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Saddest Story Ever Told

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Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Main Riff:
e---------------------
B---------------------
G--0-------0----------
D---0-------0---------
A----2-3-2---2-3-2----
E-3-------3-----------
We Gused to go out on the summCer Gnights and Cdance in the neon Drain
We Gused to hold hands at the Cmovie Gshow but we'll Cnever hold hands Dagain  
Do Cdo do do Gdo come Don   Do Cdo do do Gdo come Don come on 
GThose Ddays are Cgone, Gyou and DI were Cyoung those summer Dnights
GYou'll Dsee the Cworld Gdiving Dfor a Cgirl you'll never Dfind 
and then we'll Emquietly Dgrow oCld the saddest stDory ever toGld  
GOnce upon a time we Cfell in Glove or at Cleast that's what you Dsaid
GYou say I can find Csomeone Gelse but I Cjust wish I was Ddead
Do Cdo do do Gdo come Don   Do Cdo do do Gdo come Don come on 
GThose Ddays are Cgone, Gyou and DI were Cyoung those summer Dnights
GYou'll Dsee the Cworld Gdiving Dfor a Cgirl you'll never Dfind 
and then we'll Emquietly Dgrow oCld the saddest stDory ever toGld  

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Saddest Story Ever Told

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

Main Riff:

e---------------------

B---------------------

G--0-------0----------

D---0-------0---------

A----2-3-2---2-3-2----

E-3-------3-----------

G C G C D

We used to go out on the summer nights and dance in the neon rain

G C G C D

We used to hold hands at the movie show but we'll never hold hands again

C G D C G D

Do do do do do come on Do do do do do come on come on

G D C G D C D

Those days are gone, you and I were young those summer nights

G D C G D C D

You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find

Em D C D G

and then we'll quietly grow old the saddest story ever told

G C G C D

Once upon a time we fell in love or at least that's what you said

G C G C D

You say I can find someone else but I just wish I was dead

C G D C G D

Do do do do do come on Do do do do do come on come on

G D C G D C D

Those days are gone, you and I were young those summer nights

G D C G D C D

You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find

Em D C D G

and then we'll quietly grow old the saddest story ever told

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