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[Verse 1]
It's been a bad dayBm7  
You've been looking backA2  
And all you can seeEm  
is everything you wish you could take backGsus  
All your mistakesBm7  
A world of regretsA2  
All of those moments you Emwould rather forgetGsus  
I know it's hard Bm7to believeA2  
Let me refresh yEmour memoryGsus  
[Chorus]
Yesterday is DhistoryA  G  
And hisAtory is Dmiles aAwayG  
So, leave it all behDind you
But let it always rAemind you of the dayD  
The day thAat love made historyEm7  
G D Bm A
You know you can't stay right where yoBm7u fellA2  
The hardest part is forgEmiving yourselfGsus  
 But let's take a walk into Bm7todayA2  
And don't let your past get in thEme wayGsus  
Chorus
D                                                 Bm7               Em7
Would Gsusyou believe that you are history in the making, in the making?
DEvery choice that you are making
Bm7Every step that you are taking
Em7Every chain that you are breaking
GHistory is in the making
DEvery word that you are saying
Bm7Every prayer that you are praying
Em7Every chain that you are breaking
GHistory is in the making
EmHistory is in the making
GHistory is in the making
Chorus
Chorus
Outro ( Begins with the line "Every word you are saying"):

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History

by Matthew West

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Gsus

Em7

[Verse 1]

Bm7

It's been a bad day

You've been looking back

And all you can see

Gsus

is everything you wish you could take back

Bm7

All your mistakes

A world of regrets

Em Gsus

All of those moments you would rather forget

Bm7 A2

I know it's hard to believe

Em Gsus

Let me refresh your memory

[Chorus]

D A G

Yesterday is history

A D A G

And history is miles away

So, leave it all behind you

A D

But let it always remind you of the day

A Em7

The day that love made history

G D Bm A

Bm7 A2

You know you can't stay right where you fell

Em Gsus

The hardest part is forgiving yourself

Bm7 A2

But let's take a walk into today

Em Gsus

And don't let your past get in the way

Chorus

D Bm7 Em7

Gsus

Would you believe that you are history in the making, in the making?

Every choice that you are making

Bm7

Every step that you are taking

Em7

Every chain that you are breaking

History is in the making

Every word that you are saying

Bm7

Every prayer that you are praying

Em7

Every chain that you are breaking

History is in the making

Chorus

Outro ( Begins with the line "Every word you are saying"):

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