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Were So Far Away

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Mae
We're So Far Away
Key: C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
 G#-   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
 F#-   244322
G#/ C- x365xx
 Ebm-  x68876
 Fm-   133111
Intro:  C#x2
Verse 1:
          C#  G#/C  
Remembering everything
aBbmbout my world and 
G#when you came
            C#  G#/C  
Wondering the change
you’d bring
means Bbmnothing else 
would G#be the same
Chorus 1:
Did you F#know what G#you 
       Bbm  G#/        C  F#  
were doing    did you know
Did you F#know how G#you 
           Bbm  G#/ C  C#  
would move me well
I don’t F#really G#think so
but the F#night came 
       G#       Bbm  G#/  C  F#  
down and swept us     away
and the sEbmtars they seemed
to paint the most 
eF#laborate scene to G#date
Verse 2:
How C#could we know?
     G#/C  
that song this show
we'd Bbmlearn so much
aG#bout ourselves
             C#  G#/C  
From Toledo to Tokyo
the words were
sBbmcribed on every F#page
and now there’s Ebmbooks
up on our G#shelves
Chorus 2:
Did you F#know
how G#you
would Bbmmove us
G#/    C  F#  
did you know?
When the F#lights
first G#came uBbmpon us
       G#/C  
and we saw
The EverF#glow
and the F#moment's
    G#       Bbm  G#/  C  F#  
magic swept us     away
and the Ebmyoung mans dream
was F#almost seen so G#plain
Bridge:
BbmWhen was the night
that F#showed us the sign?
ReC#vealed in the sky
to Ebmleave all beG#hind
But Bbmwhere to begin? throwing
F#caution to the wind
We C#reached for the stars
everyG#thing was now BbmoursF#  C#  G#  
Bbm-F#-C#-G#  
Chorus 3:
Did you F#know how G#you
           Bbm  G#/C  
would move me did you
F#know Did you F#know how
G#you would Bbmmove me?
G#/ C        C#    Ebm  G#  
well I don’t even think
so but the F#moment's 
    G#       Bbm  G#/ C  F#  
magic swept us    away
and Ebmit’s so Fmclose but
F#we’re so G#far aBbmwayG#  F#  Fm  
EbmIt’s so Fmclose but 
       F#     G#  C#(hold)
we’re so far away

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Were So Far Away

by Mae

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

Mae

We're So Far Away

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

- 244322

G# C

/ - x365xx

Ebm

- x68876

- 133111

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

C# G# C

Remembering everything

Bbm

about my world and

when you came

C# G# C

Wondering the change

you’d bring

Bbm

means nothing else

would be the same

Chorus 1:

F# G#

Did you know what you

Bbm G# C F#

were doing did you know

F# G#

Did you know how you

Bbm G# C C#

would move me well

F# G#

I don’t really think so

but the night came

G# Bbm G# C F#

down and swept us away

Ebm

and the stars they seemed

to paint the most

F# G#

elaborate scene to date

Verse 2:

How could we know?

G# C

that song this show

Bbm

we'd learn so much

about ourselves

C# G# C

From Toledo to Tokyo

the words were

Bbm F#

scribed on every page

Ebm

and now there’s books

up on our shelves

Chorus 2:

Did you know

how you

Bbm

would move us

G# C F#

did you know?

When the lights

G# Bbm

first came upon us

G# C

and we saw

The Everglow

and the moment's

G# Bbm G# C F#

magic swept us away

Ebm

and the young mans dream

F# G#

was almost seen so plain

Bridge:

Bbm

When was the night

that showed us the sign?

Revealed in the sky

Ebm G#

to leave all behind

Bbm

But where to begin? throwing

caution to the wind

We reached for the stars

G# Bbm F# C# G#

everything was now ours

Bbm F# C# G#

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Chorus 3:

F# G#

Did you know how you

Bbm G# C

would move me did you

F# F#

know Did you know how

G# Bbm

you would move me?

G# C C# Ebm G#

well I don’t even think

so but the moment's

G# Bbm G# C F#

magic swept us away

Ebm Fm

and it’s so close but

F# G# Bbm G# F# Fm

we’re so far away

Ebm Fm

It’s so close but

F# G# C#

(hold)

we’re so far away

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