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standard tuning EADGBE
Hey this song is the same all the way through =D
chords used:
 Cmx35543
 Gm355333
 Ab466544
Intro: Cm  
Guitar 2 repeatedly plays this:
D||-0h3-5-5-5--|
Verse:
 CmI met a guy at the club Gm  
 AbI let him know im in lovCme 
 CmI met a girl at the bar Gm  
 AbI let her know who you arCme 
Pre Chorus:
I told her Cmyou are the love of my life 
And Gmone day your guna be my wife 
And Abwe are guna have some baby's toCmgether 
I told him Cmyou are the man of my dreams 
GmYou saved me from drowning in the streams 
I know Abwere really guna last foCmrever and ever 
Chorus:
It was those Cmthree words to save my Gmlife 
 AbIt wasn’t complicated, wasn’t pre-meditated, Cmit wasn’t under-rated 
Boy im so glad you stayed and
It was those Cmthree words that saved my Gmlife
 AbIt was complicated, wasn’t pre-meditated, Cmto you im dedicated
Let’s go ahead and say it 
 CmI love Gmyou, I love Abyou, you are the love of my Cmlife, my life 
 I love Cmyou, I love Gmyou, I love Abyou, you are the love of my Cmlife, my life. 
Cm Gm Ab Cm
Bridge: 
 CmYou know your holding my Gmheart 
 AbAint nut'in tear us aparCmt 
 CmYou know im so in lovGme with you 
 AbCan’t nothing tear us apaCmrt, No 
I said CmI, L, O, V, E, GmY, O, U 
Im so into you girl, she said 
 AbM, E, T, O, O 
Its Cmobvious im so into you boy 
So why don’t Cmwe hold out for Gmlove 
Through the ups and downs, never lAbet go 
Holdin’ on forever never Cmlet go 
Chorus:
It all started with Cmthree words, saved my Gmlife 
It wasn’t complicated, Abit wasn’t complicated, it wasn’t complicated,
 Cmit wasn’t complicated. 
Baby those Cmthree words that saved my Gmlife. 
End with:
 CmI love Gmyou, I love Abyou, you are the love of my Cmlife, my life 
 I love Cmyou, I love Gmyou, I love Abyou, you are the love of my Cmlife, my life. 

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3 Words

by Cheryl Cole

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Chords in this song · guitar

standard tuning EADGBE

Hey this song is the same all the way through =D

chords used:

x35543

355333

466544

Intro:

Guitar 2 repeatedly plays this:

D||-0h3-5-5-5--|

Verse:

Cm Gm

I met a guy at the club

Ab Cm

I let him know im in love

Cm Gm

I met a girl at the bar

Ab Cm

I let her know who you are

Pre Chorus:

I told her you are the love of my life

And one day your guna be my wife

Ab Cm

And we are guna have some baby's together

I told him you are the man of my dreams

You saved me from drowning in the streams

Ab Cm

I know were really guna last forever and ever

Chorus:

Cm Gm

It was those three words to save my life

Ab Cm

It wasn’t complicated, wasn’t pre-meditated, it wasn’t under-rated

Boy im so glad you stayed and

Cm Gm

It was those three words that saved my life

Ab Cm

It was complicated, wasn’t pre-meditated, to you im dedicated

Let’s go ahead and say it

Cm Gm Ab Cm

I love you, I love you, you are the love of my life, my life

Cm Gm Ab Cm

I love you, I love you, I love you, you are the love of my life, my life.

Cm Gm Ab Cm

Bridge:

Cm Gm

You know your holding my heart

Ab Cm

Aint nut'in tear us apart

Cm Gm

You know im so in love with you

Ab Cm

Can’t nothing tear us apart, No

Cm Gm

I said I, L, O, V, E, Y, O, U

Im so into you girl, she said

M, E, T, O, O

Its obvious im so into you boy

Cm Gm

So why don’t we hold out for love

Through the ups and downs, never let go

Holdin’ on forever never let go

Chorus:

Cm Gm

It all started with three words, saved my life

It wasn’t complicated, it wasn’t complicated, it wasn’t complicated,

it wasn’t complicated.

Cm Gm

Baby those three words that saved my life.

End with:

Cm Gm Ab Cm

I love you, I love you, you are the love of my life, my life

Cm Gm Ab Cm

I love you, I love you, I love you, you are the love of my life, my life.

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