26
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[Verso 1]
B F#
Can I tell you a story
D#m C#
'Bout a boy who broke his own heart?
B F#
And he always blamed everybody else
D#m C#
But the truth is that he did it to himself
B F#
He made a couple songs and they got big
D#m C#
Thought that he could do whatever he wanted
B F# D#m C#
But it all left him with a hole in his heart
[Pré-Refrão]
B F# D#m C#
Ooh-ooh-ooh, money buys you happiness
B F# D#m C#
But ooh-ooh-ooh, it doesn't buy you time
[Refrão]
B F#
The more that I get older
D#m C#
The less I wanna be sober
B F#
And I can't quit, goddamnit
D#m C#
Maybe I'm just broken
B F#
And I'll never admit it
D#m C#
That I wish that I was younger
B F# D#m
Yeah, twenty-six and rich
C# B
How the hell did it come to this?
[Verso 2]
F#
And I wish I could tell you
D#m C#
Everything is perfect, but it's not
B F#
I was starin' at the ceilin' for like ten days
D#m C#
But I'm pretty sure that I forgot
B F#
What it's like to be a person that doesn't think
D#m C#
That everything he does just sucks
B F# D#m C#
Oh it's a perfect world until it's not
[Pré-Refrão]
B F# D#m C#
Ooh-ooh-ooh, money buys you happiness
B F# D#m C#
But ooh-ooh-ooh, it doesn't buy you time
[Refrão]
B F#
The more that I get older
D#m C#
The less I wanna be sober
B F#
And I can't quit, goddamnit
D#m C#
Maybe I'm just broken
B F#
And I'll never admit it
D#m C#
That I wish that I was younger
B F# D#m
Yeah, twenty-six and rich
C#
How the hell did it come to this?
B F#
The more that I get older
D#m C#
The less I wanna be sober
B F# D#m
Yeah, twenty-six and rich
C# F#
How the hell did it come to this?
How to play 26
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.