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This is one of my favorite Beach House songs. It took me quite a while to get 
used to the album version because it sounds more optimistic than the single 
version, and I like sad songs better. But both versions are awesome, and the 
chords don't differ from each other that much. This is a very simple song, 
but it wasn't easy figuring out those hidden chords in the third and fourth 
verses. Enjoy some happy sadness...
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USED TO BE (single version)
by Beach House
Intro D  
You are Acoming home
Are you still alone
Are you Gnot the same as you Dused to be?
As the Asun grows high
And you served your time
Does each Gday just feel like Danother lie?
EmNow you know
Is it just for show
Just a Bmfoolish game that you F#mhide behind
Don't forEmget the nights
When it Gall felt right
Are you Bmnot the same as you Emused to be
Used to beD?
In a Aendless night
Did you feel the fright
Of an aGge that was and could Dnever be
So we Ahold it close
When we feel the most
Like a Glove that we could not Dleave behind
EmWe turn the wheel
To which way we feel
Till I'm Bmlost and I can not F#mfind you there
Don't forEmget the nights
when it Gall felt right
Are you Bmnot the same as you Emused to be?
Used to bDe
Even if I Gtry so hard
Would we still be Dcoming to an end
Even if we Aspoke the same words
Would we still be Gtermed as friends?
Even if its Gsimple from the start
We will give the Dpieces of our hearts
And when there is Anothing left to pretend
We will know its Gcoming to an end
GWe could wait until the summer
DSee what happeneds to each other
AWe could wait inside all summer
GSee what happeneds to each other
D
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USED TO BE (album version)
by Beach House
Intro D  
You are Acoming home
Are you still alone
Are you Gnot the same as you Dused to be?
As the Asun grows high
And you served your time
Does each Gday just feel like Danother lie?
EmNow you know
Is it just for show
Just a Bmfoolish game that you F#mhide behind
Don't forEmget the nights
When it Gall felt right
Are you Bmnot the same as you Emused to be
Used to beD?G  A  Bm  
Used to be D  G  A  D  
In a Aendless night
Did you feel the fright
Of an aGge that was and could Dnever be
So we Ahold it close
When we feel the most
Like a Glove that we could not Dleave behind
EmWe turn the wheel
To which way we feel
Till I'm Bmlost and I can not F#mfind you there
Don't forEmget the nights
when it Gall felt right
Are you Bmnot the same as you Emused to be?
Used to bDeG  A  Bm  
Used to bDeG  A  
         D  G  A  Bm
         D  G  A  D
Coming Emhome
any day Bmnow
any day F#mnow
any day Emnow
Coming Emhome
any day Bmnow
any day F#mnow
any day Emnow
Coming Emhome
any day Bmnow
any day F#mnow
any day Emnow

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Used To Be

by Beach House

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F#m

This is one of my favorite Beach House songs. It took me quite a while to get

used to the album version because it sounds more optimistic than the single

version, and I like sad songs better. But both versions are awesome, and the

chords don't differ from each other that much. This is a very simple song,

but it wasn't easy figuring out those hidden chords in the third and fourth

verses. Enjoy some happy sadness...

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USED TO BE (single version)

by Beach House

Intro

You are coming home

Are you still alone

G D

Are you not the same as you used to be?

As the sun grows high

And you served your time

G D

Does each day just feel like another lie?

Now you know

Is it just for show

Bm F#m

Just a foolish game that you hide behind

Don't forget the nights

When it all felt right

Bm Em

Are you not the same as you used to be

Used to be?

In a endless night

Did you feel the fright

G D

Of an age that was and could never be

So we hold it close

When we feel the most

G D

Like a love that we could not leave behind

We turn the wheel

To which way we feel

Bm F#m

Till I'm lost and I can not find you there

Don't forget the nights

when it all felt right

Bm Em

Are you not the same as you used to be?

Used to be

Even if I try so hard

Would we still be coming to an end

Even if we spoke the same words

Would we still be termed as friends?

Even if its simple from the start

We will give the pieces of our hearts

And when there is nothing left to pretend

We will know its coming to an end

We could wait until the summer

See what happeneds to each other

We could wait inside all summer

See what happeneds to each other

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USED TO BE (album version)

by Beach House

Intro

You are coming home

Are you still alone

G D

Are you not the same as you used to be?

As the sun grows high

And you served your time

G D

Does each day just feel like another lie?

Now you know

Is it just for show

Bm F#m

Just a foolish game that you hide behind

Don't forget the nights

When it all felt right

Bm Em

Are you not the same as you used to be

D G A Bm

Used to be?

D G A D

Used to be

In a endless night

Did you feel the fright

G D

Of an age that was and could never be

So we hold it close

When we feel the most

G D

Like a love that we could not leave behind

We turn the wheel

To which way we feel

Bm F#m

Till I'm lost and I can not find you there

Don't forget the nights

when it all felt right

Bm Em

Are you not the same as you used to be?

D G A Bm

Used to be

D G A

Used to be

D G A Bm

D G A D

Coming home

any day now

F#m

any day now

Coming home

any day now

F#m

any day now

Coming home

any day now

F#m

any day now

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