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   Chords:
     A: x02220
   C#m: x46654
   F#m: 244222
   E11: 022232
 Dmaj7: xx0222
     D: xx0232
     E: 022100
   Bm7: x24232
  AHe broke    C#mmy heart
  F#mand now it's rainingE11  
  Just to rub it in
   AI'm at   C#myour door
  F#mI feel so crazy bout' itDmaj7  
  AYou say I told you so
  C#mYou saw it long ago
  F#mYou knew he had to goDmaj7  
  AI finally came around
  C#mI'm back on solid ground
  F#mCan't let it get me downDmaj7  
  AIt's alright
  C#mit's alright
   F#mIt's alrightDmaj7  
  AIt's alright
  C#mit's alright
   F#mIt's alrightDmaj7  
(chorus)
YDes I was bAurned but I cEalled it a leAsson lDmajearned.
MistDake overturAned so I cEalled it a lAesson lDmaj7earned.
My sDoul has retAurned so I cEall it a lAesson lDmaj7earned.
Another lesson LBm7earned
  ASometimes    C#msome lies  
  F#mcan take a minute
    Dmaj7to fully realize
  AHis tears    C#myour eyes
  F#m30 seconds    Dmaj7to apologize
  AYou give him one more chance
   C#mjust like the time before
   F#mbut he already knows    Dmaj7you'd give a hundred more
   Auntil that night in bed,   C#myou wake up in a sweat
   F#mYour racing to the door
   Dmaj7Can't take it anymore
   DI was bAurned but I cEalled it a leAsson lDmajearned.
MistDake overturAned so I cEalled it a lAesson lDmaj7earned.
My sDoul has retAurned so I cEall it a lAesson lDmaj7earned.
(Another lesson Bm7Learned)
   Bm7Life perfect, aint perfect if you don't F#mknow what the struggles forE  
  Bm7Falling down aint falling down if you don't F#mcry when you hit the flooEr
  Bm7It's called the past 'cause im getting past 
and I ain't nF#mothing like I was before.E  
You ought to Dmaj7see me now.
chorus, (repeat)..

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Lesson Learned

by Alicia Keys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

E11

Dmaj7

Dmaj

Bm7

Chords:

A: x02220

C#m: x46654

F#m: 244222

E11: 022232

Dmaj7: xx0222

D: xx0232

E: 022100

Bm7: x24232

A C#m

He broke my heart

F#m E11

and now it's raining

Just to rub it in

A C#m

I'm at your door

F#m Dmaj7

I feel so crazy bout' it

You say I told you so

C#m

You saw it long ago

F#m Dmaj7

You knew he had to go

I finally came around

C#m

I'm back on solid ground

F#m Dmaj7

Can't let it get me down

It's alright

C#m

it's alright

F#m Dmaj7

It's alright

C#m

it's alright

F#m Dmaj7

It's alright

(chorus)

D A E A Dmaj

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned.

D A E A Dmaj7

Mistake overturned so I called it a lesson learned.

D A E A Dmaj7

My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.

Bm7

Another lesson Learned

A C#m

Sometimes some lies

F#m

can take a minute

Dmaj7

to fully realize

A C#m

His tears your eyes

F#m Dmaj7

30 seconds to apologize

You give him one more chance

C#m

just like the time before

F#m Dmaj7

but he already knows you'd give a hundred more

A C#m

until that night in bed, you wake up in a sweat

F#m

Your racing to the door

Dmaj7

Can't take it anymore

D A E A Dmaj

I was burned but I called it a lesson learned.

D A E A Dmaj7

Mistake overturned so I called it a lesson learned.

D A E A Dmaj7

My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.

Bm7

(Another lesson Learned)

Bm7 F#m E

Life perfect, aint perfect if you don't know what the struggles for

Bm7 F#m E

Falling down aint falling down if you don't cry when you hit the floor

Bm7

It's called the past 'cause im getting past

F#m E

and I ain't nothing like I was before.

Dmaj7

You ought to see me now.

chorus, (repeat)..

About Lesson Learned Chords by Alicia Keys

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