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CAPO ON 2. but adjust it to fit your voice! 
Chords (relative to capo):
A: x02220
Asus4: x02230
E: 022100
E(2): 022120
F#m: 244222
D: xx0232
Dsus2: xx0230
INTRO: A, Asus4, E, E(2), F#m, E, D and Dsus2 x2
       A, Asus4, A, Asus4 (listen to the video for timing)
VERSE 1:
Ai think it's about time i Etidied up in here
Ai haven't seen my floor in Eover a year
F#mcan't open my door thanks Dto my fear, i've held AbackE  
(strum muted strings)
Aand i don't know what part of my Eheart goes where
Ait's way too complicated, too Ehard to bear
F#mwhy put myself through all Dthis stress?
i care way Atoo muchE  
PRE-CHORUS:
F#mand you know, oh you Eknow
Ajust how to be
when i F#mreturn all the Elove you Aever gave to mEe
(strum muted strings)
CHORUS:
DOOOooAh
DoooOOOOAOOhE  
LINK: A, Asus4, E, E(2), F#m, E, D and Dsus2 x2
      A, Asus4, A, Asus4 
(same chords here as the verse, pre-chorus and chorus!)
VERSE 2:
think i've come to the end of my tether with you
i didn't ever think these words would come through
there's not much else that you could, that i could take
PRE-CHORUS:
but you know, yes you know
just how to be
when i refuse all the love you ever gave to me
CHORUS:
OOOooh
oooOOOOOOh
F#mi think it's a sDhame we're as we AareE  
F#mdid you for one Dminute think it would be Athis hard?
Ewait, it's F#mnot! at least Dnot F#mfor yoDuE  
DoooohA.
D    A    E   strum E(2) and end on A!
OooooooOOOOooooh!

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As We Are

by Kate McGill

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

CAPO ON 2. but adjust it to fit your voice!

Chords (relative to capo):

A: x02220

Asus4: x02230

E: 022100

E(2): 022120

F#m: 244222

D: xx0232

Dsus2: xx0230

INTRO: A, Asus4, E, E(2), F#m, E, D and Dsus2 x2

A, Asus4, A, Asus4 (listen to the video for timing)

VERSE 1:

A E

i think it's about time i tidied up in here

A E

i haven't seen my floor in over a year

F#m D A E

can't open my door thanks to my fear, i've held back

(strum muted strings)

A E

and i don't know what part of my heart goes where

A E

it's way too complicated, too hard to bear

F#m D

why put myself through all this stress?

A E

i care way too much

PRE-CHORUS:

F#m E

and you know, oh you know

just how to be

F#m E A E

when i return all the love you ever gave to me

(strum muted strings)

CHORUS:

D A

OOOooh

D A E

oooOOOOOOh

LINK: A, Asus4, E, E(2), F#m, E, D and Dsus2 x2

A, Asus4, A, Asus4

(same chords here as the verse, pre-chorus and chorus!)

VERSE 2:

think i've come to the end of my tether with you

i didn't ever think these words would come through

there's not much else that you could, that i could take

PRE-CHORUS:

but you know, yes you know

just how to be

when i refuse all the love you ever gave to me

CHORUS:

OOOooh

oooOOOOOOh

F#m D A E

i think it's a shame we're as we are

F#m D A

did you for one minute think it would be this hard?

E F#m D F#m D E

wait, it's not! at least not for you

D A

ooooh.

D A E strum E(2) and end on A!

OooooooOOOOooooh!

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