When We Were Close
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
2nd traste
BPM: 107
[Intro]
Em G D Em G D D
e|--0-0--0-0--2-2--------0-0--0-0--2-2-----------|
B|--0-0--3-3--3-3--------0-0--3-3--3-3-----------|
G|--0-0--0-0--2-2--------0-0--0-0--2-2--2h4p2p0--|
D|--2-2--0-0--0-0--------2-2--0-0--0-0-----------|
A|--2-2--2-2-------------2-2--2-2----------------|
E|--0-0--3-3-------------0-0--3-3----------------|
[Verse 1]
Em G D
I got a picture of us back when we were close
Em G D
Before we had somebody picking out our clothes
Em G D
But you always dressed in your Sunday best
Em G D
Even when we didn't have nowhere to go
Em G D
I got a picture of us playing in a bar
Em G D
And your shirt cost more than your guitar
Em G D
But you played so heavy and you always let me sing
Em G D
A couple even though you were the star
[Chorus]
C G D
I was the worse of the two of us
C G D
But Rex's Blues wasn't through with us
C G D Am
You were bound for glory and grown to die
C Em G
Oh, but why wasn't I?
D Em G D
Why wasn't I?
[Verse 2]
Em G D
Saw a picture of you laughing with your child
Em G D
And I hope she will remember how you smiled
Em G D
But she probably wasn't old enough, the night somebody sold you stuff
Em G D
That left you on the bathroom tiles
Em G D
Got a picture of you dying in my mind
Em G D
With some ghosts you couldn't bear to leave behind
Em G D
But I can hear your voice ring, as you snap another B-string
Em G D
And you finish off the set with only five
Am C
And for a minute there, you're still alive
[Chorus]
C G D
I was the worse of the two of us
C G D
But Rex's Blues wasn't through with us
C G D Am
You were bound for glory and grown to die
C Em G
Oh, but why wasn't I?
D Em G D
Why wasn't I?
[Solo]
C C G D
C C G D
G D A Am
C
[Verse 3]
C G D
It's not up to me to forgive you
C G D
For the nights that your love had to live through
C G D Am C
Now you'll never need to look me in the eye
[Outro]
C G D
I am the last of the two of us
C G D
But the Fort Worth blues isn't through with us
C G D Am
You've traveled beyond the Great Divide
C Em G
Oh, but why haven't I?
D Em G D
Why haven't I?
Em G D
Em G D
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play When We Were Close
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.