Intro (x4): F C

Verse 1:
F    C
 I'm doing good, I'm on some new xxxx
F     C
 Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
F  C                                    F            C
 I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though
F  C                                F
 I hit the ground running each night
  C
I hit the Sunday matinee
Dm    C                                        Dm        C
  You know the greatest films of all time were never made

Pre-chorus:
F  C
 I guess you never know, never know
F    C                                      Dm
 And if you wanted me, you really should've showed
    C                                      Dm              C
And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow And it's al
right now

Chorus:
Am    C
  But we were something, don't you think so?
F C                                        Dm
  Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
    C                     Dm C
And if my wishes came true
                    Am C
It would've been you

In my defense, I have none
F C                               Dm
   For never leaving well enough alone
C                       Dm
But it would've been fun
C                           F C
If you would've been the one

Bridge:
   F C
Ooh

Verse 2:
F  C
 I had this dream you're doing cool xxxx
F  C
 Having adventures on your own
F    C                                   F            C
 You meet some woman on the internet and take her home
Dm   C                               Dm
  We never painted by the numbers, baby
    C
But we were making it count
F    C                                       F       C
 You know the greatest loves of all time are over now
F  C
 I guess you never know, never know
F    C                           Am
 And it's another day waking up alone

Chorus:
    C
But we were something, don't you think so?
F C                                        Dm
  Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
    C                     Dm C
And if my wishes came true
                    Am C
It would've been you

In my defense, I have none
F C                               Dm
   For never leaving well enough alone
C                       Dm
But it would've been fun
C                           Am     C
If you would've been the one  I, I,
    F               C
I persist and resist the temptation to ask you
   Dm                C
If one thing had been different
      Dm           C
Would everything be different today?
Am C
   We were something, don't you think so?
F C                                 Dm
  Rose flowing with your chosen family
C                         Dm
And it would've been sweet
C                     Am C
If it could've been me

In my defense, I have none
F C                                 Dm
   For digging up the grave another time
C                       Dm
But it would've been fun
C                           Dm C
If you would've been the one
   Dm C
Ooh
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