Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
F#m
G#m
A
D
A
C
E
F#m
A
E
Verse 1
B
A
And a cop's standing out in the road
F#m
D
B
E
turning traffic away
There was nothing she
buried below
A
Verse 2
F#m
D
B
C#m
Way back in the day
A
C#m
A
nothing else could've been done
E
C#m
B
A
G#
C#m
He made his life a lie so
F#m
C#m
A
he might never have to know anyone
E
C#m
B
Made his life the lie you
know
F#m
F#
A
Am
E
Verse 3
B
A
And that he'd only be making it worse
F#m
D
B
E
involving somebody else
B
A
F#m
While her memory worked in reverse
D
B
to keep her safe from herself
Verse 4
C#m
F#m
And oh my,
A
C#m
A
nothing else could've been done
E
C#m
B
A
G#
C#m
She made her life a lie so she
F#m
A
C#m
A
might never have to know anyone
E
C#m
B
F#m
A
E
Am
E
G#m
F#m
Made her life the lie you know
D
A
C
B
E
F#m
A
E
G#m
B
D
A
C
E
F#
F#m
A
E
G#m
B
D
A
C
Cdim
What I used to be will pass
B
E
F#m
A
away and then you'll see
Verse 5
E
B
G#m
D
A
C
That all I want now is happi
E
F#m
A
ness for you and me
E
G#m
A
D
A
C
Cdim
What I used to be will pass
B
E
F#m
A
away and then you'll see
E
G#m
D
A
That all I want now is happi
E
F#m
A
ness for you and me
What I used to be will pass away
and then you'll see
That all I want now is happiness for you and me
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A F#m G#m D...
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