The Things You Were

Deas Vail

  • A
  • B5
  • D
  • D5
    5
  • D7
  • Dmaj7
  • Em9
  • F#5
  • G
  • G5
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Key: 

[Intro]
   Em9                       Em9  
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|-2h4----4-----4----4---4-|-2h4-
A|-------------------------|-----
E|------3-----3----3----3--|-----
                       G            
E|--------------------|-------------
B|--------------------|-------------
G|--------------------|-------------
D|4-----4--7-7-9-9-7\-|----0----0---
A|--------------------|-------------
E|----3---------------|-3-3--3-3--3-

--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
-0----0----0--|-----0---0----0----
--------------|-------------------
3--3-3--3-3---|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
0----0--| 
--------| 
--3-3---| 


[Verse 1]
   It's making perfect sense why I'm
 putting this one off


Guitar 1
   Em9                       Em9  
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|-2h4----4-----4----4---4-|-2h4-
A|-------------------------|-----
E|------3-----3----3----3--|-----
                       G            
E|--------------------|-------------
B|--------------------|-------------
G|--------------------|-------------
D|4----4----4----4---4|----0----0---
A|--------------------|-------------
E|---3----3----3----3-|-3-3--3-3--3-

--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
-0----0----0--|-----0---0----0----
--------------|-------------------
3--3-3--3-3---|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
0----0--| 
--------| 
--3-3---| 


  I'm going to take that second 
chance, before the day is done      
                    I think to 
myself


   Em9                       Em9  
E|-------------------------|------
B|-------------------------|------
G|-------------------------|------
D|-2h4----4-----4----4---4-|-2h4--
A|-------------------------|------
E|------3-----3----3----3--|------
                       G            
E|-------------------|-------------
B|-------------------|-------------
G|-------------------|-------------
D|---4----4----4---4-|----0----0---
A|-------------------|-------------
E|-3----3----3----3--|-3-3--3-3--3-
                 G
E|--------------|-------------------
B|--------------|-------------------
G|--------------|-------------------
D|-0----0----0--|-----0---0----0----
A|--------------|-------------------
E|3--3-3--3-3---|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
0----0--| 
--------| 
--3-3---| 


  Maybe this is love,         or 
maybe it's something else
Guitar 1


   G                         G    
E|-------------------------|------
B|-------------------------|------
G|-------------------------|------
D|----0----0----0----0----0|----0-
A|-------------------------|------
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-3--
                       Em9          
E|-------------------|--------------
B|-------------------|--------------
G|-------------------|--------------
D|---0----0----0----0|-2h4-4----4---
A|-------------------|--------------
E|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|--------3-----
                 Em9
E|-------------|-------------------
B|-------------|-------------------
G|-------------|-------------------
D|--4----4---4-|-2h4-4----4----4---
A|-------------|-------------------
E|3----3----3--|---------3----3----

E|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|-4----4-| 
A|--------| 
E|3----3--| 


Guitar 2
   D                         D7   
E|------------------------|-------
B|--------------------5-7-|-------
G|-----7------------------|-------
D|---7-----5-7---5-7------|---5-7-
A|-7-----7-----7----------|-7-----
E|------------------------|-------
                        D7          
E|------------5-----|---------------
B|--------------7-5-|---------------
G|------------------|---------------
D|--5-7---7---------|---5-7--5-7-7--
A|7-----7-----------|-7----7----7-7-
E|------------------|---------------
                 D7
E|-------------|--------------------
B|---------5-7-|--------------------
G|-------------|--------------------
D|5-7--5-------|---5-7--5-7-7--5-7--
A|----7--------|-7----7----7-7----7-
E|-------------|--------------------

E|-------| 
B|--8-7--| 
G|-----7-| 
D|5------| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 


[Verse 2]
   I slowly come apart,      and I'm
 trying to let go


Guitar 1
   Em9                       Em9  
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|-2h4----4-----4----4---4-|-2h4-
A|-------------------------|-----
E|------3-----3----3----3--|-----
                       G            
E|--------------------|-------------
B|--------------------|-------------
G|--------------------|-------------
D|4-----4--7-7-9-9-7\-|----0----0---
A|--------------------|-------------
E|----3---------------|-3-3--3-3--3-

--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
-0----0----0--|-----0---0----0----
--------------|-------------------
3--3-3--3-3---|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
0----0--| 
--------| 
--3-3---| 


   What if this is love -- what I 
barely believe in?


Guitar 1
   G                         G
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|----0----0----0----0----0|-----
A|-------------------------|-----
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-3-

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|0---0----0----0----0| 
A|--------------------| 
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| 


Guitar 2
   D                         D7
E|------------------------|-------
B|--------------------5-7-|-------
G|-----7------------------|-------
D|---7-----5-7---5-7------|---5-7-
A|-7-----7-----7----------|-7-----
E|------------------------|-------

E|------------5-----| 
B|--------------7-5-| 
G|------------------| 
D|--5-7---7---------| 
A|7-----7-----------| 
E|------------------| 


[Chorus]
You were ordinary


Guitar 1 & 2
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


'Til you came and saved me
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


This is not what it seems
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


Now you've taken me by surprise and given me new life
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


yeah
   D5
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-7~-------------------------| 
D|-7~-------------------------| 
A|-5~-------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


[Verse 3]
I turned every light on, but I still
 can't find my way

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Guitar 1
   Em9                       Em9  
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|-2h4----4-----4----4---4-|-2h4-
A|-------------------------|-----
E|------3-----3----3----3--|-----
                       G            
E|--------------------|-------------
B|--------------------|-------------
G|--------------------|-------------
D|4-----4--7-7-9-9-7\-|----0----0---
A|--------------------|-------------
E|----3---------------|-3-3--3-3--3-

--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
--------------|-------------------
-0----0----0--|-----0---0----0----
--------------|-------------------
3--3-3--3-3---|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3

--------| 
--------| 
--------| 
0----0--| 
--------| 
--3-3---| 


I forget this, what is love? Well 
today could remind me


Guitar 1
   G                         G
E|-------------------------|-----
B|-------------------------|-----
G|-------------------------|-----
D|----0----0----0----0----0|-----
A|-------------------------|-----
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|-3-3-

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|0---0----0----0----0| 
A|--------------------| 
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-| 


Guitar 2
   D                         D7
E|------------------------|-------
B|--------------------5-7-|-------
G|-----7------------------|-------
D|---7-----5-7---5-7------|---5-7-
A|-7-----7-----7----------|-7-----
E|------------------------|-------

E|-------------5-----| 
B|---------------7-5-| 
G|-------------------| 
D|--5-7---7----------| 
A|7-----7------------| 
E|-------------------| 


[Chorus]
You were ordinary


Guitar 1 & 2
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


'Til you came and saved me
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


This is not what it seems
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


Now you've taken me by surprise and given me new life
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


yeah
   D5
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-7~-------------------------| 
D|-7~-------------------------| 
A|-5~-------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


[Bridge]
Guitar 1 (with delay)


                                  
E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------
                                    
E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------
      It's something I live for..
E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 


Bah bah bah da            bah da ooh
 ooh ooh     Bah bah bad da        
bah da woah
                                    
                                    
      It's something I live for..


E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------

E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 


Bah bah bah da            bah da ooh
 ooh ooh     Bah bah bad da        
bah da woah
                                    
                                    
      It's something I live for..


E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------

E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 


Bah bah bah da            bah da ooh
 ooh ooh     Bah bah bad da        
bah da woah
                                    
                                    
      It's something I live for..


E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------

E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 


Bah bah bah da            bah da ooh
 ooh ooh     Bah bah bad da        
bah da woah
                                    
                                    
      It's something I live for..


E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------

E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 


 Bah bah bah da            bah da 
ooh ooh ooh     Bah bah bad da      
  bah da woah


E|-------17---17-17---17|---17-17-
B|----15----------------|---------
G|-14------14-------14--|-14------
D|----------------------|---------
A|----------------------|---------
E|----------------------|---------

E|17-15-14-----|-------17---17-17-
B|--------17-15|----15------------
G|-------------|-14------14-------
D|-------------|------------------
A|-------------|------------------
E|-------------|------------------

E|--17|---17-17-17-15-14-----| 
B|----|-----------------17-15| 
G|14--|-14-------------------| 
D|----|----------------------| 
A|----|----------------------| 
E|----|----------------------| 



[Chorus]
You were ordinary


Guitar 1 & 2
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


'Til you came and saved me
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


This is not what it seems
   D5                   Dmaj7   
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                  G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


Now you've taken me by surprise and given me new life
   D5                   F#5      
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11|-4-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9-|-2-
E|----------------------------|---
  B5                 G5
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-| 
E|------------------3-3-3-| 


yeah
   D5
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|-7~-------------------------| 
D|-7~-------------------------| 
A|-5~-------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 



[Other]
yeah...


Guitar 1
   D5
E|----------------------------|---
B|----------------------------|---

E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 



G|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

D|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

A|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|


E|----------------------------|---

E|-------------------------| 


                                    
               Given me new life


Guitar 2 (with delay)

E|---17--17--17--17-----------|-
B|----------------------------|-
G|-14--14--14--14-------------|-
D|----------------------------|-
A|----------------------------|-
E|----------------------------|-

E|--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 


 yeah.


Guitar 2 (with delay)              
E|---17--17--17--17--17--17--17--
B|-------------------------------
G|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------
                           Given me n
E|17|---17--17--17--17--17--17--17--
B|--|-------------------------------
G|--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14
D|--|-------------------------------
A|--|-------------------------------
E|--|-------------------------------

17|-17~-----------------------------| 
--|---------------------------------| 
--|---------------------------------| 
--|---------------------------------| 
--|---------------------------------| 
--|---------------------------------| 


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