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B5When you see the light
 E5You could imagine
 C#mWhere you can go
 B5And when you walk outside
 E5You could’ve had it
 C#mYou felt alone
 E5You felt alone
 ESF#o wC#mhy’d AyEou say those words to him
 EIF#f yC#mou cAouB5ld start over again
 B5When you asked for this
 E5It was a gift, yeah
 C#mThey let you have
 B5And once you’ve seen the light
 E5You will remember (you WILL remember!)
 C#mWhere you could go (you WILL remember!)
 E5When you would go
Away
 ESF#o wC#mhy’d AyEou say those words to him
 EIF#f yC#mou cAouBld start over again
 E5Yeah, you turn it around
 And see how they came to be thereB5  
 C#mOh, but you’ve never seen
The lives in between
 ANo they won’t care
 F#5No they won’t care
 EAF#nd C#mwhen AyEou tell those words to him
 EBF#e sC#mure Ato B5start over again
 EAF#nd C#mwhen AyEou tell those words to him
 EJF#ust C#mbe AsuB5re to start over again
 EYF#eahC#m, juAst B5be sure to start over again.

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When You See The Light

by Pete Yorn

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C#m

F#5

When you see the light

You could imagine

C#m

Where you can go

And when you walk outside

You could’ve had it

C#m

You felt alone

E F# C#m A E

So why’d you say those words to him

E F# C#m A B5

If you could start over again

When you asked for this

It was a gift, yeah

C#m

They let you have

And once you’ve seen the light

You will remember (you WILL remember!)

C#m

Where you could go (you WILL remember!)

When you would go

Away

E F# C#m A E

So why’d you say those words to him

E F# C#m A B

If you could start over again

Yeah, you turn it around

And see how they came to be there

C#m

Oh, but you’ve never seen

The lives in between

No they won’t care

F#5

No they won’t care

E F# C#m A E

And when you tell those words to him

E F# C#m A B5

Be sure to start over again

E F# C#m A E

And when you tell those words to him

E F# C#m A B5

Just be sure to start over again

E F# C#m A B5

Yeah, just be sure to start over again.

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