
[Pre-Chorus]
In a wAm7orld where things cFome and Cgo
The oAm7nly thing I can't afford to Fsus2lose
Oh, is GsusyouG
[Chorus]
I've been the pAm7rince, I've been the pFauper
Been the sCtar and played the fGool
Been the wiAm7nner and the loFser
In beCtween them tGoo
And no mAm7atter who I Fmight become or Cwho I've been Gbefore
Dm7I will aC/Elways bFe
I will always be yours
[Refrain]
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(oh, I'm gonna be yours, yeah)
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(I will always be yours)
GOooh Dm7oooh
Am7Oooh Bboooh
[Pre-Chorus]
In a wCorld where things come and go
The oAm7nly thing I've ever known is Fsus2true
Oh, is GsusyouG
[Chorus]
I've been the pAm7rince, I've been the pFauper
Been the sCtar and played the fGool
Been the wiAm7nner and the loFser
In beCtween them tGoo
And no mAm7atter who I Fmight become or Cwho I've been Gbefore
Dm7I will aC/Elways bFe
I will always be yours
[Outro]
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(I will always be yours)
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(I will always be yours)
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(Always be yours)
COooh Am7oooh Fsus2(I will always be yours)
[Intro]
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
[Verse 1]
DsusThree poiDnt two from the Dsusdriveway Dof my house
DsusTo your aDpartment where DsusI am Dwaiting now
DsusCome on, don't think, nigAht's young
Let's go
[Verse 2]
DsusNY-DC, Portland, DsusAustin, DAnaheim
DsusMaybe Dnot AnaDsusheim, keep Dan open mind
DsusI'm just sayin', bAaby
Let's go
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m GI don't care
Bm A F#m GAnywhere
[Chorus]
DLike a river conGnects to the ocean
BmThis pavement touches wherAever we go, and
DWhite lines flyin' by, Gwho knows what we'll find
BmYou and me tonightA
DrDsusiveD Dsus D
Let's driveDsus D Dsus D
[Verse 3]
DsusWhen's Dthe last time we Dsusdropped our Dthings and went?
DsusWoke uDp somewhere that Dsuswe've both Dnever been?
DsusGrowin' up doesn't Amean gettin' older
[Verse 4]
DsusMaybe Dit's just left Dsusturns off faDmiliar streets
DsusI just Dwanna come Dsusback with a Dmemory
DsusGrowin' up doesn't Amean gettin' older
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m GI don't care
Bm A F#m GAnywhere
[Chorus]
DLike a river conGnects to the ocean
BmThis pavement touches wherAever we go, and
DWhite lines flyin' by, Gwho knows what we'll find
BmYou and me tonightA
Let's driveDsus D Dsus D
Let's driveDsus D Dsus D
[Bridge]
RemAember when Bmwe werGe young and Afree?
Oh, the Bmway iGt used to Abe
Tell me, can Bmwe Ggo Dsusback?D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D
DsusThree poiDnt two from the Dsusdriveway Dof my house
Dsus DN.C.
To your apartment where I am waiting now
[Chorus]
DLike a river conGnects to the ocean
BmThis pavement touches wherAever we go, and
DWhite lines flyin' by, Gwho knows what we'll find
BmYou and me tonightA
DrDive
DLike a river conGnects to the ocean
BmThis pavement touches wherAever we go, and
DWhite lines flyin' by, Gwho knows what we'll find
BmYou and me tonightA
AYeah, let's drive
[Outro]
Dsus D
Dsus D
Dsus D
Dsus DLet's drDsusi D Dsus- D Dsus D Dsus Dve
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
AbI can still find WAbsus4ylie's houseAb Absus4
AbRiding oAbsus4n my bike with eAbyes closed
I can nAbame every girl that Absus4he took outAb Absus4
AbAnd from my mAbsus4emory, dial his house Abphone
[Chorus]
Can you tAbake me back Ebwhen wFme were jusDbt kids
Who werAben't scared of gettin' oldEber? (yeah yeah)Fm Eaug
'Cause no one Ab/Ebknows you like they know yEbou
And no one Fmprobably ever willDb
You can Abgrow up, make new Ebones
But truFmth is there's nothin' like Dbold friends
Ab Eb Fm'Cause you can't make Dbold friends Ab Cm(mFmmm yeah)
[Verse 2]
AbI can still feel the Ebwindows downFm Db
Listening to JiAbmmy Eat World riding Ebthree-wide on Blake's Fmbench seat (yeah)
AbMy God, it's been Ebten years nowFm Db
I would Abhave his back tomCmorrow
And he'd still fight Fmanyone who tried to tDbouch me
[Chorus]
Can you tAbake me back Ebwhen wFme were jusDbt kids
Who werAben't scared of gettin' oldEber? (yeah yeah)Fm Eaug
'Cause no one Ab/Ebknows you like they know yEbou
And no one Fmprobably ever willDb
You can Abgrow up, make new Ebones
But truFmth is there's nothin' like Dbold friends
Ab Eb Fm'Cause you can't make Dbold friendsAb Cm Fm Db
[Bridge]
AbAnd I've got some gEbood friends nowFm
But AbI've never seen Ebtheir parents' bacDbk porch
AbI wouldn't change how tEbhings turned outFm Db
But there's Abno one in this tEbime zone
Who knows what Fminline skates that DbI wore
[Chorus]
Can you tAbake me back Cmwhen wFme were jusDbt kids
Who werAben't scared of gettin' oldEber? (yeah yeah)Fm Eaug
'Cause no one Ab/Ebknows you like they know yEbou
And no one Fmprobably ever willDb
You can Abgrow up, make new Ebones
But the Fmtruth isDb
That we Abgrow up, then Ebwish we could go Fmback thenDb
There's Dbnothin' like old friends
Ab Eb Fm'Cause you can't make oDbld friends
Ending
Ab Eb Fm Db Ab
[Verse 1]
BI used to be afF#raid of feelin' little
G#mI used never wannEa play a second fiddle
BBut that alF#l changed when I met yG#mou (when I met you)E
BYou make me wannF#a Garfunkel
G#mLike you be Jesse and EI'll be the other Uncle
BI don't need F#the spotlight
G#mI just wanna sEee you shine
[Pre-Chorus 1]
BI could be JoF#ey, you could be Chandler
G#mYou tell the jokes, aEnd I will straight man you
BMaybe that was nF#ot always the plan
G#mN.C.
But so what?
[Chorus]
If you wanna lBo - F#ve, I'll love you forG#mever (uhh)E
If you wanna rBu - F#n, let's run toG#mgetherE
When you go Bhigh, I will F#go low
I'll harmonG#mize while you Esolo
Yeah, you and BIF#
G#mWe could be our Eown iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
BWoah, F#woah
G#mWoah, Ewo-woah
BWoah, F#woG#mah, yeahE
[Verse 2]
N.C. B F#
I will Lennon, you'll McCartney (yeah)
'Cause I could never have iG#mmagined
All the ways you makEe my heart beat (bum bum)
They say Blove's all you neeF#d, well
Please, pG#mlease let it be, Eyeah
[Pre-Chorus 2]
N.C.
You can Beyoncé , I can be Jay Z
Talent like Kanye, just not as crazy
N.C.
If it were possible, I'd have your baby
Baby
[Chorus]
If you wanna lBo - F#ve, I'll love you forG#mever (mEmm)
If you wanna rBu - F#n, let's run toG#mgether (lEet's run together)
When you go Bhigh, I will F#go low
I'll harmonG#mize while you Esolo (solo)
Yeah, you and BIF#
G#mWe could be our Eown iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
BWoah, F#woah
G#mWoah, Ewo-woah (iconic duo)
BWoah, F#woG#mah, yeahE
[Bridge]
F#The mG#more I Esee
Well, the more I fiF#nd
That G#mI am bEetter by your side
If you wanna Blove, F#I'll love you forG#meverE
And if you wanna Brun, F#oh, lG#met's run togEether
[Chorus]
If you wanna lBo - F#ve, I'll love you forG#mever (mEmm)
If you wanna rBu - F#n, let's run toG#mgether (lEet's run together)
When you go Bhigh, I will F#go low
I'll harmonG#mize while you Esolo (solo)
Yeah, you and BIF#
G#mWe could be our Eown iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
BWoah, F#woah
G#mWoah, Ewo-woah (oh, iconic duo)
BWoah, F#woah, G#m(we could be our Eown iconic duo)
[Verse 1]
BI saw a photograph from ten years baF#ck
It's you and I, we're standin' Ein the rain
BSomewhere outside Atlanta, and I thinF#k my twelve-seat van
Is right there Eout of frame
[Pre-Chorus]
This was before I knew my wBay around Los Angeles
BefF#ore I ever cared about nice Eneighborhoods
We were dBmaj7rivin' through the night, sleepin' on hF#otel floors
And thinkin' that we Ehad it good
[Chorus]
We were kiBds back then, thinkin' C#m7we could live forever
We were kiEds back then (you and me)
We were wiBld and free, takin' on C#m7the world together
We were kiEds back then
N.C.
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
BLa la la, la la la la
C#mLa la la, la la la la
ELa la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la
[Verse 2]
Passed an olBd friend on my timeline who had laF#tely been on my mind
We were Eclose as blood
If we saBt down for a drink I think we'd fF#orget all the stupid reasons
EWe lost touch (we lost touch)
It was just because
[Chorus]
We were kiBds back then, thinkin' C#m7we could live forever
We were kiEds back then (you and me)
We were wiBld and free, takin' on C#m7the world together
We were kiEds back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
BLa la la, la la la la
C#m7La la la, la la la la
ELa la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la
[Bridge]
F#All you got to do is bG#mlink your eyes and the years go bEy like that
They fBly right past
F#I don't want to wait to reG#malize everything that yEou and I
Already have
[Verse 3]
Five-thiBrty in the mornin', and we're aF#wake again
You are holdin' baby EJane
I lean iBn to take a picture, when it hiF#ts me
In twenty years, I will look bEack and say
[Chorus]
We were kBids back then, thinkin' we would live forever
We were kEids back then
We're so yoBung and free, takin' on the world together
We were kEids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Interlude]
B C#m E
[Chorus]
We were kiBds back then, thinkin' C#m7we could live forever
We were kiEds back then (you and me)
We were wiBld and free, takin' on C#m7the world together
We were kiEds back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
BLa la la, la la la la
C#m7La la la, la la la la
ELa la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la (that's how we're always gonna be)
BLa la la, la la la la
C#m7La la la, la la la la
ELa la la, la la la la (oh)
La la la, la la la la (that's how we're always gonna be)
[Outro]
E E E E E E
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B|-----9-7-------------|
G|---------9-8-7-------|
D|---------------9-----|
A|-----------------9---|
E|-------------------7-|
There's an Eb chord fingerpicked in the background for most of the song, with some variation.
Here's the main idea:
e|--------------|
B|-------4------|
G|-----3---3----|
D|---5-------5--|
A|-6------------|
E|--------------|
[Verse 1]
EbWe took a flight to the PacCmific Northwest
I've had a lAbonging to go there deep in my chest
Like a dream
[Verse 2]
Left EbPortland in the mornin' Cmheaded for the coast
Feels like Abmiddle of nowhere, windin' down this road
AbAnd then I see it
This can't be real
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green than Abthat
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings Ablife back
Together, we're aEblive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
SEbo greenCm Ab
It was so EbgreenCm Ab
[Verse 3]
Take a Eblighthouse tour, we saw the Cmoctopus tree
Feels Ablike some Wes Anderson Fmmovie scene
In the Abbreeze
[Verse 4]
Made a Ebbonfire on the beach, talked Cmlate into the night
We made Ablove after bottles of Fmcheap red wine
It was way too Absweet (mmmFm, yeah)
You taste so Abswee-eBbet
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green Abthan that
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings Ablife back
Together, we're alEbive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
So EbgreenCm Ab Fm
Yeah, it was so EbgreenCm
[Interlude]
AbYeah-Fmeah-eah-Ebe - Cma Ab- Fmh, yeah, Ebyeah, CmohAb Fm
[Chorus]
I've Ebnever seen a Bbgreener green Abthan that
The Ebsea salt air I'm Bbbreathin' brings Ablife back
Together, we're alEbive and free, holdin' Cmhands on the beach
And AbI remember what it is to be
You and I rememberin' what it is to be
SEbo greCmenAb Bb
It was so EbgreCmenAb
[Intro]
Db Gb Ab
[Verse 1]
DbSome stupiDb/Fd pictures, some vacaGb/Dbtion, someone I don'Absust know
DbAnd ten expert oDb/Fpinions on Gb/Dbsome strangers Absuspost
DbAnd then I know, Db/FmGb/Dbuch to my surpAbrise
From a Bbmface I haven't Db/Fseen in a Gb/Dblong, loAbng time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gb/DbTo say you're fine Db/Fover a cAb/Ebouple pages
Gb/DbBetween the lines, Db/Fyou were Ab/Ebreally sayin'
[Chorus]
DbSomeDb/Ftimes
GbI just wAbonder what it would have Dbbeen Db/Flike
GbIf you were Abwith me
Don't Bbmworry your Bbm/Fmind
I'm not Gbcryin' at Db/Fnight
GbI just Abthink o' you sometimes
Db Db/F GbSAbometimes, yeahDb Db/F Gb Ab
[Verse 2]
DbHe's walkin' his Db/Fdog out on GbVenice BAbsuseach
DbSaid he came to Los Db/FAngeles Gbto chase some Absusdream
Bbm"In ninety-fBbm/Five," he said, "GbI left my girls behDb/Find
And the Bbmtime for second chDb/Fances, it's been Gbgone for a lAbong time"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
GbI called her phone, Dband I rambled on again, but
GbAfter the tone, Abwhat I really meant was
[Chorus]
DbSomeDb/Ftimes
GbI just wAbonder what it would have Dbbeen Db/Flike
GbIf you were Abwith me
Don't Bbmworry your Bbm/Fmind
I'm not Gbcryin' at Db/Fnight
GbI just Abthink o' you sometimes
Db Db/F Gb AbOh-oohDb Db/F Gb Ab
[Pre-Chorus 3]
GbWe say goodbye, Dbas if we're gAboin' places
GbAnd you can try, Dbbut you can't keep your Abheart from sayin'
[Chorus]
DbSomeDb/Ftimes
GbI just wAbonder what it would have Dbbeen Db/Flike
GbIf you were Abwith me
Don't Bbmworry your Bbm/Fmind
I'm not Gbcryin' at Db/Fnight
GbI just think o' you
GbI still think o' you
GbI just thAbink o' you sometDbimes
[Outro]
Db Db/F Gb Ab Db Db/F Gb Ab Db
[Verse 1]
DbJenny saved and got her Gbown apAbartment
DbIt's a big ol' world, she's gonna fGbind a Abway
BbmHe said, "Call me if you Gbever lAbost it"
And he crDbied as he watched her dGbrive awaAby
[Chorus]
DbWherever you go, know that yGbou're never alone
You're fAborever in my heartBbm Ab
And the Dbmoments you need me, no Gbdistance could keep me
I will Abbe wherever you areBbm Ab
[Verse 2]
DbYou could be all the way aGbcross the Abocean
DbIt might just feel a milliGbon miles Abfrom me
BbmIt don't matter, baby, GbI'll come Abrunnin' (oh)
DbI will do anythGbing Abto make you see
[Chorus]
DbWherever you go, know that yGbou're never alone
You're fAborever in my heartBbm Ab
And the Dbmoments you need me, no Gbdistance could keep me
I will Abbe wherever you areBbm Ab
[Bridge]
EbmWhen you find pFmain, when you fall dGbown, when you hit hAbarder times
EbmJust call my nFmame, I'll always bGbe right by your sAbide
[Instrumental]
Db Bbm Gb Bbm Absus
[Chorus]
DbWherever you go, know that yGbou're never alone (never alone)
You're fAborever in my heart Bbm(forAbever in my heart)
And the Dbmoments you need me, no Gbdistance could keep me (could keep me)
I will Abbe wherever you are Bbm(I'll be wherAbever you are)
DbWherever you go (wherever you go)
Know that yGbou're never alone (you're never alone)
You're fAborever in my heart Bbm(oh, forAbever in my heart)
And the Dbmoments you need me (in the moments)
No Gbdistance could keep me (no distance could keep me)
I will Abbe wherever you are Bbm(I'll be wherAbever you are)
[Outro]
DbWherever you are
GbI'll be wherever you are (I'll be wherever you are)
AbI'll be wherever you, wherBbmever you, wherAbever you are
[Intro]
DAgain, again
AAgain, again
EmAgain, agEm/F#ainG Gmaj7
[Verse 1]
DIt's been a while since Awe felt the way we did
EmBack when we were dEm/F#umb and GyoungerGmaj7
DIt's been a while since AI looked into your eyes
EmAnd saw starlight, bold, Em/F#bright Gcolors, yeaGmaj7h
[Pre-Chorus]
When I'm dDown (you lift me up)
When I'm drAy (you fill my cup)
No one Emelse (could have my love)
G(My love)
[Chorus]
I would chDoose you over and over
I would chAoose you over and over
I would chEmoose you over and over again, GagainGmaj7
And Dafter all that we've been through
There's Ano one else for me but you
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again, Gagain, yeahGmaj7
[Interlude]
DAgain, again
[Verse 2]
DAnd you are the real thing
AThe novel before the film
EmAll are nuance, Em/F#every lGetterGmaj7
DAnd you do things to me, Alike they have never been done
EmA love like ours could lEm/F#ast forGever and eveGmaj7r
[Pre-Chorus]
When I'm dDown (you lift me up)
When I'm drAy (you fill my cup)
No one Emelse (could have my love)
No Gone (My love)
(Yeah)
[Chorus]
I would chDoose you over and over
I would chAoose you over and over
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again, GagainGmaj7
And Dafter all that we've been through
There's Ano one else for me but you
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again, Gagain, yeahGmaj7
[Interlude]
DAgain, again
AAgain, again
EmAgain, agEm/F#ainG Gmaj7
[Pre-Chorus]
When I'm dDown (you lift me up)
And when I'm drAy (you fill my cup)
No one Emelse (could have my love)
No one G(My love)
No one
[Chorus]
I would chDoose you over and over
I would chAoose you over and over
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again, GagainGmaj7
And Dafter all that we've been through
There's Ano one else for me but you
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again, Gagain, yeahGmaj7
[Outro]
D(You lift me up) (Again, again)
A(You fill my cup) (Again, again)
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again G(Could have my love) (Again, again)
AgGmaj7ain, yeah (My love)
D(You lift me up) (Again, again)
A(You fill my cup) (Again, again)
I would chEmoose you over and over Em/F#again G(Could have my love) (Again, again)
AgGmaj7ain, yeah
[Intro]
E B F#One, two, Bthree
[Verse 1]
EI found Bboxes of F#first CBDs Etryin' Bto get my F#office cleanB
Took Eten years of fBolks givin' F#them tGdimo mG#me 'til I sat doEwn
And I saw Ehesitant pBoses and tF#orn up jeBans
EIn cover phBotos friends tF#ook for free
For the Esix minute sBongs, and all their F#lifeGdimlong G#mdreams the world turned Edown
[Chorus]
G#mThey're just drEeamin' up some lBife out on the rF#oad, ohE
G#mWhen all I drEeam about's the dBay that I'll be hF#ome
G#mI'd long forgF#otten how it fEeels to chase a drBeam
G#m/D#Thank God for F#/C#boxes of fE/Birst CDs (yeah)
[Interlude]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
[Verse 2]
On through this ERolodex of rBailroad tracks and frF#esh-cut hairB
I see JEoy who won some GrBammys and is nF#ow a millionaire
ELooks different now Bthan she F#does Gdimright G#mthere, but that's how it gEoes
As for the resEt, I bet they're Bteachers or pF#astors nowB
EPictured in jBackets girlfrF#iends picked out
All their hEometowns turned these Bup, all the F#labels Gdimturned them G#mdown, and Enever wrote (whoa)
[Chorus]
G#mThey're just drEeamin' up some lBife out on the rF#oad, ohE
G#mWhen all I drEeam about's the dBay that I'll be hF#ome
G#mI'd long forgF#otten how it fEeels to chase a drBeam
G#m/D#Thank God for F#/C#boxes of fE/Birst CDs (yeah)
[Interlude]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
[Bridge]
EA thrift store jBacket and tF#en less pBounds
Lookin' like a fEool in some big fBield with my bare C#m7feet on the grBound
EBad song tBitles and F#worse Gdimdrum G#msounds, I dEidn't know
[Chorus]
G#mThat all my drEeams had come true Bout here on the rF#oadE
G#mI never drEeamed that I could cBall this life my oF#wn
G#mThought I'd forgEotten how it fBeels to chase a drF#eam
G#mBut thank GEod for how it fBeels to chase a drF#eam
G#m/D#And thank God for F#/C#boxes of fE/Birst CDs (yeah)
[Outro]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
********************
Gdim is technically F-doublesharp diminished, but I'm not sure how to notate that.
[Verse 1]
I used Eto want people to love me, so AI learned how to Esing
EThen I thought I wanted C#mmoney, so AI could buy nice F#mthings
EBut E/D#when I C#mfound it was as Aempty as could Ebe
And now I'm Estarin' at my C#mface above a bathrAoom sinkF#m
[Chorus]
Sayin' EI want C#mpeace, it's where AI am nowE
It's the EonE/D#ly thiC#mng I haven't fAound, somehowE
EThere are other C#mplaces, there are a Amillion pretty F#mfaces
But EI E/D#want C#mpeace, it's where AI am nowE
[Verse 2]
I used Eto worry about the future, but the fAuture never cEame
ETried E/D#livin' in the pC#mast, but C#m/Bnever dAid quite feel the sF#mame
EI used to E/D#think that C#mthere was a plaAce I would rather beE
'Til I got thEere enough times to C#mrealize that you are Aonly ever hF#mere
[Chorus]
That's when EI found peace with where AI am Enow
It's the EonE/D#ly plC#mace I'll ever Abe, I've Efound
EThere are other C#mplaces, filled with a Amillion pretty F#mfaces
But EI E/D#found C#mpeace with where AI am nowE
[Bridge]
AThrough the ups and downs
F#mI have figured out you fEind peace where you make it
BScenery won't change it
AAnd I wasted so much time
F#mThinkin' I could ever find enough of C#man - By - Athing
That would C#mbring Bme Apeace
[Chorus]
So EI found peace with who AI am Enow
It's the EonE/D#ly C#mme I'll ever Abe, I've Efound
EThere are E/D#other C#mplaces, there are a Amillion other F#mfaces
But EI E/D#found C#mpeace with who AI am nowE
[Intro]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Verse 1]
Never Dwas an F#early rBmiser, used to Gbe an up all niDghter
Never Dsaw the F#morning Bmlight quite like E7I Ado Dnow
Never Dsaid no F#to a Bmparty, never Gstarted saving Dmoney
DEverytF#hing is Bmdifferent since yoE7u've beAen aDround
[Chorus]
It's the Gway you're smiling Dat me
It's in the Bmway you hold my Ahand
It's the Gway I've watched you Dchange me
From a Bmboy into a Aman
It's a Gmillion things aDbout you
And I dF#on't know what it Bmis
But I have Gnever known a Alove like this
[Interlude]
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Verse 2]
Never Dused to gF#et exBmcited, Gsit here in the Dsilence
DHolding F#onto sBmomething the way E7I'm hAolding Dyou
Didn't Duse to F#know how fBmast time Gwalks and runs and Dflies by
I never Dthought I'd F#feel so Bmdeeply but E7damn AI Ddo
[Chorus]
It's the Gway you're smiling Dat me
It's in the Bmway you hold my Ahand
It's the Gway I've watched you Dchange me
From a Bmboy into a Aman
It's a Gmillion things aDbout you
And I dF#on't know what it Bmis
But I have Gnever known a Alove like Dthis
[Bridge]
It's fBmunny how everything I Adreamed about
Starts to seem so Dempty E7without Ayou
[Interlude]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Chorus]
It's the Gway you're smiling Dat me
It's in the Bmway you hold my Ahand
It's the Gway I've watched you Dchange me
From a Bmboy into a Aman
It's a Gmillion things aDbout you
And I dF#on't know what it Bmis
But I have Gnever known a Alove like Bmthis
I have nGever known a lAove like Dthis
[Outro]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
Ben plays it with lots of rubato, i.e. the tempo ebbs and flows as he feels it.
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Magic
by Ben Rector
Chords in this song · guitar
B
E
G#m
F#sus
F#
D#m
A
Bsus
C
Am7
Fsus2
Asus2
Gsus
G
F
Dm7
C/E
Bb
Dsus/G
D/F#
Dsus
D
Bm
F#m
[Intro]
B E B E
[Verse 1]
B E B E
You won't believe it, strange as it sounds
B G#m E F#sus
Extraordinary magic follows you around
B E B E
And the camera can't catch it, you won't see it in the mirror
B G#m E F#sus F#
If I say look behind you, you turn around, it dis - appears
[Chorus]
D#m E
But I see it, I see it
B
I swear I do
E B F#sus F# B
I see extraordinary ma - gic in you
[Interlude]
B E B E
[Verse 2]
B E B E
Outta thin air, you appeared in my life
B G#m E F#sus F#
Like a burst of technicolor in a world of black and white
B E B E
When my heart was locked inside a box, you reached inside
B G#m E F#sus F#
And now I see my future when I look into your eyes
[Chorus]
D#m E
I see it, I see it
B
I swear I do
E B F#sus F# B F#
I see extraordinary ma - gic in you
[Bridge]
F# E
And I know that miracles happen
B E F#sus F#
Who cares what they say (mmm-mmm - mmm)
A E
'Cause love's nothin' short of a miracle
B E B E F#sus F#
Happenin' over and over, every day
[Verse 3]
B E B E
So I'll keep my eyes open, awed and amazed
B G#m E F#sus F#
And if you start to doubt it, I'll remind you of the million ways
[Chorus]
D#m E
I see it, I see it
B
I swear I do
E B F#sus F# B
I see extraordinary ma - gic in you
[Outro]
B E B E F#sus F# B Bsus B
[Intro]
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh
[Verse 1]
C
I've been afraid
Am7 Asus2 Am7
Been alone, been undone
Fsus2
I've been on fire
Gsus G
Flying high as the sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7 F C
In a world where things come and go
Am7 Fsus2
The only thing I've ever known is true
Gsus G
Oh, is you
[Chorus]
Am7 F
I've been the prince, I've been the pauper
C G
Been the star and played the fool
Am7 F
Been the winner and the loser
C G
In between them too
Am7 F C G
And no matter who I might become or who I've been before
Dm7 C/E F
I will always be
N.C.
I will always be yours
[Refrain]
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (always be yours)
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh
[Verse 2]
C
I'd run through flames
Am7 Asus2 Am7
Push back fate, break down walls
Fsus2
I'd give my heart
Gsus G
Give my breath, give it all
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7 F C
In a world where things come and go
Am7 Fsus2
The only thing I can't afford to lose
Gsus G
Oh, is you
[Chorus]
Am7 F
I've been the prince, I've been the pauper
C G
Been the star and played the fool
Am7 F
Been the winner and the loser
C G
In between them too
Am7 F C G
And no matter who I might become or who I've been before
Dm7 C/E F
I will always be
I will always be yours
[Refrain]
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (oh, I'm gonna be yours, yeah)
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (I will always be yours)
G Dm7
Oooh oooh
Am7 Bb
Oooh oooh
[Pre-Chorus]
C
In a world where things come and go
Am7 Fsus2
The only thing I've ever known is true
Gsus G
Oh, is you
[Chorus]
Am7 F
I've been the prince, I've been the pauper
C G
Been the star and played the fool
Am7 F
Been the winner and the loser
C G
In between them too
Am7 F C G
And no matter who I might become or who I've been before
Dm7 C/E F
I will always be
I will always be yours
[Outro]
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (I will always be yours)
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (I will always be yours)
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (Always be yours)
C Am7 Fsus2
Oooh oooh (I will always be yours)
[Intro]
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
Dsus/G D/F#
[Verse 1]
Dsus D Dsus D
Three point two from the driveway of my house
Dsus D Dsus D
To your apartment where I am waiting now
Dsus A
Come on, don't think, night's young
Let's go
[Verse 2]
Dsus D Dsus D
NY-C, Portland, Austin, Anaheim
Dsus D Dsus D
Maybe not Anaheim, keep an open mind
Dsus A
I'm just sayin', baby
Let's go
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m G
I don't care
Bm A F#m G
Anywhere
[Chorus]
D G
Like a river connects to the ocean
Bm A
This pavement touches wherever we go, and
D G
White lines flyin' by, who knows what we'll find
Bm A
You and me tonight
Dsus D Dsus D
Drive
Dsus D Dsus D
Let's drive
[Verse 3]
Dsus D Dsus D
When's the last time we dropped our things and went?
Dsus D Dsus D
Woke up somewhere that we've both never been?
Dsus A
Growin' up doesn't mean gettin' older
[Verse 4]
Dsus D Dsus D
Maybe it's just left turns off familiar streets
Dsus D Dsus D
I just wanna come back with a memory
Dsus A
Growin' up doesn't mean gettin' older
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A F#m G
I don't care
Bm A F#m G
Anywhere
[Chorus]
D G
Like a river connects to the ocean
Bm A
This pavement touches wherever we go, and
D G
White lines flyin' by, who knows what we'll find
Bm A
You and me tonight
Dsus D Dsus D
Let's drive
Dsus D Dsus D
Let's drive
[Bridge]
A Bm G A
Remember when we were young and free?
Bm G A
Oh, the way it used to be
Bm G Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D
Tell me, can we go back?
Dsus D Dsus D
Three point two from the driveway of my house
Dsus D
N.C.
To your apartment where I am waiting now
[Chorus]
D G
Like a river connects to the ocean
Bm A
This pavement touches wherever we go, and
D G
White lines flyin' by, who knows what we'll find
Bm A
You and me tonight
D
Drive
D G
Like a river connects to the ocean
Bm A
This pavement touches wherever we go, and
D G
White lines flyin' by, who knows what we'll find
Bm A
You and me tonight
A
Yeah, let's drive
[Outro]
Dsus D
Dsus D
Dsus D
Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D
Let's dri - ve
[Intro]
Ab
[Verse 1]
Ab Absus4 Ab Absus4
I can still find Wylie's house
Ab Absus4 Ab
Riding on my bike with eyes closed
Ab Absus4 Ab Absus4
I can name every girl that he took out
Ab Absus4 Ab
And from my memory, dial his house phone
[Chorus]
Ab Eb Fm Db
Can you take me back when we were just kids
Ab Eb Fm Eaug
Who weren't scared of gettin' older? (yeah yeah)
Ab/Eb Eb
'Cause no one knows you like they know you
Fm Db
And no one probably ever will
Ab Eb
You can grow up, make new ones
Fm Db
But truth is there's nothin' like old friends
Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Cm Fm
'Cause you can't make old friends (mmm yeah)
[Verse 2]
Ab Eb Fm Db
I can still feel the windows down
Ab Eb Fm
Listening to Jimmy Eat World riding three-wide on Blake's bench seat (yeah)
Ab Eb Fm Db
My God, it's been ten years now
Ab Cm
I would have his back tomorrow
Fm Db
And he'd still fight anyone who tried to touch me
[Chorus]
Ab Eb Fm Db
Can you take me back when we were just kids
Ab Eb Fm Eaug
Who weren't scared of gettin' older? (yeah yeah)
Ab/Eb Eb
'Cause no one knows you like they know you
Fm Db
And no one probably ever will
Ab Eb
You can grow up, make new ones
Fm Db
But truth is there's nothin' like old friends
Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Cm Fm Db
'Cause you can't make old friends
[Bridge]
Ab Eb Fm
And I've got some good friends now
Ab Eb Db
But I've never seen their parents' back porch
Ab Eb Fm Db
I wouldn't change how things turned out
Ab Eb
But there's no one in this time zone
Fm Db
Who knows what inline skates that I wore
[Chorus]
Ab Cm Fm Db
Can you take me back when we were just kids
Ab Eb Fm Eaug
Who weren't scared of gettin' older? (yeah yeah)
Ab/Eb Eb
'Cause no one knows you like they know you
Fm Db
And no one probably ever will
Ab Eb
You can grow up, make new ones
Fm Db
But the truth is
Ab Eb Fm Db
That we grow up, then wish we could go back then
Db
There's nothin' like old friends
Ab Eb Fm Db
'Cause you can't make old friends
Ending
Ab Eb Fm Db Ab
[Verse 1]
B F#
I used to be afraid of feelin' little
G#m E
I used never wanna play a second fiddle
B F# G#m E
But that all changed when I met you (when I met you)
B F#
You make me wanna Garfunkel
G#m E
Like you be Jesse and I'll be the other Uncle
B F#
I don't need the spotlight
G#m E
I just wanna see you shine
[Pre-Chorus 1]
B F#
I could be Joey, you could be Chandler
G#m E
You tell the jokes, and I will straight man you
B F#
Maybe that was not always the plan
G#m
N.C.
But so what?
[Chorus]
B F# G#m E
If you wanna lo - ve, I'll love you forever (uhh)
B F# G#m E
If you wanna ru - n, let's run together
B F#
When you go high, I will go low
G#m E
I'll harmonize while you solo
B F#
Yeah, you and I
G#m E
We could be our own iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
B F#
Woah, woah
G#m E
Woah, wo-woah
B F# G#m E
Woah, woah, yeah
[Verse 2]
B F#
N.C.
I will Lennon, you'll McCartney (yeah)
G#m
'Cause I could never have imagined
E
All the ways you make my heart beat (bum bum)
B F#
They say love's all you need, well
G#m E
Please, please let it be, yeah
[Pre-Chorus 2]
N.C.
You can Beyoncé , I can be Jay Z
Talent like Kanye, just not as crazy
N.C.
If it were possible, I'd have your baby
Baby
[Chorus]
B F# G#m E
If you wanna lo - ve, I'll love you forever (mmm)
B F# G#m E
If you wanna ru - n, let's run together (let's run together)
B F#
When you go high, I will go low
G#m E
I'll harmonize while you solo (solo)
B F#
Yeah, you and I
G#m E
We could be our own iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
B F#
Woah, woah
G#m E
Woah, wo-woah (iconic duo)
B F# G#m E
Woah, woah, yeah
[Bridge]
F# G#m E
The more I see
F#
Well, the more I find
G#m E
That I am better by your side
B F# G#m E
If you wanna love, I'll love you forever
B F# G#m E
And if you wanna run, oh, let's run together
[Chorus]
B F# G#m E
If you wanna lo - ve, I'll love you forever (mmm)
B F# G#m E
If you wanna ru - n, let's run together (let's run together)
B F#
When you go high, I will go low
G#m E
I'll harmonize while you solo (solo)
B F#
Yeah, you and I
G#m E
We could be our own iconic duo
[Post-Chorus]
B F#
Woah, woah
G#m E
Woah, wo-woah (oh, iconic duo)
B F# G#m E
Woah, woah, (we could be our own iconic duo)
[Verse 1]
B F#
I saw a photograph from ten years back
E
It's you and I, we're standin' in the rain
B F#
Somewhere outside Atlanta, and I think my twelve-seat van
E
Is right there out of frame
[Pre-Chorus]
B
This was before I knew my way around Los Angeles
F# E
Before I ever cared about nice neighborhoods
Bmaj7 F#
We were drivin' through the night, sleepin' on hotel floors
E
And thinkin' that we had it good
[Chorus]
B C#m7
We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever
E
We were kids back then (you and me)
B C#m7
We were wild and free, takin' on the world together
E
We were kids back then
N.C.
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
B
La la la, la la la la
C#m
La la la, la la la la
E
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la
[Verse 2]
B F#
Passed an old friend on my timeline who had lately been on my mind
E
We were close as blood
B F#
If we sat down for a drink I think we'd forget all the stupid reasons
E
We lost touch (we lost touch)
It was just because
[Chorus]
B C#m7
We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever
E
We were kids back then (you and me)
B C#m7
We were wild and free, takin' on the world together
E
We were kids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
B
La la la, la la la la
C#m7
La la la, la la la la
E
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la
[Bridge]
F# G#m E
All you got to do is blink your eyes and the years go by like that
B
They fly right past
F# G#m E
I don't want to wait to realize everything that you and I
Already have
[Verse 3]
B F#
Five-thirty in the mornin', and we're awake again
E
You are holdin' baby Jane
B F#
I lean in to take a picture, when it hits me
E
In twenty years, I will look back and say
[Chorus]
B
We were kids back then, thinkin' we would live forever
E
We were kids back then
B
We're so young and free, takin' on the world together
E
We were kids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Interlude]
B C#m E
[Chorus]
B C#m7
We were kids back then, thinkin' we could live forever
E
We were kids back then (you and me)
B C#m7
We were wild and free, takin' on the world together
E
We were kids back then
That's how we're always gonna be
[Post-Chorus]
B
La la la, la la la la
C#m7
La la la, la la la la
E
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la (that's how we're always gonna be)
B
La la la, la la la la
C#m7
La la la, la la la la
E
La la la, la la la la (oh)
La la la, la la la la (that's how we're always gonna be)
[Outro]
E E E E E E
e|-7-6-----------------|
B|-----9-7-------------|
G|---------9-8-7-------|
D|---------------9-----|
A|-----------------9---|
E|-------------------7-|
There's an Eb chord fingerpicked in the background for most of the song, with some variation.
Here's the main idea:
e|--------------|
B|-------4------|
G|-----3---3----|
D|---5-------5--|
A|-6------------|
E|--------------|
[Verse 1]
Eb Cm
We took a flight to the Pacific Northwest
Ab
I've had a longing to go there deep in my chest
Like a dream
[Verse 2]
Eb Cm
Left Portland in the mornin' headed for the coast
Ab
Feels like middle of nowhere, windin' down this road
Ab
And then I see it
This can't be real
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Ab
I've never seen a greener green than that
Eb Bb Ab
The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back
Eb Cm
Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach
Ab
And I remember what it is to be
Eb Cm Ab
So green
Eb Cm Ab
It was so green
[Verse 3]
Eb Cm
Take a lighthouse tour, we saw the octopus tree
Ab Fm
Feels like some Wes Anderson movie scene
Ab
In the breeze
[Verse 4]
Eb Cm
Made a bonfire on the beach, talked late into the night
Ab Fm
We made love after bottles of cheap red wine
Ab Fm
It was way too sweet (mmm, yeah)
Ab Bb
You taste so swee-eet
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Ab
I've never seen a greener green than that
Eb Bb Ab
The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back
Eb Cm
Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach
Ab
And I remember what it is to be
Eb Cm Ab Fm
So green
Eb Cm
Yeah, it was so green
[Interlude]
Ab Fm Eb Cm Ab Fm Eb Cm Ab Fm
Yeah-eah-eah-e - a - h, yeah, yeah, oh
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Ab
I've never seen a greener green than that
Eb Bb Ab
The sea salt air I'm breathin' brings life back
Eb Cm
Together, we're alive and free, holdin' hands on the beach
Ab
And I remember what it is to be
You and I rememberin' what it is to be
Eb Cm Ab Bb
So green
Eb Cm Ab
It was so green
[Intro]
Db Gb Ab
[Verse 1]
Db Db/F Gb/Db Absus
Some stupid pictures, some vacation, someone I don't know
Db Db/F Gb/Db Absus
And ten expert opinions on some strangers post
Db Db/F Gb/Db Ab
And then I know, much to my surprise
Bbm Db/F Gb/Db Ab
From a face I haven't seen in a long, long time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Gb/Db Db/F Ab/Eb
To say you're fine over a couple pages
Gb/Db Db/F Ab/Eb
Between the lines, you were really sayin'
[Chorus]
Db Db/F
Sometimes
Gb Ab Db Db/F
I just wonder what it would have been like
Gb Ab
If you were with me
Bbm Bbm/F
Don't worry your mind
Gb Db/F
I'm not cryin' at night
Gb Ab
I just think o' you sometimes
Db Db/F Gb Ab Db Db/F Gb Ab
Sometimes, yeah
[Verse 2]
Db Db/F Gb Absus
He's walkin' his dog out on Venice Beach
Db Db/F Gb Absus
Said he came to Los Angeles to chase some dream
Bbm Bbm/F Gb Db/F
"In ninety-five," he said, "I left my girls behind
Bbm Db/F Gb Ab
And the time for second chances, it's been gone for a long time"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Gb Db
I called her phone, and I rambled on again, but
Gb Ab
After the tone, what I really meant was
[Chorus]
Db Db/F
Sometimes
Gb Ab Db Db/F
I just wonder what it would have been like
Gb Ab
If you were with me
Bbm Bbm/F
Don't worry your mind
Gb Db/F
I'm not cryin' at night
Gb Ab
I just think o' you sometimes
Db Db/F Gb Ab Db Db/F Gb Ab
Oh-ooh
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Gb Db Ab
We say goodbye, as if we're goin' places
Gb Db Ab
And you can try, but you can't keep your heart from sayin'
[Chorus]
Db Db/F
Sometimes
Gb Ab Db Db/F
I just wonder what it would have been like
Gb Ab
If you were with me
Bbm Bbm/F
Don't worry your mind
Gb Db/F
I'm not cryin' at night
Gb
I just think o' you
Gb
I still think o' you
Gb Ab Db
I just think o' you sometimes
[Outro]
Db Db/F Gb Ab Db Db/F Gb Ab Db
[Verse 1]
Db Gb Ab
Jenny saved and got her own apartment
Db Gb Ab
It's a big ol' world, she's gonna find a way
Bbm Gb Ab
He said, "Call me if you ever lost it"
Db Gb Ab
And he cried as he watched her drive away
[Chorus]
Db Gb
Wherever you go, know that you're never alone
Ab Bbm Ab
You're forever in my heart
Db Gb
And the moments you need me, no distance could keep me
Ab Bbm Ab
I will be wherever you are
[Verse 2]
Db Gb Ab
You could be all the way across the ocean
Db Gb Ab
It might just feel a million miles from me
Bbm Gb Ab
It don't matter, baby, I'll come runnin' (oh)
Db Gb Ab
I will do anything to make you see
[Chorus]
Db Gb
Wherever you go, know that you're never alone
Ab Bbm Ab
You're forever in my heart
Db Gb
And the moments you need me, no distance could keep me
Ab Bbm Ab
I will be wherever you are
[Bridge]
Ebm Fm Gb Ab
When you find pain, when you fall down, when you hit harder times
Ebm Fm Gb Ab
Just call my name, I'll always be right by your side
[Instrumental]
Db Bbm Gb Bbm Absus
[Chorus]
Db Gb
Wherever you go, know that you're never alone (never alone)
Ab Bbm Ab
You're forever in my heart (forever in my heart)
Db Gb
And the moments you need me, no distance could keep me (could keep me)
Ab Bbm Ab
I will be wherever you are (I'll be wherever you are)
Db
Wherever you go (wherever you go)
Gb
Know that you're never alone (you're never alone)
Ab Bbm Ab
You're forever in my heart (oh, forever in my heart)
Db
And the moments you need me (in the moments)
Gb
No distance could keep me (no distance could keep me)
Ab Bbm Ab
I will be wherever you are (I'll be wherever you are)
[Outro]
Db
Wherever you are
Gb
I'll be wherever you are (I'll be wherever you are)
Ab Bbm Ab
I'll be wherever you, wherever you, wherever you are
[Intro]
D
Again, again
A
Again, again
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
Again, again
[Verse 1]
D A
It's been a while since we felt the way we did
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
Back when we were dumb and younger
D A
It's been a while since I looked into your eyes
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
And saw starlight, bold, bright colors, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
D
When I'm down (you lift me up)
A
When I'm dry (you fill my cup)
Em
No one else (could have my love)
G
(My love)
[Chorus]
D
I would choose you over and over
A
I would choose you over and over
Em G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again
D
And after all that we've been through
A
There's no one else for me but you
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again, yeah
[Interlude]
D
Again, again
[Verse 2]
D
And you are the real thing
A
The novel before the film
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
All are nuance, every letter
D A
And you do things to me, like they have never been done
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
A love like ours could last forever and ever
[Pre-Chorus]
D
When I'm down (you lift me up)
A
When I'm dry (you fill my cup)
Em
No one else (could have my love)
G
No one (My love)
(Yeah)
[Chorus]
D
I would choose you over and over
A
I would choose you over and over
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again
D
And after all that we've been through
A
There's no one else for me but you
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again, yeah
[Interlude]
D
Again, again
A
Again, again
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
Again, again
[Pre-Chorus]
D
When I'm down (you lift me up)
A
And when I'm dry (you fill my cup)
Em
No one else (could have my love)
G
No one (My love)
No one
[Chorus]
D
I would choose you over and over
A
I would choose you over and over
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again
D
And after all that we've been through
A
There's no one else for me but you
Em Em/F# G Gmaj7
I would choose you over and over again, again, yeah
[Outro]
D
(You lift me up) (Again, again)
A
(You fill my cup) (Again, again)
Em Em/F# G
I would choose you over and over again (Could have my love) (Again, again)
Gmaj7
Again, yeah (My love)
D
(You lift me up) (Again, again)
A
(You fill my cup) (Again, again)
Em Em/F# G
I would choose you over and over again (Could have my love) (Again, again)
Gmaj7
Again, yeah
[Intro]
E B F# B
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
E B F# B E B F# B
I found boxes of first CDs tryin' to get my office clean
E B F# Gdim G#m E
Took ten years of folks givin' them to me 'til I sat down
E B F# B
And I saw hesitant poses and torn up jeans
E B F#
In cover photos friends took for free
E B F# Gdim G#m E
For the six minute songs, and all their lifelong dreams the world turned down
[Chorus]
G#m E B F# E
They're just dreamin' up some life out on the road, oh
G#m E B F#
When all I dream about's the day that I'll be home
G#m F# E B
I'd long forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
Thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Interlude]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
[Verse 2]
E B F# B
On through this Rolodex of railroad tracks and fresh-cut hair
E B F#
I see Joy who won some Grammys and is now a millionaire
E B F# Gdim G#m E
Looks different now than she does right there, but that's how it goes
E B F# B
As for the rest, I bet they're teachers or pastors now
E B F#
Pictured in jackets girlfriends picked out
E B F# Gdim G#m E
All their hometowns turned these up, all the labels turned them down, and never wrote (whoa)
[Chorus]
G#m E B F# E
They're just dreamin' up some life out on the road, oh
G#m E B F#
When all I dream about's the day that I'll be home
G#m F# E B
I'd long forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
Thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Interlude]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
[Bridge]
E B F# B
A thrift store jacket and ten less pounds
E B C#m7 B
Lookin' like a fool in some big field with my bare feet on the ground
E B F# Gdim G#m E
Bad song titles and worse drum sounds, I didn't know
[Chorus]
G#m E B F# E
That all my dreams had come true out here on the road
G#m E B F#
I never dreamed that I could call this life my own
G#m E B F#
Thought I'd forgotten how it feels to chase a dream
G#m E B F#
But thank God for how it feels to chase a dream
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
And thank God for boxes of first CDs (yeah)
[Outro]
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
G#m/D# F#/C# E/B
********************
Gdim is technically F-doublesharp diminished, but I'm not sure how to notate that.
[Verse 1]
E A E
I used to want people to love me, so I learned how to sing
E C#m A F#m
Then I thought I wanted money, so I could buy nice things
E E/D# C#m A E
But when I found it was as empty as could be
E C#m A F#m
And now I'm starin' at my face above a bathroom sink
[Chorus]
E C#m A E
Sayin' I want peace, it's where I am now
E E/D# C#m A E
It's the only thing I haven't found, somehow
E C#m A F#m
There are other places, there are a million pretty faces
E E/D# C#m A E
But I want peace, it's where I am now
[Verse 2]
E A E
I used to worry about the future, but the future never came
E E/D# C#m C#m/B A F#m
Tried livin' in the past, but never did quite feel the same
E E/D# C#m A E
I used to think that there was a place I would rather be
E C#m A F#m
'Til I got there enough times to realize that you are only ever here
[Chorus]
E A E
That's when I found peace with where I am now
E E/D# C#m A E
It's the only place I'll ever be, I've found
E C#m A F#m
There are other places, filled with a million pretty faces
E E/D# C#m A E
But I found peace with where I am now
[Bridge]
A
Through the ups and downs
F#m E
I have figured out you find peace where you make it
B
Scenery won't change it
A
And I wasted so much time
F#m C#m B A
Thinkin' I could ever find enough of an - y - thing
C#m B A
That would bring me peace
[Chorus]
E A E
So I found peace with who I am now
E E/D# C#m A E
It's the only me I'll ever be, I've found
E E/D# C#m A F#m
There are other places, there are a million other faces
E E/D# C#m A E
But I found peace with who I am now
[Intro]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Verse 1]
D F# Bm G D
Never was an early riser, used to be an up all nighter
D F# Bm E7 A D
Never saw the morning light quite like I do now
D F# Bm G D
Never said no to a party, never started saving money
D F# Bm E7 A D
Everything is different since you've been around
[Chorus]
G D
It's the way you're smiling at me
Bm A
It's in the way you hold my hand
G D
It's the way I've watched you change me
Bm A
From a boy into a man
G D
It's a million things about you
F# Bm
And I don't know what it is
G A
But I have never known a love like this
[Interlude]
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Verse 2]
D F# Bm G D
Never used to get excited, sit here in the silence
D F# Bm E7 A D
Holding onto something the way I'm holding you
D F# Bm G D
Didn't use to know how fast time walks and runs and flies by
D F# Bm E7 A D
I never thought I'd feel so deeply but damn I do
[Chorus]
G D
It's the way you're smiling at me
Bm A
It's in the way you hold my hand
G D
It's the way I've watched you change me
Bm A
From a boy into a man
G D
It's a million things about you
F# Bm
And I don't know what it is
G A D
But I have never known a love like this
[Bridge]
Bm A
It's funny how everything I dreamed about
D E7 A
Starts to seem so empty without you
[Interlude]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
[Chorus]
G D
It's the way you're smiling at me
Bm A
It's in the way you hold my hand
G D
It's the way I've watched you change me
Bm A
From a boy into a man
G D
It's a million things about you
F# Bm
And I don't know what it is
G A Bm
But I have never known a love like this
G A D
I have never known a love like this
[Outro]
D F# Bm G D
D F# Bm E7 A D
Ben plays it with lots of rubato, i.e. the tempo ebbs and flows as he feels it.
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