(bass line playing separate notes:) C A F G
C Am F G
C Am
There was a time when I could sing and I could dance
C
With a perfect mind and I would always take a chance
G
But now I realize that today is different
C
It is so different than yesterday
Am
There was a place when I could sing this song
C
A perfect song where nothing could go wrong
And now the place that I am
G
It is so different it is so different
F C G
I tried to sing a song for you
Am F
And now I realize that it’s gone
C G
I tried to live my life for you
C
And now I realize that it’s gone
Am
I realize that it’s gone
F
I realize that it’s gone
G
I realize that it’s gone
C
I realize that it’s gone
C Am
I loved but now I run away
C
I lived but now I see the day
G C
As just another desperate way to change the way I’m living today
Am
The love you see inside of me
C
Is not mine but it comes from the only
G
God that will let you live your life
And now I don’t have to change
F C G
I tried to sing a song for you
Am F
And now I realize that it’s gone
C G
I tried to live my life for you
C
And now I realize that it’s gone
Am
I realize that it’s gone
F
I realize that it’s gone
G
I realize that it’s gone
C
I realize that it’s gone
Bb F C
You say that you can save the day save the day
Bb F
So hear me when I say
C
Come on down and save me now
Bb F C
You say that you can take what’s gone take what’s gone
Bb F G
And turn it into a song
F C G
I tried to sing a song for you
Am F
And now I realize that it’s gone
C G
I tried to live my life for you
C
And now I realize that it’s gone
Am
I realize that it’s gone
F
I realize that it’s gone
G
I realize that it’s gone
C
I realize that it’s gone
C Am F G
C