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Tuning: Standard
I did my best to convert this to and acoustic chord version...some of them I just played what sounded
best.  If you've heard Ben sing this I am hopeful that this will sound close enough..I think it sounds 
great. If you come up with anything that sounds better feel free to post your corrected tab...I have 
only been playing guitar for about a month now so I am not the best at figuring out guitar chords.
Chords
C:032010
F:003210
G:320003 Var. 2:300033
Am:002210
Em(note added):022010
We Cused to go out on the summer   Fnights and dance in the neon rain  G  
We used to hold hands at the movie show but we'll never hold hands again  
Do Cdo do do do Gcome on come on  Do do Cdo do do Gcome on come on 
       C          G       F       C        G                     F  G:300033
Those days are gone  You and I were young those summer nights  
You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find 
                Am  Em:022010        F  G  
and then we'll quietly    grow old: the saddest story ever told.
OncCe upon a time we fell in love oFr at least that's what you said  G  
You say I can find someone else but I just wish I was dead  
Do Cdo do do do Gcome on come on  Do do Cdo do do Gcome on come on. 
        C          G       F       C        G                     F  G:300033
Those days are gone  You and I were young those summer nights  
You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find 
                Am  Em:022010        F  G  
and then we'll quietly    grow old: the saddest story ever told.

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Saddest Story Ever Told

by Benjamin Gibbard

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

I did my best to convert this to and acoustic chord version...some of them I just played what sounded

best. If you've heard Ben sing this I am hopeful that this will sound close enough..I think it sounds

great. If you come up with anything that sounds better feel free to post your corrected tab...I have

only been playing guitar for about a month now so I am not the best at figuring out guitar chords.

Chords

:032010

:003210

G:320003 Var. 2:300033

:002210

(note added):022010

C F G

We used to go out on the summer nights and dance in the neon rain

We used to hold hands at the movie show but we'll never hold hands again

C G C G

Do do do do do come on come on Do do do do do come on come on

C G F C G F G

:300033

Those days are gone You and I were young those summer nights

You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find

Am Em F G

:022010

and then we'll quietly grow old: the saddest story ever told.

C F G

Once upon a time we fell in love or at least that's what you said

You say I can find someone else but I just wish I was dead

C G C G

Do do do do do come on come on Do do do do do come on come on.

C G F C G F G

:300033

Those days are gone You and I were young those summer nights

You'll see the world diving for a girl you'll never find

Am Em F G

:022010

and then we'll quietly grow old: the saddest story ever told.

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