I Couldn't Be There chords by Cory Morrow

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Verse 1
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C 
I couldn't be everything
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that you wanted
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I  couldn't tell you
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everything that I wanted
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F 
I  wanted to tell you what you did for me
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I wanted to need you be
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cause I needed to know
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G 
I couldn't be there,
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F 
and I couldn't hold you here,
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G 
C 
so I  had to let you go
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I started writing, and I was so happy
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I started thinking about a fun way
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F 
We traveled and  we found each other
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G 
But I wasn't strong enough to know
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G 
I  couldn't be there,
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I couldn't hold you here,
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G 
C 
so I  had to let you go
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G 
C 
It wasn't me who said I'm leaving,
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Am 
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F 
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or maybe it was
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C 
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Well, I don't know I  couldn't be there
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F 
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I  couldn't hold you this long
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C 
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G 
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I had to let you go
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I wish you well in all your journeys
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And I think you'll do
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Dm 
everything that you wanted
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And I start thinking about
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you being happy
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And it won't feel so bad
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when I'm all alone
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G 
I couldn't be there,
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I couldn't hold you here
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G 
C 
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So I had to let you go
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C 
I  had to let you go you