You Lost Me Forever
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[Intro ]
C C C Em Em Em
Am Am Am F F F
[Verso 1]
C Em
You kept the house, I kept the silence
Am
Both of us knew what that would mean
F
You wore your pride, just like good clothing
C
I wore the cracks, you couldnt see
Em
I gave you days without demanding
Am
I gave you truth without a stage
You gave me words that sounded tender
F C
Then turned your eyes and changed the page
Instrumental
C C Dm Dm Dm G G
[Refrão]
C
You lost me forever
Em
Not in a scream, not in a fight
Am
You lost me slowly
F
One quiet wound at a time
C
You lost me forever
Em
Long before I said goodbye
Dm
Love didnt leave in a moment
G C
It left by losing its light
[Verso 2]
Em
There was no storm to blame the ending
Am
No shattered glass no slamming doors
F
Just little ways you stopped my breathing
C
While saying everything was yours
Em
I learned to speak in lowered volume
Am
To make myself fit into less
F
Until one day I heard it clearly
C
Peace shouldnt feel like loneliness
Instrumental
C C Em Em Em Am Am Am F F F
C C C Em Em Em Am Am Am F F F
[Refrão]
C
You lost me forever
Em
Not when I walk but when I stay
Am F
You lost me trying to love me only halfway
C
You lost me forever
Em
When I forgot my own name
Dm
And I wont call that devotion
G
If all it left me was pain
C
Now the room sounds different at night
Em
Not better just finally mine
Am
I let the window face the morning
F C
I let my heartbeat choose the time
And if you reach for what is missing
Em
Dont dress it up as destiny
Am
Some things dont break, they just go empty
F
Thats what youre made of you and me
Instrumental
C C C Em Em Em Am Am Am F F F
[Verso 3]
C
I wont curse you for your blindness
Em
I wont beg you to recall
F
But there are losses made in daylight
G
That still at last them all
[Refrão]
C
You lost me forever
Em
And thats the truest thing I know
Am F
Not every ending needs a bitter kind of cold
C
You lost me forever
Em
And I dont need to make it cruel
Dm
Its just the price of being careless
G C
With a heart that once chose you
Instrumental
C C Em Em Em Am
Am Am F F F
Outro
F
You didnt break me
C
You just lost me
C Em Em Em Am Am C
How to play You Lost Me Forever
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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.