Happens Every Time
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[Intro ]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Swear it happens every time
Dmaj7
I swear it happens every time
Amaj7
Swear it happens every time
[Verso 1]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Been runnin' down bright lights
Amaj7
Burnin' down a borrowed guitar
Singin' broken-hearted country songs
Dmaj7
It's the same old story
Amaj7
Lettin' that drag talk for me
I regret it in the mornin'
But right now, I don't
Dmaj7
Ohh oh, check the phone one more time
Amaj7
Just a-hopin' that you'll ring it, baby
But you don't
Dmaj7
Yeah, so I end up crossin' lines
Amaj7
Tryin' to find someone to love me 'cause you won't
[Refrão]
Dmaj7
It happens every time
Amaj7
I go try bein' me and you with someone new
Dmaj7
Yeah, girl, it oughta be a crime
Amaj7
To keep on lyin' all the time
like I ain't stuck on you
No, 'cause it just ain't true
Dmaj7
You know that's somethin' I say
You know that's somethin' I do
Amaj7
To get me through it when I'm missin' you
Dmaj7
It happens every time
Amaj7
Swear it happens every time
Yeah
[Verso 2]
dmaj7
We had a two-lane town
Amaj7
In the palm of our hands
dmaj7
Couple Lynchburg lovers, but we let it go (let it go)
Should be rockin' on a porch swing
Amaj7
But I run from a sure thing
Faster than a Mississippi River flows
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Ohhh oh, yeah, you think I learned my lesson
Then quit messin' with fire
Dmaj7
But I just light another smoke
I'll say it, "Done after this"
Amaj7
Till I get drinkin' again
[Refrão]
Dmaj7
I swear it happens every time
Amaj7
I go try bein' me and you with someone new
Dmaj7
Yeah, girl, it oughta be a crime
Amaj7
To keep on lyin' all the time
like I ain't stuck on you
No, 'cause it just ain't true
Dmaj7
You know that's somethin' I say
You know that's somethin' I do
Amaj7
To get me through it when I'm missin' you
Dmaj7
It happens every time
Amaj7
Swear it happens every time
Yeah
[Ponte]
Dmaj7
I love you, then I leave you
Act like I don't need you, baby
Amaj7
I know that I can't keep you
Ain't no way to treat you, baby
Dmaj7
I keep stringin' you along
Amaj7
Just hopin' maybe I could change somehow
But it never works, oh
[Refrão]
Dmaj7
I swear it happens every time
Amaj7
I go try bein' me and you with someone new
Dmaj7
Yeah, girl, it oughta be a crime
Amaj7
To keep on lyin' all the time
like I ain't stuck on you
No, 'cause it just ain't true
Dmaj7
You know that's somethin' I say
You know that's somethin' I do
Amaj7
To get me through it when I'm missin' you
Dmaj7
It happens every time
Amaj7
Swear it happens every time
Yeah
Outro
Dmaj7 Amaj7
How to play Happens Every Time
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The first identified chord is Dmaj7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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