That Year

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Artist: Brandi Carlile
Song: That year
Capo: 9
(Brandi plays this song by holding a G (verses) and moving the long finger and
index down on the strings from there. See for youself how she plays it by watching it on YouTube)
[Intro]
G D Em C
[Verse]
G
Must have been sleeping
D/F#
Must have been drinking
Em
Haven't been dreaming about you
C
for years
G
There was a sharp turn
D/F#
and a sun burn
Em
I was too cool for
C G D/F# Em C
high school that year
[Chorus]
Must have been new years
no one invited you
you took things too far
but I missed you
and your antics
you were lonesome
blue eyed and
so special to us
[Bridge]
G D/F# Em C C/H
[Verse]
Am G C
You should have taken a long break
G D
insted of a long drop from a high place
Am G C G
Ten years I never spoke of your name, now it feels
D G D/F# Em C
good to say it, you're my friend again
[Chorus]
He said he forgave you
I said I hated you
He was the bigger man
I was sixteen
All the innocence
it took for
you to finally make your yearbook
that year
[Bridge]
G D/F# Em C
[Verse]
Am G C
You could have taken some time away
G D
insted of a long drop, instead of a leap of faith
Am G C G
Ten years I never spoke of your name, now it feels
D G D Em C
good to say it, you're my friend again you're my friend again
[Bridge]
G D Em C
I was angry
I was a baptist
I was a daugther
I was wrong

That Year chords and lyrics

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Artist: Brandi Carlile
Song: That year
Capo: 9
(Brandi plays this song by holding a G (verses) and moving the long finger and 
index down on the strings from there. See for youself how she plays it by watching it on YouTube)
[Intro]
G D Em C
[Verse]
[Chorus]
Must have been new years
no one invited you
you took things too far
but I missed you
and your antics
you were lonesome
blue eyed and
so special to us
[Bridge]
G D/F# Em C C/H
[Verse]
[Chorus]
He said he forgave you
I said I hated you
He was the bigger man
I was sixteen
All the innocence
it took for 
you to finally make your yearbook
that year
[Bridge]
G D/F# Em C
[Verse]
[Bridge]
G D Em C
I was angry
I was a baptist
I was a daugther
I was wrong

That Year Chords by Brandi Carlile

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