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What Couldve Been

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[Intro]
Em7 C
[Verse 1]
Em7I haven't stopped thinking about you
CHas it really been this long?
Em7Two years and an ocean between us
And CI don't know where it all went wrong
Em7I know I coulda kissed you harder
CAnd yeah, you coulda followed through
Em7Shoulda talked a little bit softer
But Cwe meant every "I love you"
[Pre-Chorus]
I D/F#don't know what this is or what it isCn't
But D/F#it feels like we've got unfinished busiCness
[Chorus]
Cause we left blGood the on the tracks
Sweat on the saddle
D/F#Fire in the hills
A bullet in the barrel
Em7Words never said in a story that didn't endC  
Looks like Gyou're on the mend and I'm on the bottle
We fD/F#olded our hands with money on the table
Em7Tried moving on, but I keep coming back againC  
To what could've been.G..
What could've beD/F#en
Oh, what could've beEm7en
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeaCh
[Verse 2]
Em7A couple more simple I'm sorrysC  
A little less tryna be right
Em7I wonder how many good mornings Cwe wasted
Cause we didn't say goodnight
D/F#One touch before we fell asleep
CJust before our love was out of reach
Em7Coulda been enough, coulda saved us from this Cloneliness
[Chorus]
Cause we left blGood the on the tracks
Sweat on the saddle
D/F#Fire in the hills
A bullet in the barrel
Em7Words never said in a story that didn't endC  
Looks like Gyou're on the mend and I'm on the bottle
We D/F#folded our hands with money on the table
Em7Tried moving on, but I keep coming back againC  
To what could've been.G..
What could've beenD/F#  
Oh, what could've beenEm7  
Ohhh woah woCah
[Bridge]
I Em7thought I'd see it clearly from a diCstance
But it D/F#still feels like we've got unfinished buCsiness
[Chorus 2]
'Cause baby, we left
Gblood the on the tracks
Sweat on the saddle
D/F#Fire in the hills
A bullet in the barrel
Em7Words never said in a story that didn't endC  
Looks like Gyou're on the mend and I'm on the bottle
We D/F#folded our hands with money on the table
Em7Tried moving on, but I keep coming back againC  
Oh to what could've been.G..
Oh, what could've beD/F#en
Mmm, what could've beEm7en
Shoulda beeCn
[Outro]
Do you still wonderC?
Still wondeCr?
What could've beenG  

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What Couldve Been

by Gone West

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Em7

D/F#

[Intro]

Em7 C

[Verse 1]

Em7

I haven't stopped thinking about you

Has it really been this long?

Em7

Two years and an ocean between us

And I don't know where it all went wrong

Em7

I know I coulda kissed you harder

And yeah, you coulda followed through

Em7

Shoulda talked a little bit softer

But we meant every "I love you"

[Pre-Chorus]

D/F# C

I don't know what this is or what it isn't

D/F# C

But it feels like we've got unfinished business

[Chorus]

Cause we left blood the on the tracks

Sweat on the saddle

D/F#

Fire in the hills

A bullet in the barrel

Em7 C

Words never said in a story that didn't end

Looks like you're on the mend and I'm on the bottle

D/F#

We folded our hands with money on the table

Em7 C

Tried moving on, but I keep coming back again

To what could've been...

D/F#

What could've been

Em7

Oh, what could've been

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

Em7 C

A couple more simple I'm sorrys

A little less tryna be right

Em7 C

I wonder how many good mornings we wasted

Cause we didn't say goodnight

D/F#

One touch before we fell asleep

Just before our love was out of reach

Em7 C

Coulda been enough, coulda saved us from this loneliness

[Chorus]

Cause we left blood the on the tracks

Sweat on the saddle

D/F#

Fire in the hills

A bullet in the barrel

Em7 C

Words never said in a story that didn't end

Looks like you're on the mend and I'm on the bottle

D/F#

We folded our hands with money on the table

Em7 C

Tried moving on, but I keep coming back again

To what could've been...

D/F#

What could've been

Em7

Oh, what could've been

Ohhh woah woah

[Bridge]

Em7 C

I thought I'd see it clearly from a distance

D/F# C

But it still feels like we've got unfinished business

[Chorus 2]

'Cause baby, we left

blood the on the tracks

Sweat on the saddle

D/F#

Fire in the hills

A bullet in the barrel

Em7 C

Words never said in a story that didn't end

Looks like you're on the mend and I'm on the bottle

D/F#

We folded our hands with money on the table

Em7 C

Tried moving on, but I keep coming back again

Oh to what could've been...

D/F#

Oh, what could've been

Em7

Mmm, what could've been

Shoulda been

[Outro]

Do you still wonder?

Still wonder?

What could've been

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