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Saddest Song

Alec Benjamin

PopMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
Em
Bm×
A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Verse: 1 
G                            Em 
I know this is coming to an end 
Bm                                A 
Aware of all the pain that will ensue 
     G                              Em 
And when it leaves a hole inside my chest 
    Bm                            A 
Im not sure how I'll cover up the wound 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
  G         Em            Bm 
My body's filled with my regret 
      A 
And sorrow 
 G       Em                Bm  A 
Gloomy symphonies fill my head, mhh 
 
 
 
G                     Em 
Tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
     Bm                            A 
To cleanse me of your memory and mend me when you're gone 
G                  Em 
I can feel we're barely holding on 
       Bm                                 A 
So tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
G                 Em 
And maybe when I play it in my room 
Bm                                A 
I won't feel so empty when I'm thinking about you 
G                  Em 
I can feel we're barely holding on 
       Bm                                 A 
So tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
 G   Em      Bm   A 
Mhh-mh, mhh, Mhh-mh 
 
Verse: 2 
 G                             Em 
Maybe you'll be on your way to work 
     Bm                                   A 
And hear it when you're driving down the street 
 G                                     Em 
And maybe then you'll wanna make things work 
     Bm                           A 
And tell me that you never wanna leave 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 
  G         Em            Bm 
My body's filled with my regret 
      A 
And sorrow 
 G       Em                Bm  A 
Gloomy symphonies fill my head, mhh 
 
 
 
G                     Em 
Tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
     Bm                            A 
To cleanse me of your memory and mend me when you're gone 
G                  Em 
I can feel we're barely holding on 
       Bm                                 A 
So tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
G                 Em 
And maybe when I play it in my room 
Bm                                A 
I won't feel so empty when I'm thinking about you 
G                  Em 
I can feel we're barely holding on 
       Bm                                 A 
So tonight I think I'll write the saddest song 
 G   Em      Bm   A 
Mhh-mh, mhh, Mhh-mh 
 G   Em      Bm   A 
Mhh-mh, mhh, Mhh-mh  
          
 

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Chord set

G · Em · Bm · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.