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

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Chorus 1
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be sad because you left me all alone
Fm 
I would be sad
Db 
Ab 
because the lies that you had told
Fm 
I would be sad
Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
because I got left by a girl  that I adore
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be sad because the love I had before

Verse 1
Ab 
I   meant what I said when I said
Fm 
I would settle down with you
Db 
Although I know it's not something
Eb7 
that you   were asking me to do
Ab 
And I   know we are young
Fm 
but we won't always be, so marry me
Db 
Let's not be that predictable
Eb7 
young couple changing, moving on
Ab 
But I   can tell by watching you
Fm 
that theres no chance of pushing through
Db 
The odds are so against us
Eb7 
You know 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

Eb7

because I got left by a girl that I adore

I would be sad for all the love I had before

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

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

Chorus 3
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be sad because you left me all alone
Fm 
And I would be sad
Db 
Ab 
for all the lies that you had told me
Fm 
And I would be sad
Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
because I got left by a girl  that I adore
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be sad for all the love I had before
Fm 
Db 
Ab 
I would be sad for all the love I had before

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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.