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Last Year

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[Intro]
F Am G
F Am G
[Verse 1]
FCall it love, Amor call it offG  
FJust enough Amis not enough for Gtwo
FBut waking up Amwas easier with Gyou
FNow waking up is Amthe hardest thing Gto do
[Chorus]
And I've been thinking bFack to last Amyear
But Gall that's left is a photographC  
I've been thinking bacFk to last yearAm  
And I just want to Gknow how the hell we got hereC  
FNow this house iEt feels so cold
When Amyou were hCere it wDas a home
Let's go Fback to last Amyear
Back to when you Gwere Chere
[Verse 2]
FPicture frames aAmnd winter coatsG  C  
They're Fleft arouAmnd like little notes from youG  C  
I put your Frecords onAm, sing the saGme old songsC  
Thinking when Fwe were youngAmer
YouG're long gonCe
[Chorus]
And I've been thinking Fback to last Amyear
But aGll that's left is a photograph
CI've been thinking bFack to last yeAmar
And I just want to Gknow how the hell we got hereC  
FNow this house it Efeels so cold
When yAmou were hCere it was a Dhome
Let's go Fback to last yAmear
Back when you Gwere hereC  
[Bridge]
DmI knA7ow it's so Fhard to let goB  
But EmI wish you the bestAm  
But my Fmheart says somethinCg elseD  
Please just take me bFack to last yAmearG  
Please just take me bFack to last yAmearG  
'Cause my Fhead's a wreck, my heEart's a mess
I gueAmss wCe weren't Dbuilt to last
[Outro]
Take me Fback to last AmyearG  
Just take me Fback to last yeAmar
When you wGere heCre
Take me Fback to last yAmear
When you wGere heCre

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Last Year

by Gavin James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F Am G

[Verse 1]

F Am G

Call it love, or call it off

F Am G

Just enough is not enough for two

F Am G

But waking up was easier with you

F Am G

Now waking up is the hardest thing to do

[Chorus]

F Am

And I've been thinking back to last year

G C

But all that's left is a photograph

F Am

I've been thinking back to last year

G C

And I just want to know how the hell we got here

F E

Now this house it feels so cold

Am C D

When you were here it was a home

F Am

Let's go back to last year

G C

Back to when you were here

[Verse 2]

F Am G C

Picture frames and winter coats

F Am G C

They're left around like little notes from you

F Am G C

I put your records on, sing the same old songs

F Am

Thinking when we were younger

G C

You're long gone

[Chorus]

F Am

And I've been thinking back to last year

But all that's left is a photograph

C F Am

I've been thinking back to last year

G C

And I just want to know how the hell we got here

F E

Now this house it feels so cold

Am C D

When you were here it was a home

F Am

Let's go back to last year

G C

Back when you were here

[Bridge]

Dm A7 F B

I know it's so hard to let go

Em Am

But I wish you the best

Fm C D

But my heart says something else

F Am G

Please just take me back to last year

F Am G

Please just take me back to last year

F E

'Cause my head's a wreck, my heart's a mess

Am C D

I guess we weren't built to last

[Outro]

F Am G

Take me back to last year

F Am

Just take me back to last year

G C

When you were here

F Am

Take me back to last year

G C

When you were here

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