The Magnetic Fields - The Saddest Story Ever Told (1992)
Chords 4/3-2016 by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Standard E
[Intro]
G Gsus4 G [x4]
[Verse 1]
G C G C G D
We used to go out on the summer nights and dance in the neon rain
G C G C G D
We used to hold hands at the movie show but we'll never hold hands again
C G D
Do do do do do come on
C G D
Do do do do do come on
[Chorus]
G D C
Those days are gone
G D C D
You and I were young those summer nights
G D C
You'll see the world
G D C D
Diving for a girl you'll never find
Em D C D
And then we'll quietly grow old, the saddest story ever told
[Interlude]
G Gsus4 G [x4]
[Verse 2]
G C G C G D
Once upon a time we fell in love or at least that's what you said
G C G C G D
You say I can find someone else but I just wish I was dead
C G D
Do do do do do come on
C G D
Do do do do do come on
[Chorus]
G D C
Those days are gone
G D C D
You and I were young those summer nights
G D C
You'll see the world
G D C D
Diving for a girl you'll never find
Em D C D
And then we'll quietly grow old, the saddest story ever told
[Outro]
G Gsus4 G [x4]
Song ends on a G!
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Suggestion for strumming pattern (chords in brackets require a "lighter" stroke)
Beat: 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Down-or Upstroke: D (D) U D (U) D (U)