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What Went Wrong

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Band: The Slackers
Song: What Went Wrong
Album: Peculiar
A few parts of the lyrics are questionable, I couldn't find official ones.  The chords are right though.
That Em to Em/Eb in the chorus is done thusly:
7 to 7
8    8
9    9    
9    9
7    6
x    x
[Verse 1]
GGive me a minute to comBmpose myself, it’s been
EmLong, long time since Cyou been gone
GI can still remember conversEmations we had
too Dbad that’s all that Cnow lingers on
GSo many times I nearly Bmfooled myself that 
EmSomebody like you could givCe a damn about me
GBut then one day you stepped inEmto my life,
All my strDife was a fleetiGng memory
[Chorus]
COver and over in my Emhead at Dnight (What went Cwrong…)
CDidn’t lose the battle, didn’t give Emup the Em/Ebfight (What went Cwrong…)
CTo let you go then didn’t Emmake things Dright (What went Cwrong…)
C (speed up strumming)                     Cm
Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…
[Verse 2]
GBearing my life I somehow Bmsteered you wrong
EmFrom the road once again was driving Cus way
GI pushed aside the things that Emmeant so much
With Dhope that you’d be Chappy some day
GI wear regret now like the Bmlines on my face
EmNot a day passes on that you don’t Ccross my mind (You don’t cross my mind…)
GCouldn’t raise the spirits of the Embroken hearted
Chance Dpresents itself what'd you do iGn kind
[Chorus]
COver and over in my Emhead at Dnight (What went Cwrong…)
CDidn’t lose the battle, didn’t give Emup the Em/Ebfight (What went Cwrong…)
CTo let you go then didn’t Emmake things Dright (What went Cwrong…)
C (speed up strumming)                     Cm
Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…
[Solo]
One time through verse chords, once through chorus
CCan’t hide the tears from my eyes now that lCmove’s gone and passed me by…
[Verse 3]
GBut then one day I gatherBmed up the nerve
EmTo dream all of those ways I thought Cnot to cross
GIn for this pain that flow deep Emdown inside
That Dstill has the dreamCs that always know loss
GUpon the threshold I now maBmde my ascent
EmTowards the door I sure closed on oCne careless day (On one careless day…)
GWritten on the ledge, just passeEmd, I bother let in
That your Dname, long gone, it faded awayG  
[Chorus]
COver and over in my Emhead at Dnight (What went Cwrong…)
CDidn’t lose the battle, didn’t give Emup the Em/Ebfight (What went Cwrong…)
CTo let you go then didn’t Emmake things Dright (What went Cwrong…)
C (speed up strumming)                     Cm
Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…
[Key Change for this Part -  now in A]
 A////  C#m////  F#m////  D//  E// (repeat this line several times)
Love’s gone
Love’s gone
Love’s gone
Now that love’s gone and passed me by…
[Outro]
 A////  C#m////  F#m////  D//  E// 
 A(hold)

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What Went Wrong

by The Slackers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/Eb

C#m

F#m

Band: The Slackers

Song: What Went Wrong

Album: Peculiar

A few parts of the lyrics are questionable, I couldn't find official ones. The chords are right though.

That Em to Em/Eb in the chorus is done thusly:

7 to 7

8 8

9 9

7 6

x x

[Verse 1]

G Bm

Give me a minute to compose myself, it’s been

Em C

Long, long time since you been gone

G Em

I can still remember conversations we had

D C

too bad that’s all that now lingers on

G Bm

So many times I nearly fooled myself that

Em C

Somebody like you could give a damn about me

G Em

But then one day you stepped into my life,

D G

All my strife was a fleeting memory

[Chorus]

C Em D C

Over and over in my head at night (What went wrong…)

C Em Em/Eb C

Didn’t lose the battle, didn’t give up the fight (What went wrong…)

C Em D C

To let you go then didn’t make things right (What went wrong…)

C (speed up strumming) Cm

Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…

[Verse 2]

G Bm

Bearing my life I somehow steered you wrong

Em C

From the road once again was driving us way

G Em

I pushed aside the things that meant so much

D C

With hope that you’d be happy some day

G Bm

I wear regret now like the lines on my face

Em C

Not a day passes on that you don’t cross my mind (You don’t cross my mind…)

G Em

Couldn’t raise the spirits of the broken hearted

D G

Chance presents itself what'd you do in kind

[Chorus]

C Em D C

Over and over in my head at night (What went wrong…)

C Em Em/Eb C

Didn’t lose the battle, didn’t give up the fight (What went wrong…)

C Em D C

To let you go then didn’t make things right (What went wrong…)

C (speed up strumming) Cm

Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…

[Solo]

One time through verse chords, once through chorus

C Cm

Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…

[Verse 3]

G Bm

But then one day I gathered up the nerve

Em C

To dream all of those ways I thought not to cross

G Em

In for this pain that flow deep down inside

D C

That still has the dreams that always know loss

G Bm

Upon the threshold I now made my ascent

Em C

Towards the door I sure closed on one careless day (On one careless day…)

G Em

Written on the ledge, just passed, I bother let in

D G

That your name, long gone, it faded away

[Chorus]

C Em D C

Over and over in my head at night (What went wrong…)

C Em Em/Eb C

Didn’t lose the battle, didn’t give up the fight (What went wrong…)

C Em D C

To let you go then didn’t make things right (What went wrong…)

C (speed up strumming) Cm

Can’t hide the tears from my eyes now that love’s gone and passed me by…

[Key Change for this Part - now in A]

A C#m F#m D E

//// //// //// // // (repeat this line several times)

Love’s gone

Now that love’s gone and passed me by…

[Outro]

A C#m F#m D E

//// //// //// // //

(hold)

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