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Guitar 1 - Capo: 2  Intro: E, A, B, A (x2)
Guitar 2 - Capo: 4  Intro & Verse: Dsus2, D (x3) Dsus4, D, Dsus2
If i Ebent like Ayou said was Ebest,
would that chBange a thing?
if i Espent Amyself til nothing's lEeft
would yBou still leave me here?
        C#myou're so sorry about it Aall
        now that it's Eover..
        should i Bthank you for that dear?
        C#mso sorry about it Aall...
        and i Ehope you'll always Bbe.
Cause I Eremember you Abest
hating aEll the boys who got to you
and aBll the things they took
that you'd kEept for yourAself
every caEr crash, every mBisstep, every word
        C#myou're so sorry about it Aall
        now that it's Eover..
        should i Bthank you for that dear?
        C#mso sorry about it Aall...
        and i Ehope you'll always Bbe
        always be.
I Eremember yAou best
hating aBll the boys who got to you
and aAll the things they took from you again...
(Finger pick  E   A   B  A)
it's all wrong...all wrong
it's all wrong... La La LahLah
        C#mso sorry about iAt all
        now that it's Eover..
        should i Bthank you for that dear?
        C#mso sorry about it Aall...
        and i Ehope you'll always be
        always be.
EGoodnnight FarewAell
This is Beverything you wanted
This is Aeverything you wanted now (x2)
E A E B
E

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Bent

by Matt Nathanson

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Guitar 1 - Capo: 2 Intro: E, A, B, A (x2)

Guitar 2 - Capo: 4 Intro & Verse: Dsus2, D (x3) Dsus4, D, Dsus2

E A E

If i bent like you said was best,

would that change a thing?

E A E

if i spent myself til nothing's left

would you still leave me here?

C#m A

you're so sorry about it all

now that it's over..

should i thank you for that dear?

C#m A

so sorry about it all...

E B

and i hope you'll always be.

E A

Cause I remember you best

hating all the boys who got to you

and all the things they took

E A

that you'd kept for yourself

E B

every car crash, every misstep, every word

C#m A

you're so sorry about it all

now that it's over..

should i thank you for that dear?

C#m A

so sorry about it all...

E B

and i hope you'll always be

always be.

E A

I remember you best

hating all the boys who got to you

and all the things they took from you again...

E A B A

(Finger pick )

it's all wrong...all wrong

it's all wrong... La La LahLah

C#m A

so sorry about it all

now that it's over..

should i thank you for that dear?

C#m A

so sorry about it all...

and i hope you'll always be

always be.

E A

Goodnnight Farewell

This is everything you wanted

This is everything you wanted now (x2)

E A E B

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