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Another great song from the always amazing Taking Back Sunday!
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
No capo
[Verse 1]
EmAnd in the end, when the bCell comes dAmoom
IEm'll pay the price and yCou will tAmoo
YEmou'll drift aCway, Emall alone in your rCoom
And IEm'll say to myCself, if GI could reach you, I wDould
If GI could reach you, I woDuld
[Chorus]
EmYou're tCoo far gGone to kDnow where to goEm  
And CI know yoGu're not coDmin' homeEm  
Done tCoo much wrGong to kDnow what's rightEm  
And iCt's too laGte to sDay goodbyeEm  
[Verse 2]
TEmurn around, kCid, you're a liGttle bit old for tDhis
So many leEmssons left unleCarned, all those warGning signs you miDssed
You'll drEmink yourself to slCeep benGeath the pale red mDoon
And IEm'll say to myCself, if GI could reach you I woDuld
If GI could reach you, I woDuld
[Chorus]
EmYou're tCoo far gGone to knDow where to goEm  
And CI know youG're not coDmin' hEmome (Say goodbye)
Done tCoo much wrGong to kDnow what's riEmght (Say goodbye)
And iCt's too lGate to sDay goodbEmye
(To sCay goodGbye, to sDay goodEmbye)
ICt's too lGate to sDay goodEmbyeC  G  D  Em  
(ICt's too lGate to sDay goodbye)
[Outro]
(If EmI could reach you, I wCould
If GI could reach you, I woDuld
If EmI could reach you, I woCuld
If GI could rDeach you
If EmI could reach you, I wCould)
You're too far gone (If GI could reach you, I wDould)
To know where to go (If EmI could reach you, I woCuld)
And I know you're (If GI could reDach you)
Not comin' hEmome (Say goodbye)
You've done tCoo much wrGong (If I could reach you, I would)
To knDow what's rEmight (Say goodbye)
And iCt's too lGate (If I could reach you)
To sDay goodEmbye         (If I could reach you, I woCuld)
(If GI could reach you, I woDuld
If EmI could reach you, I wCould)
It's too lGate to sDay goEmodbCye G(DIf I could reach you)
Em C G D G D
G

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A Song For Dan

by Taking Back Sunday

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Another great song from the always amazing Taking Back Sunday!

Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)

No capo

[Verse 1]

Em C Am

And in the end, when the bell comes doom

Em C Am

I'll pay the price and you will too

Em C Em C

You'll drift away, all alone in your room

Em C G D

And I'll say to myself, if I could reach you, I would

G D

If I could reach you, I would

[Chorus]

Em C G D Em

You're too far gone to know where to go

C G D Em

And I know you're not comin' home

C G D Em

Done too much wrong to know what's right

C G D Em

And it's too late to say goodbye

[Verse 2]

Em C G D

Turn around, kid, you're a little bit old for this

Em C G D

So many lessons left unlearned, all those warning signs you missed

Em C G D

You'll drink yourself to sleep beneath the pale red moon

Em C G D

And I'll say to myself, if I could reach you I would

G D

If I could reach you, I would

[Chorus]

Em C G D Em

You're too far gone to know where to go

C G D Em

And I know you're not comin' home (Say goodbye)

C G D Em

Done too much wrong to know what's right (Say goodbye)

C G D Em

And it's too late to say goodbye

C G D Em

(To say goodbye, to say goodbye)

C G D Em C G D Em

It's too late to say goodbye

C G D

(It's too late to say goodbye)

[Outro]

Em C

(If I could reach you, I would

G D

If I could reach you, I would

Em C

If I could reach you, I would

G D

If I could reach you

Em C

If I could reach you, I would)

G D

You're too far gone (If I could reach you, I would)

Em C

To know where to go (If I could reach you, I would)

G D

And I know you're (If I could reach you)

Not comin' home (Say goodbye)

C G

You've done too much wrong (If I could reach you, I would)

D Em

To know what's right (Say goodbye)

C G

And it's too late (If I could reach you)

D Em C

To say goodbye (If I could reach you, I would)

G D

(If I could reach you, I would

Em C

If I could reach you, I would)

G D Em C G D

It's too late to say goodbye (If I could reach you)

Em C G D G D

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