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INTRO:
VERGSE:D  C  C  
GI don't wDanna move Con
EmBut I dGon't wanna sDtay here
AGnd if my lDife is a lCine
EmAll I sDee are the aCngles
AGnd there's a feDnce around my yCardC  
DGon't wanna Dgo back in tCime
EmAnd I'm afrDaid of the futCure
JGust wish eDverything wCorked
EmHow I imDagine it used Cto
CHORUS:
When you were hGappy jDust becaCuse
When you were Gangry jDust becaCuse
When eGverything was wDhat it wCas
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythCing was wGhat it Dwa-Ga-Cas
VERSE:
GSo if you're reDadin' my pCalm
AGnd you can sDee where I'm goiCng
YGou could be rDight or wrCong
EmFor me it's bDetter not knowCing
Cuz' I'll be thGinking wDay too mCuch
And it'll nGever Dbe enoCugh
Yeah I'm avGoiding iDt becaCuse
CHORUS:
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythCing was wGhat it Dwa-Ga-Cas
TAmhere ain't nothing worse then casual seldom lDie
EmBut then again the trDuth can tGake your lCie
CHORUS:
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythGing was wDhat it wCas
When everythCing was wGhat it Dwa-Ga-Cas
Wish everythGing was wDhat it wCas
Wish everythGing was wDhat it wCas
Wish everythCing was wGhat it Dwa-Ga-Cas
OUTRO:
G  D  C
G  D  C
C G D G C
G  D  C
G  D  C
G  D  C
G  D  C
C G D G C
G  D  C    G

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When Everything Was What It Was

by The Belle Brigade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO:

G D C C

VERSE:

G D C

I don't wanna move on

Em G D

But I don't wanna stay here

G D C

And if my life is a line

Em D C

All I see are the angles

G D C C

And there's a fence around my yard

G D C

Don't wanna go back in time

Em D C

And I'm afraid of the future

G D C

Just wish everything worked

Em D C

How I imagine it used to

CHORUS:

G D C

When you were happy just because

G D C

When you were angry just because

G D C

When everything was what it was

G D C

When everything was what it was

G D C

When everything was what it was

C G D G C

When everything was what it wa-a-as

VERSE:

G D C

So if you're readin' my palm

G D C

And you can see where I'm going

G D C

You could be right or wrong

Em D C

For me it's better not knowing

G D C

Cuz' I'll be thinking way too much

G D C

And it'll never be enough

G D C

Yeah I'm avoiding it because

CHORUS:

G D C

When everything was what it was

G D C

When everything was what it was

C G D G C

When everything was what it wa-a-as

Am D

There ain't nothing worse then casual seldom lie

Em D G C

But then again the truth can take your lie

CHORUS:

G D C

When everything was what it was

G D C

When everything was what it was

C G D G C

When everything was what it wa-a-as

G D C

Wish everything was what it was

G D C

Wish everything was what it was

C G D G C

Wish everything was what it wa-a-as

OUTRO:

G D C

C G D G C

G D C

C G D G C

G D C G

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