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Afterglow

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NOTE: I think the C barre chord sounds better than the open C chord, but they both work just fine.
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C Am G C Am G
 CJust when the Amdays start getting cGolder
 CI walk the stAmreets I never knewG  
 CThere's some Amwords I never tGold you
 The Amsound rings Fmout like the trCuth
 And if you could Amsee what's come over Fme
 Then you would knCow
 CCause I'm walking fAmree
 The wind at my Fback
 Bathed in afterCglow
 CAs I sAmit here in this dGark room
 CAll I seAmem to feel is lightG  
 CI see coAmlor, I see Gthe maroon 
 In the Amblood of this Fmlife that's ourCs
 And if you could Amsee what's come over Fme
 Then you would knCow
 Cause I'm walking fAmree
 The wind at my Fback
 Bathed in after....
 AmWatch the Fsun Fmpaint an Corange sky
 AmLay me Fdown and Fmfeel the Cdays gone Amby-Gy-FyAm  G  F  
 CJust when the Amdays, Gjust when the days, FohFm  
 CJust when the Amdays start getting loGnger
 CI walk the sAmtreets I never knewG  
 The Amsun comes Fmout for yCou
 And if you could Amsee what's come over Fme
 Then you would Cknow
 Cause I'm walking fAmree
 The wind at my Fback
 Bathed in aftergClow
 Cause I'm walking fAmree
 The wind at my Fback
 Bathed in afteCrglow, oh, oh

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Afterglow

by Vanessa Carlton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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NOTE: I think the C barre chord sounds better than the open C chord, but they both work just fine.

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C Am G C Am G

C Am G

Just when the days start getting colder

C Am G

I walk the streets I never knew

C Am G

There's some words I never told you

Am Fm C

The sound rings out like the truth

Am F

And if you could see what's come over me

Then you would know

C Am

Cause I'm walking free

The wind at my back

Bathed in afterglow

C Am G

As I sit here in this dark room

C Am G

All I seem to feel is light

C Am G

I see color, I see the maroon

Am Fm C

In the blood of this life that's ours

Am F

And if you could see what's come over me

Then you would know

Cause I'm walking free

The wind at my back

Bathed in after....

Am F Fm C

Watch the sun paint an orange sky

Am F Fm C Am G F Am G F

Lay me down and feel the days gone by-y-y

C Am G F Fm

Just when the days, just when the days, oh

C Am G

Just when the days start getting longer

C Am G

I walk the streets I never knew

Am Fm C

The sun comes out for you

Am F

And if you could see what's come over me

Then you would know

Cause I'm walking free

The wind at my back

Bathed in afterglow

Cause I'm walking free

The wind at my back

Bathed in afterglow, oh, oh

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