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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED – HAWK NELSON
VERSE 1:
CI walk the lAmine 
Leave it all beFhind 
I've been waitGing forever 
CLets go back in tAmime
When I could read your mFind 
Still I've been waiGting 
BRIDGE:
FIt took the seasons goAming by 
To kGnow its not my faFult 
CHORUS:
CI tried to be peAmrfect, tried to be hoFnest 
Tried to be everGything that you ever wanted 
CI tried to be stAmronger, tried to be smaFrter 
Tried to be everGything but you 
VERSE 2:
CIts been so lAmong 
Since you've been hoFme 
I used to wGait up forever 
CI used to say a Amprayer 
Wishing you were thFere 
And I'm still wGaiting 
CYou told me oAmnce 
You'd show up 
But I feFll for that 
Before I Gfell to pieces 
CThen I woke Amup 
To no one, 
Just a picFture of Jesus 
And a hoGuse left in pieces 
BRIDGE:
FIt took the seasons gAmoing by 
To kGnow its not my faFult 
CHORUS:
CI tried to be peAmrfect, tried to be hoFnest 
Tried to be everyGthing that you ever wanted 
CI tried to be strAmonger, tried to be smFarter 
Tried to be everytGhing but you 
BREAK:
CI wanted you 
AmI need you 
FI want to beGlieve you 
CI wanted you 
AmI need you 
FI want to beGlieve you 
HALF CHORUS:(softer strumming)
CI tried to be peAmrfect, tried to be hoFnest 
tried to be everGything but you 
CHORUS:(back to regular strumming)
CI tried to be peAmrfect, tried to be hoFnest 
Tried to be everyGthing that you ever wanted 
CI tried to be strAmonger, tried to be smaFrter 
Tried to be everGything but you
CHORUS:
CI tried to be peAmrfect, tried to be hoFnest 
Tried to be everyGthing that you ever wanted 
CI tried to be strAmonger, tried to be smaFrter 
Tried to be everGything but you

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Everything You Ever Wanted

by Hawk Nelson

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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED – HAWK NELSON

VERSE 1:

C Am

I walk the line

Leave it all behind

I've been waiting forever

C Am

Lets go back in time

When I could read your mind

Still I've been waiting

BRIDGE:

F Am

It took the seasons going by

G F

To know its not my fault

CHORUS:

C Am F

I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest

Tried to be everything that you ever wanted

C Am F

I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter

Tried to be everything but you

VERSE 2:

C Am

Its been so long

Since you've been home

I used to wait up forever

C Am

I used to say a prayer

Wishing you were there

And I'm still waiting

C Am

You told me once

You'd show up

But I fell for that

Before I fell to pieces

C Am

Then I woke up

To no one,

Just a picture of Jesus

And a house left in pieces

BRIDGE:

F Am

It took the seasons going by

G F

To know its not my fault

CHORUS:

C Am F

I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest

Tried to be everything that you ever wanted

C Am F

I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter

Tried to be everything but you

BREAK:

I wanted you

I need you

F G

I want to believe you

I wanted you

I need you

F G

I want to believe you

HALF CHORUS:(softer strumming)

C Am F

I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest

tried to be everything but you

CHORUS:(back to regular strumming)

C Am F

I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest

Tried to be everything that you ever wanted

C Am F

I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter

Tried to be everything but you

CHORUS:

C Am F

I tried to be perfect, tried to be honest

Tried to be everything that you ever wanted

C Am F

I tried to be stronger, tried to be smarter

Tried to be everything but you

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