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Melissa O'Neil - Just Like January
This is probably my favorite song off of melissa's first album, and it ROCKS!!!!
enjoy it :D
Intro/Verse Riff:
e|---------G#m-----------F#-----------E--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------6----------3---------2-----------------------------|
A|---------6----------3---------2--------------------------------|
E|------4----------2---------0-----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus Riff:
e|------C#--------------E------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6---------------------------------------------|
D|-------6---------------2--------------------------------|
A|----4---------------2-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------0--------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
G#mPut all the past in a F#box and seal it with shErink wrap
G#mSend it away to a F#place you'll never Ego
G#mSmash all the glass that is F#keeping you trapped in a bEottle
   G#mTake your F#first cold breath of hC#ope
Pre-Chorus:
C#Oh-oh, Eoh-oh
[Chorus 1:]
G#mStarting F#over, Eagain B– oh, C#mI know there's something wD#maiting
And I'm Echanging, Just like F#January
   G#mI'll startF#, overE, again B– oh, C#mJust when I thought I D#mfaded
You savEed me, Just like JF#anuary
Verse 2:
G#mTrash everything that has F#ever crashed your sEystem
G#mForget all the days that you've eF#ver cried for Ehelp
G#mShelf all the words that have eF#ver been used aEgainst you
G#mTake the tF#ime to trust yourC#self
Pre-Chorus
C#Oh-oh, oEh-oh
[Chorus 2:]
G#mStarting F#over, Eagain B– oh, C#mI know there's something wD#maiting
And I'm changEing, Just like JanuaryF#  
  G#mI'll startF#, over, Eagain B– oh, C#mJust when I thought I D#mfaded
You sEaved me… and I'm changiBng…    EJanuarBy…E  
Bridge:
And G#mI don't know what's coming
Or what F#mlies ahead for me
Just C#mwhen I thought I faded
You saEved me
[Chorus 1:]
G#mStarting F#over, Eagain B– oh, C#mI know there's something D#mwaiting
And I'm cEhanging, Just like JF#anuary
G#mI'll startF#, over, aEgain – ohB, Just wC#mhen I thought I fadedD#m  
You savEed me, Just like JaF#nuary
V1, PC, C1, V2, PC, C2, Br, C1 x2, End

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Just Like January

by Melissa O'Neil

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G#m

C#m

D#m

F#m

Melissa O'Neil - Just Like January

This is probably my favorite song off of melissa's first album, and it ROCKS!!!!

enjoy it :D

Intro/Verse Riff:

G#m F# E

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------6----------3---------2-----------------------------|

A|---------6----------3---------2--------------------------------|

E|------4----------2---------0-----------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus Riff:

C# E

e|--------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------6---------------------------------------------|

D|-------6---------------2--------------------------------|

A|----4---------------2-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------0--------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

G#m F# E

Put all the past in a box and seal it with shrink wrap

G#m F# E

Send it away to a place you'll never go

G#m F# E

Smash all the glass that is keeping you trapped in a bottle

G#m F# C#

Take your first cold breath of hope

Pre-Chorus:

C# E

Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Chorus 1:]

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

Starting over, again – oh, I know there's something waiting

E F#

And I'm changing, Just like January

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

I'll start, over, again – oh, Just when I thought I faded

E F#

You saved me, Just like January

Verse 2:

G#m F# E

Trash everything that has ever crashed your system

G#m F# E

Forget all the days that you've ever cried for help

G#m F# E

Shelf all the words that have ever been used against you

G#m F# C#

Take the time to trust yourself

Pre-Chorus

C# E

Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Chorus 2:]

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

Starting over, again – oh, I know there's something waiting

E F#

And I'm changing, Just like January

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

I'll start, over, again – oh, Just when I thought I faded

E B E B E

You saved me… and I'm changing… January…

Bridge:

G#m

And I don't know what's coming

F#m

Or what lies ahead for me

C#m

Just when I thought I faded

You saved me

[Chorus 1:]

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

Starting over, again – oh, I know there's something waiting

E F#

And I'm changing, Just like January

G#m F# E B C#m D#m

I'll start, over, again – oh, Just when I thought I faded

E F#

You saved me, Just like January

V1, PC, C1, V2, PC, C2, Br, C1 x2, End

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