I Would Be Sad chords by The Avett Brothers (Official Version)

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Chorus 1
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be  (F minor) sad because you  (D flat major) left me all alone  (A flat major) 
Fm 
I would be  (F minor) sad
Db 
Ab 
because the lies  (D flat major) that you had told  (A flat major) 
Fm 
I would be  (F minor) sad
Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
because I got  (D flat major) left by a  (E flat7) girl  that I adore  (A flat major) 
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be  (F minor) sad because the love  (D flat major) I had before  (A flat major) 

Verse 1
Ab 
 (A flat major) I   meant what I said when I said
Fm 
I  (F minor) would settle down with you
Db 
Al (D flat major) though I know it's not something
Eb7 
that  (E flat7) you   were asking me to do
Ab 
And  (A flat major) I   know we are young
Fm 
but we won't always  (F minor) be, so marry me
Db 
Let's not  (D flat major) be that predictable
Eb7 
young  (E flat7) couple changing, moving on
Ab 
But  (A flat major) I   can tell by watching you
Fm 
that theres  (F minor) no chance of pushing through
Db 
The odds  (D flat major) are so against us
Eb7 
You know  (E flat7) most  young love it ends like this

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Chorus 2

I would be sad because you left me all alone

I would be sad

because the lies that you had told

I would be sad

because I got left by a girl that I adore

I would be sad for all the love I had before

Verse 2
Ab 
 (A flat major) I   meant what I said when I said
Cm 
Db 
 (C minor) I   would  (D flat major) rearrange
Eb7 
Ab 
my plans  (E flat7) and change for  (A flat major) you
You know me, I've always been
Fm 
the  (F minor) kind with easy confidence
Db 
Eb7 
 (D flat major) Confident enough to honestly  (E flat7) 
Ab 
believe that nothing out there  (A flat major) stopping me
Fm 
Especially not someone  (F minor) who's not loving me
Db 
Now  (D flat major) listen here I told you
Eb7 
I could  (E flat7) live  on without loving you
Db 
 (D flat major) I   was bluffing then, but it seems
Eb7 
 (E flat7) that  just might have been the truth

Verse 3
Ab 
Well  (A flat major) my  dad told me, "One day son,
Fm 
this  (F minor) girl will think of what she's done
Db 
And  (D flat major) hurting you will be the first
Eb7 
of  (E flat7) many  more regrets to come"
Ab 
And  (A flat major) he  said, "If she doesn't call,
Fm 
then  (F minor) it's her fault and it's her loss"
Db 
I say,  (D flat major) "It's not that simple see,
Eb7 
but  (E flat7) then  again it just may be"

Chorus 3
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be  (F minor) sad because you  (D flat major) left me all alone  (A flat major) 
Fm 
And I would be  (F minor) sad
Db 
Ab 
for all the lies  (D flat major) that you had told  (A flat major) me
Fm 
And I would be  (F minor) sad
Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
because I got  (D flat major) left by a  (E flat7) girl  that I adore  (A flat major) 
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be  (F minor) sad for all the love  (D flat major) I had before  (A flat major) 
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be  (F minor) sad for all the love  (D flat major) I had before  (A flat major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F minorBPM: 140

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Would Be Sad by The Avett Brothers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It suits players who want to learn I Would Be Sad the way The Avett Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.