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Always Be

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1/60

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 60Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-------------C-------------|-------------C-------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|------------Am7--------------|------------Am7--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|------------F6--------------|------------F6--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
E|--1-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
e|------------F6--------------|------------F6--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
E|--1-----------------------|--1-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
CCould've been a night like any oAm7ther
One of us Fhas to drive, one of us gets to think
CI'll force a laugh to break the sAm7ilence
It's gonna get Fharder still before it gets easy
GYou can't keep safe what Am7wants to Fbreak
[Chorus]
CI'm alone in thiAm7s
I'm all as I've aFlways been
Right behind what's hGadd11appening
CShe's all lost in thisAm7  
She's all like she'll aFlways be
A little far for mGadd11e to reach
[Verse 2]
CI was just a boy like Am7every other
I thought I was Fsomething fierce, thought I was ten times smarter
CLove would be Cadd9something that I'd just kAm7now
How you gonna Fknow the feeling till you've lost it
GI've been losing Am7plenty Fsince
[Chorus]
CI'm alone in thiAm7s
I'm all as I've aFlways been
Right behind what's hGadd11appening
CShe's all lost in thisAm7  
She's all like she'll aFlways be
A little far for mGadd11e to reach
[Bridge]
GMaybe something eAm7lse I'm mFissing
GSomething good and yAm7ou're the rFeason
GIt's a dream but there's a Am7real world Fwaiting
[Chorus]
CI'm alone in thiAm7s
I'm all as I've aFlways been
Right behind what's hGadd11appening
CShe's all lost in thisAm7  
She's all like she'll aFlways be
A little far for mGadd11e to reach
CI'm alone in thiAm7s
I'm all as I've aFlways been
Right behind what's hGadd11appening
CShe's all lost in thisAm7  
She's all like she'll aFlways be
A little far for mGadd11e to reachC  

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Always Be

by Jimmy Eat World

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Gadd11

Cadd9

[Intro]

C C

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

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

G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|

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

A|--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|

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

Am7 Am7

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

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

G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|

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

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

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

F6 F6

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

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

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

D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|

A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

E|--1-----------------------|--1-----------------------|

F6 F6

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

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

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

D|--------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|

A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|

E|--1-----------------------|--1-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

C Am7

Could've been a night like any other

One of us has to drive, one of us gets to think

C Am7

I'll force a laugh to break the silence

It's gonna get harder still before it gets easy

G Am7 F

You can't keep safe what wants to break

[Chorus]

C Am7

I'm alone in this

I'm all as I've always been

Gadd11

Right behind what's happening

C Am7

She's all lost in this

She's all like she'll always be

Gadd11

A little far for me to reach

[Verse 2]

C Am7

I was just a boy like every other

I thought I was something fierce, thought I was ten times smarter

C Cadd9 Am7

Love would be something that I'd just know

How you gonna know the feeling till you've lost it

G Am7 F

I've been losing plenty since

[Chorus]

C Am7

I'm alone in this

I'm all as I've always been

Gadd11

Right behind what's happening

C Am7

She's all lost in this

She's all like she'll always be

Gadd11

A little far for me to reach

[Bridge]

G Am7 F

Maybe something else I'm missing

G Am7 F

Something good and you're the reason

G Am7 F

It's a dream but there's a real world waiting

[Chorus]

C Am7

I'm alone in this

I'm all as I've always been

Gadd11

Right behind what's happening

C Am7

She's all lost in this

She's all like she'll always be

Gadd11

A little far for me to reach

C Am7

I'm alone in this

I'm all as I've always been

Gadd11

Right behind what's happening

C Am7

She's all lost in this

She's all like she'll always be

Gadd11 C

A little far for me to reach

About Always Be Chords by Jimmy Eat World

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