Originally in F#, I play in A
Intro
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Vox on the 3 on “once”
A |
Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago |
E |
I was in your sights, you got me alone |
F#m | D | |
You f | ound me, you found me, you | found me-e-e-e-e-e |
A | |
I g | uess you didn’t care, and I guess liked that |
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And | when I fell hard, you took a step back |
F#m | D | |
With | out me, without me, with | out me-e-e-e-e-e |
A | E | F#m |
And he’s long | gone, when he’s next to | me and I |
D | |
Realize | the blame is on me |
F#m | D | E | |
‘Cause | I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
F#m | D | E |
Flew me to | places I’d never be | en |
A | E | |
‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on | me now- | ow |
D | E | |
Flew me to | places I never bee | n |
A | F#m | |
Now I’m | lyin’ on the cold hard g | round |
Vox on the high 6 of the major key on the first “oh”... that’s a D# in the original key (!!!)
All the “troubles” are 2 1 of the major key
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
A |
No apologies, he’ll never see you cry |
E | |
Pre | tends he doesn’t know, that he’s the reason why |
F#m | D | |
You’re | drowning, you’re drowning, you’re | drowning-e-e-e-ing |
A | |
And I | heard you moved on, from whispers on the street |
E | |
A | new notch in your belt, is all I’ll ever be |
F#m | D | |
And | now I see, now I see, | now I see-e-e-e-e |
A | E | F#m |
He was long | gone, when he met | me |
D | |
And I realiz | e, the joke is on me, yeah |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
F#m | D | E |
Flew me to | places I never be | en |
A | E | |
‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
F#m | Bm | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on | me now- | ow |
Bm | E | |
Flew me to | places I’d never bee | n |
A | F#m | |
Now I’m | lyin’ on the cold hard g | round |
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
Let ring
Vox on 5 1 1 of the chord on “saddest fear”
D | F#m | |
And the | saddest fear, comes | creepin’ in |
D | |
That you | never loved me or her |
E | |
Or | anyone, or anything, yeah yeah |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on m | e now-o | w |
F#m | D | E |
Flew me to | places I never be | en (never been) |
A | E | |
‘Till you | put me | down, oh |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (you were right there) |
A | E | F#m | |
So | shame on | me now- | ow |
D | E | |
Flew me to | places I’d never bee | n (oooh) |
A | F#m | |
Now I’m | lyin’ on the cold hard g | round |
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
F#m | D | E | A | E |
Oh, | oh | oh, trouble, | trouble, | trouble |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (trouble, trouble, trouble) |
F#m | D | E |
I knew you were | trouble when you walked | in (trouble, trouble, trouble) |