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Cm Bb C G
Cm Bb C G
[Verse 1]
   CmI been Bblistening for your Ffootsteps at my doorGm  
   CmI've done this Bbkind of Fthing a thousand times or moreG  
   CmAnd after Bbevery time I Ftell myself it's Gover that it
[Chorus]
   AbDoesn't feel right, I Ebwasn't that fuFnny but we
   AbLaughed all night just Eblike we been Fbuddies
   But Abwhat about beAbmaj7fore?
   That Cm7musta been someGmbody elFm7se
Fm7 Gm7
[Verse 2]
   CMy head is Bbfilling up with Fevery kind of dream
   CmA couple Bbbuckets I'll be Fbursting at the seamsG  
   CmSo can't you Bbtell me something Fcertain
   Something Gmore than just it
[Chorus]
   AbDoesn't Abmaj7feel right, I Ebknow I'm not Bbfunny but you
   Abmaj7Laughed all night, just Eblike we been Fbuddies
   But Abmaj7what about before?
   You Cm7musta been somGm7ebody elFm7se
Fm7
[Bridge]
   Hold Bbon to your loFve
   Cause that's what got Ebyou here
   Cause that's what makes you Gmtough
   Hold Bbon with your gloFves
   AbWe got a hot Ebone here
   I didn't make this Cmup
Bb F G
Cm Bb Fm G
[Verse 3]
   CmI been Bbwatching children Fplay all afternoonG  
   CmAnd I gotta say Ebthere are things I Fnever thought I doG  
   CmLike trip a Eblittle kid Fjust to watch him fall
[Chorus]
   You G7know it Abmaj7doesn't look right, I Ebknow it's not fFunny but they
   Abmaj7Laugh all night, so Ebmuch for your F7buddies
   But Abmaj7what about before
   They Cm7must have been somGm7ebody elFm7se
Fm Bb
[Verse 4]
   CmThe sickness Bbcomes and goes and Fkeeps me in my bedG  
   CmA fatal Bbflower grows from Fdeep inside my headG  
   CmA single Bbsniff and I go Fback to every Gsingle time it
[Chorus]
   Abmaj7Felt so right Ebwhen it felt so Ffunny it was
   Abmaj7Strange and light like a Ebfeather on your Ftummy
   When I Abmaj7think about before
   I Cm7wish I'd been somGm7ebody elFm7se
[Trumpet over Piano]
Cm Bb Fm Gm
Cm Bb Fm Gm
Cm Bb Fm G
Ab Eb Bb
Ab Eb Abmaj7
Cm7 Gm Fm7
F Fm Bb
[Bridge]
   Hold Bbon to your loF7ve
   AbCause that's what got Ebyou here
   Cause that's what makes you Gmtough
   Hold Bbon with your gloFves
   AbWe got a hot Ebone here
   I didn't make this Cmup
   Just hold Bbon to your loFmve
   Abyou've got a lot Ebin there
   No need to give it uGmp
   Just hold Bbon with your Fmgloves
   AbYou've got a hEbot one there
   No need to look for Cmsomebody else
Cm Bb F G
Cm Bb Fm

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Musta Been Somebody Else

by Julian Velard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Cm7

Fm7

Gm7

Cm Bb C G

[Verse 1]

Cm Bb F Gm

I been listening for your footsteps at my door

Cm Bb F G

I've done this kind of thing a thousand times or more

Cm Bb F G

And after every time I tell myself it's over that it

[Chorus]

Ab Eb F

Doesn't feel right, I wasn't that funny but we

Ab Eb F

Laughed all night just like we been buddies

Ab Abmaj7

But what about before?

Cm7 Gm Fm7

That musta been somebody else

Fm7 Gm7

[Verse 2]

C Bb F

My head is filling up with every kind of dream

Cm Bb F G

A couple buckets I'll be bursting at the seams

Cm Bb F

So can't you tell me something certain

Something more than just it

[Chorus]

Ab Abmaj7 Eb Bb

Doesn't feel right, I know I'm not funny but you

Abmaj7 Eb F

Laughed all night, just like we been buddies

Abmaj7

But what about before?

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

You musta been somebody else

Fm7

[Bridge]

Bb F

Hold on to your love

Cause that's what got you here

Cause that's what makes you tough

Bb F

Hold on with your gloves

Ab Eb

We got a hot one here

I didn't make this up

Bb F G

Cm Bb Fm G

[Verse 3]

Cm Bb F G

I been watching children play all afternoon

Cm Eb F G

And I gotta say there are things I never thought I do

Cm Eb F

Like trip a little kid just to watch him fall

[Chorus]

G7 Abmaj7 Eb F

You know it doesn't look right, I know it's not funny but they

Abmaj7 Eb F7

Laugh all night, so much for your buddies

Abmaj7

But what about before

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

They must have been somebody else

Fm Bb

[Verse 4]

Cm Bb F G

The sickness comes and goes and keeps me in my bed

Cm Bb F G

A fatal flower grows from deep inside my head

Cm Bb F G

A single sniff and I go back to every single time it

[Chorus]

Abmaj7 Eb F

Felt so right when it felt so funny it was

Abmaj7 Eb F

Strange and light like a feather on your tummy

Abmaj7

When I think about before

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

I wish I'd been somebody else

[Trumpet over Piano]

Cm Bb Fm Gm

Cm Bb Fm G

Ab Eb Bb

Ab Eb Abmaj7

Cm7 Gm Fm7

F Fm Bb

[Bridge]

Bb F7

Hold on to your love

Ab Eb

Cause that's what got you here

Cause that's what makes you tough

Bb F

Hold on with your gloves

Ab Eb

We got a hot one here

I didn't make this up

Bb Fm

Just hold on to your love

Ab Eb

you've got a lot in there

No need to give it up

Bb Fm

Just hold on with your gloves

Ab Eb

You've got a hot one there

No need to look for somebody else

Cm Bb F G

Cm Bb Fm

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