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Nervous

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E Esus2 Esus4
-4—--5---7---
-5—--5---5---
-4--—4---4---
-——----------
-—-----------
-—-----------
 E    Esus2   Esus4x2
C#m[VerBse 1]
Two EniEsus2ghts agEsus4o we said gEooEsus2dbyeEsus4  
In a borroC#mwed car in the HoBllywood hills
C#mI held yoBu, but I sAhould have held you tighter and Blonger
Two Eyears of laughter and one yC#mear of pain
Come crAashing to a halt to its fBinal resting place
 E   Esus2   Esus4x2
[Verse 2]
You EcaEsus2me over toEsus4day to a hoEuse fuEsus2ll of alEsus4l of our thiC#mngs
And you were hBolding your coat
You diC#mdn't know where to pBut it down
And yAou couldn't look me in the eyes
They wBere darting all around
E[CC#mhorus]
And beiAng nervBous around you
Oh well, that's somethinEg new
That's sometE7hing neEw
BeiAng nervous Abmaround you
Oh, that's somethiAng new
That's sometAbmhing new
Being nervoAus around you
Oh, that's sometBhing new
[Bridge]
Then you put Adown your coat and you sBtart to walk towards meE  
And I don't know what C#mit means
But this tAime I'm gonna hold you a little tighAmter
And a little longer
[Chorus]
     NC
And being nervous around you
     NC
Oh, that's something new
     NC
That's something new
BeiAng nervous Abmaround you
Oh, that's somethiAng new
That's sometAbmhing new
Being nervoAus around you
Oh, that's sometBhing new
[Outro]
A B E C#m
A Am

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Nervous

by The Drums

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

Esus4

C#m

Abm

E Esus2 Esus4

-4—--5---7---

-5—--5---5---

-4--—4---4---

-——----------

-—-----------

E Esus2 Esus4

C#m B

[Verse 1]

E Esus2 Esus4 E Esus2 Esus4

Two nights ago we said goodbye

C#m B

In a borrowed car in the Hollywood hills

C#m B A B

I held you, but I should have held you tighter and longer

E C#m

Two years of laughter and one year of pain

A B

Come crashing to a halt to its final resting place

E Esus2 Esus4

[Verse 2]

E Esus2 Esus4 E Esus2 Esus4 C#m

You came over today to a house full of all of our things

And you were holding your coat

C#m B

You didn't know where to put it down

And you couldn't look me in the eyes

They were darting all around

E C#m

[Chorus]

A B

And being nervous around you

Oh well, that's something new

E7 E

That's something new

A Abm

Being nervous around you

Oh, that's something new

Abm

That's something new

Being nervous around you

Oh, that's something new

[Bridge]

A B E

Then you put down your coat and you start to walk towards me

C#m

And I don't know what it means

A Am

But this time I'm gonna hold you a little tighter

And a little longer

[Chorus]

And being nervous around you

Oh, that's something new

That's something new

A Abm

Being nervous around you

Oh, that's something new

Abm

That's something new

Being nervous around you

Oh, that's something new

[Outro]

A B E C#m

A Am

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