Words

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Capo 2
This is my first tab, so please point out any mistakes I made. :D
Intro:
C F C F C G F
Verse 1:
C
Well the first time that I saw her,
F C
Standing in the middle of the road.
F C
Eyes as bright as Christmas lights,
C G
Wearing someone else’s clothes.
C
I did my best to ignore her,
F C
But Ignoring my best pretty soon.
F C
We spent the night all tangled tight,
G F C F C
In an armchair in my friends front room.
Chorus:
F G C F C
I said darling you know, darling you know I cant stay.
Bb F C F C
Cause I’ve given my heart and my word to a girl far away.
C Em F Fm
I felt weak as she kissed my cheek, and aside when I heard her say.
Am G F G C
Never knew I could get my heart broken, in less than a day.
F C F C G F
Verse 2:
C
Oh and the next time that I saw her,
F C
Must have been a year or more.
F C
Face stained with mascara,
C G
Shivering outside my door.
C
I did my best to assure her,
F C
But assurance isn't easy to give.
F C
You've never been sure of anything much,
G F C F C
And get less so the longer you live.
Chorus 2:
F G C F C
She said darling you know, darling you know I can’t stay.
Bb F C F C
Cause I've given my heart and my word to a boy far away.
C Em F Fm
I spoke soft and pretended to cough, like I didn't care either way.
Am G F G C F C
Never knew I could get my heart broken in so many ways.
F C F C
F C F C G F
Verse 3:
C
And the last time that I saw her,
F C
Standing in the pouring rain.
F C
Hair a little shorter,
C G
But everything else looked the same.
C
I could'a told her that I adored her,
F C
She coulda said she felt the same way.
F C G F Am F
But we just smiled cause sometimes words, aren’t the right words to say.
C G F C
We just smiled cause sometimes words, aren’t the right words to say.

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Capo 2
This is my first tab, so please point out any mistakes I made. :D
Intro:
C  F C F C G F
Verse 1:
Chorus:
F C F C G F
Verse 2: 
Chorus 2:
F C F C
F C F C G F
Verse 3:

Words Chords by Passenger

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