The Story chords by Conan Gray (Official Version)
Intro 1
C
D9sus4
Verse 1
C
Let me tell you a story
D9sus4
About a boy and a girl
C
It's kinda short, kinda boring
D9sus4
But the end is a whirl
Am7
They were just sixteen
Em/B
When the people were mean
F/C
So they didn't love themselves
C
And now they're gone
Fmaj9
Headstones on a lawn
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Verse 2
C
And when I was younger
Fmaj9
I knew a boy and a boy
C
Best friends with each other
Fmaj9
But always wished they were more
Am7
'Cause they loved one another
G6
But never discovered
Fmaj9
'Cause they were too afraid
C
Of what they'd say
Fmaj9
Moved to different states
Chorus 1
G6
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
G6
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
Em
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
But I think that it could work
G6
for you and me
C
Fmaj9
Just wait and see
C
Fmaj9
It's not the end of the story
Verse 3
C
Now it's on to the sequel
Fmaj9
About me and my friend
C
Both our parents were evil
Fmaj9
So we both made a bet
Am7
If we worked and we saved
G6
We could both run away
Fmaj9
And we'd have a better life
C
And I was right
Fmaj9
I wonder if she's alright
Chorus 2
G6
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
G6
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
Em
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
But I think that it could work
G6
for you and me
C
Fmaj9
Just wait and see
C
Fmaj9
It's not the end of the story
Bridge 1
C
Fmaj9
C
And the movie's always running in my head
Fmaj9
C
All the people, all the lovers, all my friends
Fmaj9
C
And I hope that they all get their happy end
Fmaj9
In the end
Chorus 3
G6
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
G6
It ain't funny, it ain't pretty, it ain't sweet
Em
Oh, and I'm afraid that's
Fmaj9
just the way the world works
C
But I think that it could work
G6
for you and me
C
D9sus4
Just wait and see
C
D9sus4
C
It's not the end of the story
The Story
Conan Gray
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