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This is very easy song to play, although your hand may start to cramp after awhile…its 
very high. Depending on your voice you can adjust the capo but Jason plays it on 9 in the video.
Chords –
 G– 320033 (for the verse its easier to play 320003 for the switch)
 Am7– 002013
 Em– 022033
 Cadd9– 032033
 D– 2X0033
When Jason plays Am7 in the verses he will pull off and hammer on the B string. So the 
for that would be (in this order):
002003
002013
002033
It sounds cool but takes muscle memory…but it can be played with or without this, it 
fine either way. Both verses and both chorus 1 and 2 are the same, so just refer back to 
tabbed ones and you shouldn’t have any trouble.
Intro: G,  Am7x2
(Verse 1)
GYou liked it so much in the cAm7ity
GYou know I could not stand it Am7there
GYou loved to get lost in the pAm7eople
GAnd pretend that they really cAm7ared
GYou know you're such a bad impAm7oster
GHiding your wings beneath your Am7coat
GAnd I watched your footprints makin Am7patterns
GAway from me into the Am7snow
EmNow I don't believe in Dnothing anymoCadd9re
(Chorus)
EmLove is Cadd9permanent, Gnot tempDorary
EmAnd it's driven Cadd9straight into our Gchest
And buDried much too dEmeep
To Cadd9just pull Gout like Dweeds in a Emgarden
It's Cadd9permanentG  
Well I'm Dsorry
(Verse 2):
GSo lately I've been goin cAm7razy
Tryin to get you off my mind
Cuz thoughts of you hang just like pictures
And gather dust over the time
GWe hung them up just like real Am7lovers
And drove our nails into the wall
Cuz we thought they'd be there forever
But we weren't permanent at all
EmAnd it's getting much too Dhard to see it noCadd9w
Love is permanent not temporary
And it's driven straight into our chest
And buried much too deep
To just pull out like weeds in a garden
It's permanent
Well I'm sorry
Love is permanent not temporary
And it's driven straight into our chest
And buried much too deep
To just pull out like weeds in a garden
It's permanent
Well I'm sorry
I'm sorry
It's permanent
I'm sorry
Just continue playing Em, Cadd9, G and D until song is over.

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Permanent

by Jason Reeves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cadd9

This is very easy song to play, although your hand may start to cramp after awhile…its

very high. Depending on your voice you can adjust the capo but Jason plays it on 9 in the video.

Chords –

– 320033 (for the verse its easier to play 320003 for the switch)

Am7

– 002013

– 022033

Cadd9

– 032033

– 2X0033

When Jason plays Am7 in the verses he will pull off and hammer on the B string. So the

for that would be (in this order):

002003

002013

002033

It sounds cool but takes muscle memory…but it can be played with or without this, it

fine either way. Both verses and both chorus 1 and 2 are the same, so just refer back to

tabbed ones and you shouldn’t have any trouble.

G Am7

Intro: , x2

(Verse 1)

G Am7

You liked it so much in the city

G Am7

You know I could not stand it there

G Am7

You loved to get lost in the people

G Am7

And pretend that they really cared

G Am7

You know you're such a bad imposter

G Am7

Hiding your wings beneath your coat

G Am7

And I watched your footprints makin patterns

G Am7

Away from me into the snow

Em D Cadd9

Now I don't believe in nothing anymore

(Chorus)

Em Cadd9 G D

Love is permanent, not temporary

Em Cadd9 G

And it's driven straight into our chest

D Em

And buried much too deep

Cadd9 G D Em

To just pull out like weeds in a garden

Cadd9 G

It's permanent

Well I'm sorry

(Verse 2):

G Am7

So lately I've been goin crazy

Tryin to get you off my mind

Cuz thoughts of you hang just like pictures

And gather dust over the time

G Am7

We hung them up just like real lovers

And drove our nails into the wall

Cuz we thought they'd be there forever

But we weren't permanent at all

Em D Cadd9

And it's getting much too hard to see it now

Love is permanent not temporary

And it's driven straight into our chest

And buried much too deep

To just pull out like weeds in a garden

It's permanent

Well I'm sorry

Love is permanent not temporary

And it's driven straight into our chest

And buried much too deep

To just pull out like weeds in a garden

It's permanent

Well I'm sorry

I'm sorry

It's permanent

I'm sorry

Just continue playing Em, Cadd9, G and D until song is over.

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