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Inevitable

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro:
e|--0--------|
B|------0----|
G|----2---2--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------| 
(This plays through the first part of the verse,
but do it x4 if you want to play the chords)
Verse:
ADo you remember when we were just F#mkids
And cardboard boxes took us Emiles from what we would miss?
ASchoolyard conversations taken to heart
And F#mlaughter took the place of Eeverything we knew we were not
Asus2I wanna C#mbreak every clock
The hands of time could never move Asus2again
We could stay in this moment (C#mstay in this moment)
For the rest of our Dlives
Is it over now, hey, is it over now?
Chorus:
    D      E        F#mI wanna be your lDast, Efirst kF#miss
That you'll Dever haEveF#m  
I wanna Ebe your lDast, first kiss
Verse:
AAmazing how life turns F#mout the way that Eit does
AWe end up hurting the worst, F#mthe only ones we Ereally love
Asus2I wanna C#mbreak every clock
The hands of time could never move Asus2again
We could stay in this moment (C#mstay in this moment)
For the rest of our Elives
Is it over now, hey, is it over now?
Chorus:
    D      E        F#mI wanna be your lDast, Efirst kF#miss
That you'll Dever haEveF#m  
I wanna Ebe your lDast, first kiss
Bridge:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--2--------4-----------------------|
A|--0 (x12)--0 (x4)--4-------2-------|
E|-------------------2 (x8)--0 (x8)--|
                    A       F#m           E(x2)
A, F#m, E, A  
F#mIs it over now, Ehey, is it over now?
DIs it over now? Hey, it's not over now
Chorus:
    D      E        F#mI wanna be your lDast, Efirst kF#miss
That you'll Dever haEve (that you'll eF#mver hEave)
DI wanna Ebe your laF#mst, first love (that you'll ever have)
'Till you're Dlying here beEside me with F#marms and eyes open wide
DI wanna Ebe your lF#mast, Efirst Dkiss, for all time
Outro:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|--2--2------|
D|--2--2---2--|
A|--0--0---2--|
E|---------0--|
    A      E

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Inevitable

by Anberlin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Asus2

C#m

Intro:

e|--0--------|

B|------0----|

G|----2---2--|

D|-----------|

A|-----------|

E|-----------|

(This plays through the first part of the verse,

but do it x4 if you want to play the chords)

Verse:

A F#m

Do you remember when we were just kids

And cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss?

Schoolyard conversations taken to heart

F#m E

And laughter took the place of everything we knew we were not

Asus2 C#m

I wanna break every clock

Asus2

The hands of time could never move again

C#m

We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)

For the rest of our lives

Is it over now, hey, is it over now?

Chorus:

D E F#m D E F#m

I wanna be your last, first kiss

D E F#m

That you'll ever have

E D

I wanna be your last, first kiss

Verse:

A F#m E

Amazing how life turns out the way that it does

A F#m E

We end up hurting the worst, the only ones we really love

Asus2 C#m

I wanna break every clock

Asus2

The hands of time could never move again

C#m

We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)

For the rest of our lives

Is it over now, hey, is it over now?

Chorus:

D E F#m D E F#m

I wanna be your last, first kiss

D E F#m

That you'll ever have

E D

I wanna be your last, first kiss

Bridge:

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|--2--------4-----------------------|

A|--0 (x12)--0 (x4)--4-------2-------|

E|-------------------2 (x8)--0 (x8)--|

A F#m E

(x2)

A F#m E A

, , ,

F#m E

Is it over now, hey, is it over now?

Is it over now? Hey, it's not over now

Chorus:

D E F#m D E F#m

I wanna be your last, first kiss

D E F#m E

That you'll ever have (that you'll ever have)

D E F#m

I wanna be your last, first love (that you'll ever have)

D E F#m

'Till you're lying here beside me with arms and eyes open wide

D E F#m E D

I wanna be your last, first kiss, for all time

Outro:

e|------------|

B|------------|

G|--2--2------|

D|--2--2---2--|

A|--0--0---2--|

E|---------0--|

A E

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