Terrible Things Uke tab by Mayday Parade

4 Chords used in the song: C, Am, F, G

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Year:  2009
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Key: C, AmChords and Tablature
[Capo 1st Fret]

[Intro]
A---------|
E---0-----|
C-0---2---|
G---------|

A---------|
E---1-0---|
C-0-------|
G---------|

A-------------------|
E----0-1-0----------|
C-0-2-----2-0-2/4-2-|
G-------------------|

[Continue Intro for whole song, or use the chords]

C chordC Am chordAm
By the time I was your age I?d give anything to fall in love truly
F chordF
was all I could think, that?s when I met your mother the girl of my dreams,
G chordG
the most beautiful woman that I?d ever seen.
C chordC
She said, ?oeBoy can I tell you a wonderful thing??
Am chordAm
?oeI can?t help but notice you staring at me,
F chordF
I know I shouldn?t say this, but I really believe,
G chordG
I can tell by your eyes that you?re in love with me.?

F chordF G chordG Am chordAm F chordF G chordG
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.

C chordC
Now most of the time we?d have too much to drink
Am chordAm
and we?d laugh at the stars and share everything.
F chordF
Too young to notice and too dumb to care,
G chordG
love was a story that couldn?t compare.
C chordC
I said girl can I tell you a wonderful thing?
Am chordAm
?oeI made you a present with paper and string,
F chordF
open with care now, I?m asking you please,
G chordG
you know that I love you, will you marry me??

F chordF G chordG Am chordAm F chordF G chordG
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.
F chordF G chordG Am chordAm F chordF G chordG
You?ll learn one day, and I hope and I pray that God shows you differently.

C chordC
She said, ?oeBoy can I tell you a terrible thing?
Am chordAm
?oeIt seems that I?m sick and I?ve only got weeks.
F chordF
Please don?t be sad now, I really believe,
G chordG
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.?

F chordF G chordG Am chordAm
Slow, so slow, I fell to the ground on my knees.

C chordC
So don?t fall in love there?s just too much to lose
Am chordAm
if you?re given the choice, I?m begging you choose to
F chordF
walk away, walk away,
G chordG
don?t let it get you, I can?t bare to see the same happen to you.

F chordF G chordG Am chordAm F chordF G chordG
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.

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Ahhh! This is beautifully accurate and I love playing the last six lines!
01 Aug 2019
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