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Sad Songs

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* = Strum chord only once
[Intro]
C F Am G
[Verse 1]
Told me CI shouldn't watch
Got in Fyour car
Then we were nAmothingG  
All the Cnights in your room
Shit we Fgot through
Left in yAmour dust, Gyeah
Don't know what you Cgot, but I thought we had Fit
Now I'm supposed to Amact like it doesn't mattGer
But I'm Cwriting it down, getFting it out
Here's to me hAmopingG  
[Chorus]
Someday I'll Ccome hFome
And Amfeel like no one's even Ggone
Play this at Cmy shFows
And Amknow that I've been moving Gon
Someday I'll Cgo to bed and FI'll forget I'm Amlyin' in your spGot
But until Csome dFay comAmes
G*
I'll be writing sad songs
C F Am G
[Verse 2]
Wish that Cthere was a way I Fcould have saved
One little mAmoment, Gyeah
Pull it Cout when I can, handle Fthe pain
And know when it's AmoverG  
I was so Cintact on the night I met yFou
Now I'm making Amsad songs inside my bedGroom
But I'm Cwriting it down, getFting it out
Here's to me hAmopingG  
[Chorus]
Someday I'll Ccome hFome
And Amfeel like no one's even Ggone
Play this at Cmy shFows
And Amknow that I've been moving Gon
Someday I'll Cgo to bed and FI'll forget I'm Amlyin' in your spGot
But until Csome dFay comAmes
G*
I'll be writing sad songs
[Drop]
CHoFo, Amhoo
GI'll be writing sad songs
CHoFo, Amhoo
GI'll be writing sad songs
CHoFo, Amhoo
GI'll be writing sad songs (Sad songs)
CHoFo, Amhoo
G*
I'll be writing sad songs
  C    F     Am    G    C    F     Am  GI'll be writing sad songs
C F Am G C F Am G
[Chorus]
Someday I'll Ccome hFome
And Amfeel like no one's even Ggone
Play this at Cmy shFows
And Amknow that I've been moving Gon
Someday I'll Cgo to bed and FI'll forget I'm Amlyin' in your spGot
But until Csome dFay comAmes
G*
I'll be writing sad songs
 C   F   Am   G  C*

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Sad Songs

by Illenium

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

* = Strum chord only once

[Intro]

C F Am G

[Verse 1]

Told me I shouldn't watch

Got in your car

Am G

Then we were nothing

All the nights in your room

Shit we got through

Am G

Left in your dust, yeah

C F

Don't know what you got, but I thought we had it

Am G

Now I'm supposed to act like it doesn't matter

C F

But I'm writing it down, getting it out

Am G

Here's to me hoping

[Chorus]

C F

Someday I'll come home

Am G

And feel like no one's even gone

C F

Play this at my shows

Am G

And know that I've been moving on

C F Am G

Someday I'll go to bed and I'll forget I'm lyin' in your spot

C F Am

But until some day comes

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am G

[Verse 2]

C F

Wish that there was a way I could have saved

Am G

One little moment, yeah

C F

Pull it out when I can, handle the pain

Am G

And know when it's over

C F

I was so intact on the night I met you

Am G

Now I'm making sad songs inside my bedroom

C F

But I'm writing it down, getting it out

Am G

Here's to me hoping

[Chorus]

C F

Someday I'll come home

Am G

And feel like no one's even gone

C F

Play this at my shows

Am G

And know that I've been moving on

C F Am G

Someday I'll go to bed and I'll forget I'm lyin' in your spot

C F Am

But until some day comes

I'll be writing sad songs

[Drop]

C F Am

Hoo, hoo

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am

Hoo, hoo

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am

Hoo, hoo

I'll be writing sad songs (Sad songs)

C F Am

Hoo, hoo

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am G C F Am G

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am G C F Am G

[Chorus]

C F

Someday I'll come home

Am G

And feel like no one's even gone

C F

Play this at my shows

Am G

And know that I've been moving on

C F Am G

Someday I'll go to bed and I'll forget I'm lyin' in your spot

C F Am

But until some day comes

I'll be writing sad songs

C F Am G C

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