Always Been You
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C G
Tell my friends that I don't need you
Em D
Last time we spoke was spring break in that see-through
C G
Conversation we had in the ocean with them waves
Em D
Brought me down, down, down
C G
I need you more than I need me
Em D
Turned 25, and I feel that I'm peaking
C G
You're in Detroit, when I call you, you're sleeping
Em D
That's bringing me down, down, down
C G
Ooooh
D Em
Am I wasting my breath?
C G
Ooooh
D Em
You're not even upset
Em D C
When's the last time that you called me just to say hi?
Em G D
Claiming that you don't remember things that I said to you
C
Acting all sly, sly
Em G
Am I supposed to say that I'm thriving?
D C Em
That I got girls on the side? 'Cause I don't
G
It's always been you
Em
Yeah, I don't
D
It's always been you
C G
Message you, but it's a typo
Em D
Telling your friends that I'm acting all psycho
C G
Got my attention when you call me Michael
Em D
That's bringing me down, down, down
C G
Remember nights when you undressed
Em D
Valley to Venice, top down with your sundress
C G
Then I say one thing that makes you so upset
Em D
That brings you down, down, down
C G
Ooooh
D Em
Am I wasting my breath?
C G
Ooooh
D Em
You're not even upset
Em D C
When's the last time that you called me just to say hi?
Em G D
Claiming that you don't remember things that I said to you
C
Acting all sly, sly
Em G
Am I supposed to say that I'm thriving?
D C Em
That I got girls on the side? 'Cause I don't
G
It's always been you
Em
Yeah, I don't
D
It's always been you
Em Am
For some reason, you don't think
C Bm D
That you're the one for me, for me
Em Am
For some reason, you don't think
C Bm D
That you're the one for me, for me
Em D C
When's the last time that you called me just to say hi? (Just to say hi?)
Em D
Claiming that you don't remember things that I said to you
C
Acting all sly, sly (Acting all sly)
G
Am I supposed to say that I'm thriving?
D Em
That I got girls on the side? 'Cause I don't (I don't)
G
It's always been you
Em
Yeah, I don't
D
It's always been you
How to play Always Been You
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.