I Couldn't Be There chords by Cory Morrow

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