back then chords by
The Holdup

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Yeah I remember being kids,

we did it all night.

I know its dirty but it's

honest so it's alright

Bm

Bm

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I was so in love then baby I can fall

right back into that moment

C

C

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if we let our selfs be alright

well tell me what were thinking sitting in our

cars someone else to get us drinking

Bm

Bm

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They say that it was water

G

G

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but it got us sleeping,

Bm

Bm

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Nev er seem to matter when i see your

Em

Em

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Bm

Bm

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body on a weekend

Verse 2

C

C

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Baby I've been missing those days,

Bm

Bm

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if you wanna come and find me

look on memory lane,

C

C

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cause I'll be cracking bottles and you'll be

pouring champagne.

Toasting to the good old days cause

we was so insane yea

Bm

Bm

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i'll be up forever even

when somethings are (bad?)

Am

Am

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Life is one big party and I

G

G

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love the one I'm at.

Verse 3

C

C

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Back when we were younger,

Bm

Bm

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and i know we're getting older,

G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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well we're still just kids who went here,

G

G

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Em

Em

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let's just get this party over,

G

G

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C

C

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and I know that we've been drinking,

Bm

Bm

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I see that you've been thinking about the

Am

Am

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C

C

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old days when I'm dreaming,

G

G

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Em

Em

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about the ones when we'll be singing,

G

G

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C

C

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about the love we had, the love we lost,

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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lives we want, but lives we crossed,

Am

Am

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C

C

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days when I felt like the boss,

G

G

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C

C

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these memories they stay with us yeah!

Bm

Bm

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Stay with us yeah!

D

D

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Am

Am

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Stay with us yeah!

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Oooooohh

Verse 4

C

C

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I know we were young and reckless,

pretty girl hanging on me like a necklace,

Bm

Bm

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Think im in love couldnt

G

G

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name my breakfast

Bm

Bm

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G

G

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stay up all night just to get her texts

C

C

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Kinda trippin knowing we did it unprotective

No i can't sleep cause im

so damn restless

Bm

Bm

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Sixteen years and i found my best friend

Em

Em

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high school shit but I know im destined

G

G

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C

C

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To blow this all and be this big

I'll be proud of the things I did

Bm

Bm

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No regrets of all the things ive said

But im still growing up and im still a kid

C

C

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Can't tell me you dont miss those days

Back in the day now im backing away

Bm

Bm

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cause i'll never move on if

you ask me to stay

Keep reminiscin and I'll

G

G

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happy to say that

Verse 5

C

C

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Back when we were younger,

Bm

Bm

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and I know we're getting older,

Am

Am

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C

C

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well we're still just kids who went here,

G

G

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Em

Em

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let's just get? this party over,

G

G

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C

C

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and I know that we've been drinking,

Bm

Bm

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I see that you've been thinking about the

Am

Am

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C

C

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old days when I'm dreaming,

G

G

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Em

Em

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about the ones when we'll be singing,

G

G

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C

C

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about the love we had, the love we lost,

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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lives we want, but lives we crossed,

Am

Am

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C

C

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days when I felt like the boss,

G

G

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Em

Em

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these memories they stay

G

G

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C

C

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with us yeah!

Bm

Bm

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Stay with us yeah!

D

D

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Am

Am

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Stay with us yeah!

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Oooooohh

Verse 6

C

C

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Back when we were younger,

Bm

Bm

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and i know we're getting older,

G

G

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Am

Am

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well we're still just kids who went here,

C

C

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G

G

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let's just get? this party over,

C

C

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and I know that we've been drinking,

Bm

Bm

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I see that you've been thinking about

Am

Am

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C

C

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the old days when I'm dreaming,

G

G

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Em

Em

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about the ones when we'll be singing,

G

G

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C

C

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about the love we had, the love we lost,

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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lives we want, but lives we crossed,

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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days when I felt like the boss,

Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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Stay with us yeah!

D

D

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Am

Am

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Stay with us yeah!

Em

Em

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C

C

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Oooooohh

Outro 1

G

G

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Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Bm

Bm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Em

Em

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D

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