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I Was Once A Loyal Lover

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Death Cab for Cutie - I was once a loyal lover
The Open Door EP
standard tuning 
capo on 2nd
GWell I have learned so very little, Emwhen these bones are Cold and brittle
GI wait to talk when I should listen, EmI crowd mistakes with Cfalse revisions
GAll my friends are forward thinking, Emgetting hitched and Cquitting drinking
GAnd I can feel them pulling away, Emas I'm resigned to Cstay the same
And Gyou can't Deven EmbegiCn to Aknow
How Gmany Dtimes I've Emtold myCself, "I Atold you Cso"
GI was once a loyal lover, Emwhose lips did never Cseek another's
GBut now each love's more like a matchupEm, a blinding spark that Cburns out fast
GAnd they all conclude with the same sentenceEm, "I've never met someone Cmore self-centered"
GWho thinks that life with a nice girl's Emlike waiting for a Cbus to work
And Gyou can't Deven EmbegiCn to Aknow
How Gmany Dtimes I've Emtold myCself, "I Atold you Cso"
And Gyou can't Deven EmbegiCn to beAlieve
So Gmany Dbridges Emengulfed in Cflames Abehind Cme
EmIf you deem it Cso, just Gcut the cord and Dgo
EmYou'll be Cfine, there's Gplenty of hills to Dclimb
And Gyou can't Deven EmbegiCn to Aknow
How Gmany Dtimes I've Emtold myCself, "I Atold you Cso"
And Gyou can't Deven EmbegiCn to beAlieve
So Gmany Dbridges Emengulfed in Cflames Abehind Cme  [x2]

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I Was Once A Loyal Lover

by Death Cab for Cutie

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Death Cab for Cutie - I was once a loyal lover

The Open Door EP

standard tuning

capo on 2nd

G Em C

Well I have learned so very little, when these bones are old and brittle

G Em C

I wait to talk when I should listen, I crowd mistakes with false revisions

G Em C

All my friends are forward thinking, getting hitched and quitting drinking

G Em C

And I can feel them pulling away, as I'm resigned to stay the same

G D Em C A

And you can't even begin to know

G D Em C A C

How many times I've told myself, "I told you so"

G Em C

I was once a loyal lover, whose lips did never seek another's

G Em C

But now each love's more like a matchup, a blinding spark that burns out fast

G Em C

And they all conclude with the same sentence, "I've never met someone more self-centered"

G Em C

Who thinks that life with a nice girl's like waiting for a bus to work

G D Em C A

And you can't even begin to know

G D Em C A C

How many times I've told myself, "I told you so"

G D Em C A

And you can't even begin to believe

G D Em C A C

So many bridges engulfed in flames behind me

Em C G D

If you deem it so, just cut the cord and go

Em C G D

You'll be fine, there's plenty of hills to climb

G D Em C A

And you can't even begin to know

G D Em C A C

How many times I've told myself, "I told you so"

G D Em C A

And you can't even begin to believe

G D Em C A C

So many bridges engulfed in flames behind me [x2]

About I Was Once A Loyal Lover Chords by Death Cab for Cutie

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