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Power Chords

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[Intro]
B         G         G#m            G
     BI used to never underD#mstand the blues
     G#Until the night I met youG  
    BJust every daA#y sinceG#  F#  
I've gotten Embetter at guitarG  
[Chorus]
BHold me closeD#  
Don't ever let me G#mgoF#  
F#'Cause I've been waiting
BAll my life for the D#moment to tell you sG#oF#  
F#With a couple Bpower chords
D#I'm gonna let you G#mknowF#  
That reBvenge is better
When you D#come from Gmdown G#mbelowF#  
[Post-Chorus]
Em      G
[Verse]
BI still can't F#shake the night when
D#mWe first mEet
BIt haunts me F#to this day
WIth D#mbittersweet regEretB  
BBut I'll tF#ake this anyway to my D#mgrave
The Epart of me that you Bsaved
F#Cross my heart and hope to die
With D#myour name on my Emind
[Chorus]
BHold me closeD#  
Don't ever let me G#mgoF#  
F#'Cause I've been waiting
BAll my life for the D#moment to tell you sG#oF#  
F#With a couple Bpower chords
D#I'm gonna let you G#mknowF#  
That reBvenge is better
When you D#come from Gmdown G#mbelowF#  
[Post-Chorus]
Em      G
[Verse]
 BWhen that F#song begins to D#mplayE  
It brings back some Bfeelings
That I F#cannot exD#mplainE  
EAnd though it kills meEm  
EmI wouldn't have it any other way
[Solo]
   D    F#     G   Dx2
e|-----------------|--9-10-12--9-7---|-7-9-10--9-7-----|-----------------|
B|-7-8-10--8-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|-7-8-10--7-------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------9-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Outro]
DI'm gonna get you back
F#You'll never see it Gcoming
But when I Ddo
DI'm gonna get you back
F#You'll never see it Gcoming
But I ain't DthroughEm  
GWith yBmou

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Power Chords

by Mike Krol

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

[Intro]

B G G#m G

B D#m

I used to never understand the blues

G# G

Until the night I met you

B A# G# F#

Just every day since

Em G

I've gotten better at guitar

[Chorus]

B D#

Hold me close

G#m F#

Don't ever let me go

'Cause I've been waiting

B D# G# F#

All my life for the moment to tell you so

F# B

With a couple power chords

D# G#m F#

I'm gonna let you know

That revenge is better

D# Gm G#m F#

When you come from down below

[Post-Chorus]

Em G

[Verse]

B F#

I still can't shake the night when

D#m E

We first met

B F#

It haunts me to this day

D#m E B

WIth bittersweet regret

B F# D#m

But I'll take this anyway to my grave

E B

The part of me that you saved

Cross my heart and hope to die

D#m E

With your name on my mind

[Chorus]

B D#

Hold me close

G#m F#

Don't ever let me go

'Cause I've been waiting

B D# G# F#

All my life for the moment to tell you so

F# B

With a couple power chords

D# G#m F#

I'm gonna let you know

That revenge is better

D# Gm G#m F#

When you come from down below

[Post-Chorus]

Em G

[Verse]

B F# D#m E

When that song begins to play

It brings back some feelings

F# D#m E

That I cannot explain

E Em

And though it kills me

I wouldn't have it any other way

[Solo]

D F# G D

e|-----------------|--9-10-12--9-7---|-7-9-10--9-7-----|-----------------|

B|-7-8-10--8-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|-7-8-10--7-------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------9-----|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Outro]

I'm gonna get you back

F# G

You'll never see it coming

But when I do

I'm gonna get you back

F# G

You'll never see it coming

D Em

But I ain't through

G Bm

With you

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