How

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Chords:
E
022100
B
x24442
A
x02220
Aadd#11
x02240
C#m
x46654
F#m
244222
D
xx0232
B/E
02444x
A/E
00222x
B/D#
x6444x
A/C#
x4222x
[Intro]
E B A
| | % | | | x2
[Verse 1]
E B
I have been searching for your touch
A E B A
Unlike any touch I've ever known
E B
And I never thought about you much
A E B A
'Til I'm broken down and all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
A Aadd#11
Oh, though I don't understand the meaning of love
E B/E A/E
I do not mind if I die trying
A Aadd#11
N.C.
Oh, took it for granted when you lifted me up
[Chorus]
E C#m
I'm asking for your help, I am going through hell
A E
Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice
E C#m
You cut out all the noise, and now that I can see mistakes so clearly now
A E A
I'd kill if I could take you back, but how? But how?
[Verse 2]
E B
I can feel it in my guts
A E B A
What's going on with him now
E B
And don't patronise me with lies
A E B A
I'm a man, be a woman now
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A Aadd#11
Oh, I have been bound by the shackles of love
E B/D# A/C#
And I don't mind if I die tied up
A Aadd#11
N.C.
Oh, took it for granted when you lifted me up
[Chorus]
E C#m
I'm asking for your help, I am going through hell
A E
Afraid nothing can save me but the sound of your voice
E C#m
You cut out all the noise, and now that I can see mistakes so clearly now
A E A
I'd kill if I could take you back, but how? But how?
C#m B F#m
But how? But how? Oh yeah
[Bridge]
D A
Why must we be so ugly
C#m F#m
And please do not think ill of me
D A
Why does the one you love
F#m B E A
Become the one who makes you want to cry? Why?
E A
Why? Why?
[Outro]
C#m B
(How?) Though I don't understand the meaning of love
F#m
I do not mind if I die trying
F#m
I do not mind if I die trying
N.C.
I do not mind if I die trying

How chords and lyrics

Free chords for How by Maroon 5. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords:
E       022100
B       x24442
A       x02220
Aadd#11 x02240
C#m     x46654
F#m     244222
D       xx0232
B/E     02444x
A/E     00222x
B/D#    x6444x
A/C#    x4222x
[Intro]
| E   |  %  | B   | A   | x2
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
         N.C.
I do not mind if I die trying

How Chords by Maroon 5

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