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Break Up Day

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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C-   x32010
 Am-  x02210
F -   133211
G -   320003
 Dm-  xx0231
Em -  022000
 G/B- x2x003
Intro: C--Am--F--G (x4)
C(hold)-G(hold)-Am(hold)-F(hold) (x2)
C--Dm--Am-G-F (x2)
Verse 1:
  CBefore the sun is down today
I have a feeling of the 
Amwords that she'll say 
Gputting all my feelings to a close 
  Cmy friends already know 
just let me keep my Amdignity hey
supGposedly just say it to 
my Amface or FundersGtand 
Amwhat it's like to Fgive 
         G9hold)
a second chance we'll see 
Chorus:
toCnight I'll sAmtand In the Glight
So you can Fcount how many tears fall 
from my Ceyes this Amtime I'll be alGright 
my Fheart can't get any worse 
Verse 2:
  CToday is just another break up day
It's my least favorite holiFday 
I Gthink this time I'll stand up for myCself 
While you sit down What's Fgonna happen anyway 
I Gguess it's best you gave up right aAmway
We Fcan't be Gfriends AmMoving so
                   F           G(hold)
fast headed for the end we're done 
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge: Am-G/B-F- G(x16)
C(hold)-G(hold)-Am(hold)-F(hold)
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro: C(hold)-G(hold)-F(hold)

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Break Up Day

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x32010

- x02210

F - 133211

G - 320003

- xx0231

Em - 022000

G/B

- x2x003

Intro: C--Am--F--G (x4)

(hold)-G(hold)-Am(hold)-F(hold) (x2)

C--Dm--Am-G-F (x2)

Verse 1:

Before the sun is down today

I have a feeling of the

words that she'll say

putting all my feelings to a close

my friends already know

just let me keep my dignity hey

supposedly just say it to

Am F G

my face or understand

Am F

what it's like to give

G9hold)

a second chance we'll see

Chorus:

C Am G

tonight I'll stand In the light

So you can count how many tears fall

C Am G

from my eyes this time I'll be alright

my heart can't get any worse

Verse 2:

Today is just another break up day

It's my least favorite holiday

G C

I think this time I'll stand up for myself

While you sit down What's gonna happen anyway

G Am

I guess it's best you gave up right away

F G Am

We can't be friends Moving so

F G

(hold)

fast headed for the end we're done

(Repeat Chorus)

Am G/B F G

Bridge: --- (x16)

(hold)-G(hold)-Am(hold)-F(hold)

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro: (hold)-G(hold)-F(hold)

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