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[Verso 1]
G
Crazy to think that if we went back to the middle
D
I would've drove a hundred, maybe hundred thousand miles
Em
You were my best friend
C
I was twenty, young, you made me smile
G
And then I lost you
D
I, I didn't love you, but
[Pré-Refrão]
Em
You stood there, 23
C
With your buzz cut
G
Bike with your helmet on
D
And you tower over me
Em
I get drunk in your car
C
Then you play that song
G
When, why, what will I do?
D
When every song that I write's about you
[Refrão]
G
When will I find
D
The strength to move on?
Em
When in the first place
C
I was wrong
G
You weren't mine
D
To begin with
Em
You never felt
C
The same
G
Three years and no one
D
Competes with
Em
The way that you
C
Played your game
[Verso 2]
G
Now I'm sitting all alone, just waiting for someone
D
To come and pick up all the pieces that you've left undone
Em
But now I realize that "someone" might as well be me
C
I'm so much wiser now that I'm the one who's 23
[Pré-Refrão]
Em
Cause you stood there, 23
C
With your buzz cut
G
Now I've got your helmet on
D
Take a glimpse at you and me
Em
And I know, that in time
C
This will all be gone
G
When, why, what will I do?
D
When every song that I write's about you
[Refrão]
G
When will I find
D
The strength to move on?
Em
When in the first place
C
I was wrong
G
You weren't mine
D
To begin with
Em
You never felt
C
The same
G
Three years and no one
D
Competes with
Em
Whatever you call our
C
Great renounce
[Ponte]
G
Our broken vows
D
I sing this song
Em
With my heart still longing
C
For your love
G
I wasn't enough
D
Even with her
Em
Out of the picture
C
You still couldn't
G
(No you can't)
D
And you still wouldn't
Em
(And you won't)
C
Spare a gaze onto my way
Outro
G
Now this is just a song
D
'Bout a guy long gone
Em
And I can't say your name
C
But all I can say is
G
When, why, what will I do?
D
Every song that I write's about you
Em
When will I find the strength to move on?
C
When in the first place I was wrong
G
You weren't mine to begin with
D
(No, you were never mine)
Em
You never felt the same
C
(Nevermind, nevermind)
G
Three years and no one competes with
D
The way that you played your game
Em
You weren't mine to begin with
C
You never felt the same
G
Three years and no one competes with
D
The way that you played your
How to play 23
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.