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Bbminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:EADGBe
chords used
           Bb         F#         F        G#        D#  F*       C#  
e|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
B|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|
G|-------|--------|-------|-------|---8---|---10---|---6---|
D|---8---|---4----|---3---|---6---|---8---|---10---|---6---|
A|---8---|---4----|---3---|---6---|---6---|---8----|---4---|
E|---6---|---2----|---1---|---4---|-------|--------|-------|
BbI found another letter
BbThis one was not much better
F#From a girl so long agaon
FA girl I used to G#know in Reno
BbYea things they kinda happened
BbBut I flunked her test or something
F#Punk rock cured my misery
FShe said it ruined G#her and me
D#Back in the day
We played in G#nineteen eighty Bbone
D#What's done is done
                           G#         Bb  F*
I thought in nineteen eighty one 
BbI should explain the chorus
BbThere was no future for us
She F#made life feel ok
FWe hung out eG#very day
BbThen things got kinda creepy
She started getting weepy
F#Our things grew really odd
FAs soon as G#she found God
D#   Bb   F#   C#
D#   Bb   F#   G#
D#   Bb   F#   C#
   D#     Bb  F*
BbShe moved to Sacramento
BbGave back all my mementos
F#Stood there and watched her go
FStayed with my G#band in Skeeno
BbWe tried to keep things friendly
BbSo hard when things have ended
F#Punk rock blamed for our decline
Fshe said it ruined G#her and mine

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1981

by Kevin Seconds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning:EADGBe

chords used

Bb F# F G# D# F C#

e|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

B|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------|

G|-------|--------|-------|-------|---8---|---10---|---6---|

D|---8---|---4----|---3---|---6---|---8---|---10---|---6---|

A|---8---|---4----|---3---|---6---|---6---|---8----|---4---|

E|---6---|---2----|---1---|---4---|-------|--------|-------|

I found another letter

This one was not much better

From a girl so long agaon

F G#

A girl I used to know in Reno

Yea things they kinda happened

But I flunked her test or something

Punk rock cured my misery

F G#

She said it ruined her and me

Back in the day

G# Bb

We played in nineteen eighty one

What's done is done

G# Bb F

I thought in nineteen eighty one

I should explain the chorus

There was no future for us

She made life feel ok

F G#

We hung out every day

Then things got kinda creepy

She started getting weepy

Our things grew really odd

F G#

As soon as she found God

D# Bb F# C#

D# Bb F# G#

D# Bb F# C#

D# Bb F

She moved to Sacramento

Gave back all my mementos

Stood there and watched her go

F G#

Stayed with my band in Skeeno

We tried to keep things friendly

So hard when things have ended

Punk rock blamed for our decline

F G#

she said it ruined her and mine

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