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Telling Myself by Joshua Bassett

Telling Myself chords by Joshua Bassett

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

(F#) = Optional

Verse 1:
Bm
Started out, started out so simple
    A
We were running 'round, running 'round like children
    G
How did we allow, we allow this story
  D    F#
To fall so south?

Bm
What were we, what were we both thinking?
    A
We were so naive, so naive believing
    G
We were still happy, still happy
       D    F# N.C.
How could I ignore my doubts?
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Pre-Chorus:

I keep on telling myself
Bm
We had something

But did we stay together
G
Longer than we should?
            A
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E
Was it really that good?


Chorus:

I keep on telling myself
Bm
It's not what it was
           G
Did we just want to believe

That this was love?
            A
Was it really worth the trouble

That it caused?
          E
Look where we ended up


Post-Chorus:
          Bm
I keep on telling myself
          G
I keep on telling myself
          A
I keep on telling myself
          E
I keep on telling myself, ooh


Verse 2:
Bm
Don't pretend, don't pretend you're all of a sudden
A
Innocent, innocent, my darling
     G
How could you forget, you forget the first half of
  D   (F#)
The story now?


Pre-Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
Bm
We had something

But did we stay together
G
Longer than we should?
            A
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E
Was it really that good?

I keep on telling myself


Bridge:
  G
And now that you're gone
 D        F#
I see it all clearly
  G
And don't get me wrong
 D         F#
I wouldn't change a thing

I keep on telling my


Pre-Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
Bm
We had something

But did we stay together
G
Longer than we should?
            A
Were we just playing pretend

Because we could?
          E
Was it really that good?


Chorus:
N.C.
 I keep on telling myself
Bm
It's not what it was
           G
Did we just want to believe

That this was love?
            A
Was it really worth the trouble

That it caused?
          E
Look where we ended up


Outro:
          Bm
I keep on telling myself
          G
I keep on telling myself
          A
I keep on telling myself
          E
I keep on telling myself, ooh

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