I Used To Have It All
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Intro:
Ab Fm Bbm Cm
Db C
Intro (x2):
Ab Fm
Ab Fm
I remember how I used to feel
Ab
Things just seemed so sweet
Fm
Now they don't
Ab
And it's so hard to see
Fm
I remember how I used to be
Ab
Now it's all just changed
Fm Bbm
And I'm cold in the grave
Ab Fm Cm
It's like I won't ever be the same, no
Now I'm alone
Db
But I used to have it all
Cm Bbm Fm Bbm
But now, I'm slipping and I'm falling down
Db
Them days seem so close
Ab Bbm C Bbm Ab Fm
But somehow they've gooooooooooone sooooooo far away
Ab
See something just ain't right
Fm
See your government kill others
Ab
For a wage that's how we waste life
I bleed, you bleed, we bleed together
Fm
Getting lost up in the system
That teaches us to be separate
Ab
Easier and ignorant when we're locked up in sections
Fm
As one, we're strong, hold on, never let up
Ab
I'm fed up living in this world
Fm
Where they tell us we're nothing
Without money to show and to represent us
Bbm
But damn my skin color
Cause we're still brothers and sisters
Don't let them tell you any different.
Ab
We so happy In this fiction
Fm
But the reality is cold
Now its so hard to live in
Cm
But this prison is killing
Everything within us
Db
But I used to have it all
Cm Bbm Fm Bbm
But now, I'm slipping and I'm falling down
Db
Them days seem so close
Ab Bbm C Fm
But somehow they've goooooooone so far away
C
So far away
Bbm
Yeah ooooooooooooooo
Db
But I used to have it all
Cm Bbm Fm Bbm
But now, I'm slipping and I'm falling down
Db
Them days seem so close
Ab Bbm C Fm
But somehow they've goooooooone so far away
Db
But I used to have it all
Cm Bbm Fm Bbm
But now, I'm slipping and I'm falling down
Db
Them days seem so close
Ab Bbm C Fm
But somehow they've goooooooone so far away
How to play I Used To Have It All
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Ab. 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.