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Gone - Slaid Cleaves

Gone

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CAPO: 3

Intro: F C G Am

C

I was going on twelve, she was just nine

G Am

Passing round her little valentines

C

With the devil dancing there in her eyes

G Am

Teasing, someday she would be my bride

F Am

I said, “You're just a little girl, now, go on”

G

And as soon as I turned around

N.C. Am

There she was, gone

[Refrão]

F

There she was, gone

C

I started thinking 'bout her night and day

G

I started singing a young love song

Am

There she was, gone

C

We're out of school now and she's my girl

G Am

But her restless soul needs to see the world

C

I search for a promise in those dancing eyes

G Am

Would she settle down by my side

F Am

She whispers in my ear, “Babe, you can't hold on”

G

So I opened up my arms

N.C. Am

There she was, gone

[Refrão]

F

There she was, gone

C

I thought about her night and day

G

I was singing a lovesick song

Am

There she was, gone

C

Now we're Mom and Dad, with a girl of our own

G Am

Growing like a weed in this happy home

C

She's got that devil and her mama's blue eyes

G Am

But no one realizes how time flies

F Am

Until the house is still, no more little girl's song

G

One day we turned around

N.C. Am

There she was, gone

INTERLUDE: F C G Am

C

I'm an old man now, she's still my girl

G Am

Spends her days in a long gone world

C

There's a darker devil hiding in her eyes

G Am

Telling her she's someone else's wife

F Am

She looks at me and says, “Mister, what's wrong?”

G

And right before my eyes

N.C. Am

There she was, gone

[Refrão]

F

There she was, gone

C

I was searching for her every day

G

I was singing a worried man's song

Am

But there she was, gone

F

There she was, gone

C

I'll be thinking 'bout her all my days

G

I'll be singing an old love song

Am

There she was, gone

How to play Gone

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is F. 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.

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