How Things End
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Intro
C Em C Em Fmaj7
[Verso 1]
C Em
I hope that you know
C Em
There's no hate in my heart
Fmaj7 E
I still think about you once or twice
Fmaj7 C
Pieces of your old advice
Em/B
But I know that we'll grow
C Em/B
Older and older with new pain on our shoulders
Fmaj7 E Fmaj7 C
But I hope that we won't
Refrain
Em C
Yes, guess I was a little obsessed when we met
(C)
Left a new ache in my chest
Fmaj7 C/E F
I know now, I know now
C
We'd be in love
Em Fmaj7
[Verso 2]
C Em/B
I hope that you know
C Em/B
I've been starting things out
F C/E
I don't need to be the one who's right
Fmaj7 C
Starting up and need this fight
(C)
But I know that I'll go
Em/B
Looking over my shoulder, thinking over and over
Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Cm C
That I hope that you won't
Refrain
(C) Em/B
Sometimes I still get a bit stressed
C Em/B
When I see you moving on with an ache in my chest
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 F
I know now, I know now
C
This is how things end
Outro
Em C Cmaj7
This is how it ends
C Fmaj7
You're just the morning
C
Of my life
(C)
This is how it ends
C/E Fmaj7
You're just the morning
C
Of my- Where do I
C/E Fmaj7
Go now? I've been emptied out
C
A quiet house, a woman
How to play How Things End
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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.