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Colbie Caillat - Realize 
        G3x0033 
 Dsus4/F#2x0233 
    Cadd9x32033 
      Em7020033 
     D/F#2x0232 
      G/Bx2x033
[Verse 1]
  GTake time to realize
  Dsus4/F#That your warmth is Cadd9crashing down Em7on meDsus4/F#  
  GTake time to realize
  Dsus4/F#That I am on your side  Cadd9Didn’t I, didn’t Em7I tell Dsus4/F#you
[Pre-Chorus]
   Cadd9But I can't Em7spell it out for you
   D/F#No, it's never gonna be that simple
   Cadd9No I can't Em7spell it out for D/F#you
[Chorus]
If you just Grealize, what I just Dsus4/F#realized
Then we’d be pEm7erfect for each other and we’ll nCadd9ever find another
Just Grealize what I just Dsus4/F#realized, 
we’d nEm7ever have to wonder if we mCadd9issed out on each other now
[Interlude]
G  Dsus4/F#  Em7  Cadd9
[Verse 2]
  GTake time to realize
  Dsus4/F#Oh oh, I'm on your sidCadd9e Didn't I, Em7didn't I Dsus4/F#tell you
  GTake time to realize
  Dsus4/F#This all can pass you by      Cadd9     Em7Didn't I Dsus4/F#tell you
[Pre-Chorus]
   Cadd9But I can't Em7spell it out for you
   D/F#No, it's never gonna be that simple
   Cadd9No I can't Em7spell it out for D/F#you
[Chorus]
If you just Grealize, what I just Dsus4/F#realized
Then we’d be pEm7erfect for each other and we’ll nCadd9ever find another
Just Grealize what I just Dsus4/F#realized, 
we’d nEm7ever have to wonder if we mCadd9issed out on each other now
[Interlude]
G  Dsus4/F#  Em7  Cadd9
[Bridge]
  Em7It's not the D/F#same,      Cadd9no it's never the D/F#same
If Em7you D/F#don’t fGeel G/Bit  Cadd9too
   Em7If you meet me half D/F#way,       Cadd9If you would meet me half D/F#way
It could Em7be  D/F#the   sGame G/Bfor Cadd9you... 
[Chorus]
If you just Grealize, what I just Dsus4/F#realized
Then we’d be pEm7erfect for each other and we’ll nCadd9ever find another
Just Grealize what I just Dsus4/F#realized, 
we’d nEm7ever have to wonder...Cadd9  
[Outro]
Just Grealize what I just Dsus4/F#realized... Em7  Cadd9  
If you just rGealize what I just Dsus4/F#realized... Em7  Cadd9  
Gooh Dsus4/F#ooh       Em7ooh  Cadd9missed out on each other now
    G  Dsus4/F#missed out on each other now      Em7        Cadd9yeah
   G  Dsus4/F#realize,  Em7realize, Cadd9realize... ohhh 
G(realize,  Dsus4/F#realize, Em7realize)... ohCadd9hh 

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Realize

by Colbie Caillat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4/F#

Cadd9

Em7

D/F#

G/B

Colbie Caillat - Realize

3x0033

Dsus4/F#

2x0233

Cadd9

x32033

Em7

020033

D/F#

2x0232

G/B

x2x033

[Verse 1]

Take time to realize

Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/F#

That your warmth is crashing down on me

Take time to realize

Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/F#

That I am on your side Didn’t I, didn’t I tell you

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7

But I can't spell it out for you

D/F#

No, it's never gonna be that simple

Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

No I can't spell it out for you

[Chorus]

G Dsus4/F#

If you just realize, what I just realized

Em7 Cadd9

Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another

G Dsus4/F#

Just realize what I just realized,

Em7 Cadd9

we’d never have to wonder if we missed out on each other now

[Interlude]

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

[Verse 2]

Take time to realize

Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/F#

Oh oh, I'm on your side Didn't I, didn't I tell you

Take time to realize

Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/F#

This all can pass you by Didn't I tell you

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7

But I can't spell it out for you

D/F#

No, it's never gonna be that simple

Cadd9 Em7 D/F#

No I can't spell it out for you

[Chorus]

G Dsus4/F#

If you just realize, what I just realized

Em7 Cadd9

Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another

G Dsus4/F#

Just realize what I just realized,

Em7 Cadd9

we’d never have to wonder if we missed out on each other now

[Interlude]

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

[Bridge]

Em7 D/F# Cadd9 D/F#

It's not the same, no it's never the same

Em7 D/F# G G/B Cadd9

If you don’t feel it too

Em7 D/F# Cadd9 D/F#

If you meet me half way, If you would meet me half way

Em7 D/F# G G/B Cadd9

It could be the same for you...

[Chorus]

G Dsus4/F#

If you just realize, what I just realized

Em7 Cadd9

Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another

G Dsus4/F#

Just realize what I just realized,

Em7 Cadd9

we’d never have to wonder...

[Outro]

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

Just realize what I just realized...

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

If you just realize what I just realized...

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

ooh ooh ooh missed out on each other now

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

missed out on each other now yeah

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

realize, realize, realize... ohhh

G Dsus4/F# Em7 Cadd9

(realize, realize, realize)... ohhh

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