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Where The Story Ends

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Hello, Here is what I've come up with for this song so far. If anyone has any comments 
 leave them, good or bad. Again, I just took a stab at this so it may be off.
Standard Tuning : Capo 1
Chords Used:
   Am7002010
     C332010
     Fx33210 -- Play it like this.
 Cmaj9020010
 Fsus2033010
[Intro]
e ------p3--------------p3---------|
B --1-1----1-1-3-5--1-1----1-1-3-1-|
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|
[Verse]
TrAm7ying not to lose my hCead
                             (Make this smooth transition)
But Am7I have never been this Cmaj9scared bCefore
 Am7                     C     Am7          Cmaj9
Tell Cyou what I’ll do instead, lay my body down on the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
TCo foFrget what I’ve Cdone,
silhouettFe til the good lorCd comes
[Chorus]
Am7All we Fsus2know is FdistaCnce
Am7We’re Fsus2close and tFhen we Crun
Am7Kiss aFsus2way the FdiffereCnce
Am7I knFsus2ow you haFte this oCne
Am7, C, Am7, F,  C(2X)
[Verse]
Trying not to lose your own,
boxing up everything, you’ve got
All you ever knew of home,
you’re scared scared to see
[Pre-Chorus]
Your mother there in the door,
you wonder where did the years go
[Chorus]
All we know is distance
We’re close and then we run
Kiss away the difference
I know you hate this one
But this is how the story ends
Or have we just begun
To kiss away the difference
I know you hate this one
[Bridge]
The FvioliAm7ns maCmaj9ke no sCoundF  
And FI begAm7in to Cmaj9feel tChe grouFnd
[Chorus]
All we know is distance
We’re close and then we run
Kiss away the difference
I know you hate this one
But this is where the story ends
Or have we just begun
To kiss away the difference
I know you hate this one
End on C  

All chords in this song (5)

The story behind the song

The Fray is an American rock band known for their piano-driven sound. This song appears on their self-titled second album. Playing this song can feel like stepping into a moment of poignant reflection.

AI-written from these sources:The Fray — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Where The Story Ends

by The Fray

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj9

Fsus2

Hello, Here is what I've come up with for this song so far. If anyone has any comments

leave them, good or bad. Again, I just took a stab at this so it may be off.

Standard Tuning : Capo 1

Chords Used:

Am7

002010

332010

x33210 -- Play it like this.

Cmaj9

020010

Fsus2

033010

[Intro]

e ------p3--------------p3---------|

B --1-1----1-1-3-5--1-1----1-1-3-1-|

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

D ---------------------------------|

A ---------------------------------|

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

[Verse]

Am7 C

Trying not to lose my head

(Make this smooth transition)

Am7 Cmaj9 C

But I have never been this scared before

Am7 C Am7 Cmaj9

Tell you what I’ll do instead, lay my body down on the floor

[Pre-Chorus]

C F C

To forget what I’ve done,

F C

silhouette til the good lord comes

[Chorus]

Am7 Fsus2 F C

All we know is distance

Am7 Fsus2 F C

We’re close and then we run

Am7 Fsus2 F C

Kiss away the difference

Am7 Fsus2 F C

I know you hate this one

Am7 C Am7 F C

, , , , (2X)

[Verse]

Trying not to lose your own,

boxing up everything, you’ve got

All you ever knew of home,

you’re scared scared to see

[Pre-Chorus]

Your mother there in the door,

you wonder where did the years go

[Chorus]

All we know is distance

We’re close and then we run

Kiss away the difference

I know you hate this one

But this is how the story ends

Or have we just begun

To kiss away the difference

I know you hate this one

[Bridge]

F Am7 Cmaj9 C F

The violins make no sound

F Am7 Cmaj9 C F

And I begin to feel the ground

[Chorus]

All we know is distance

We’re close and then we run

Kiss away the difference

I know you hate this one

But this is where the story ends

Or have we just begun

To kiss away the difference

I know you hate this one

End on

About Where The Story Ends Chords by The Fray

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