
For a While
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Tom : F
(intro) C Em Am F C Em Am F
C Em Am F C Em Am F
I feel it leading me, away to I don't know where
C Em Am
F
Bb7 C7M (3rd fret)
I might be back someday, but the people and things will change
Eb Dm C Em Am F
And no one will remember me then
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Don't need no sympathy, for soon I'll forget everything
C Em Am
F
Bb7 C7M (3rd fret)
I feel it fading now, and I see in the eyes of my love
[Refrão]
Eb Dm C Cm
Tears for how it might have been
Ab Gm Csus Cm Ab Gm Csus Cm
It sure felt good for a while, yes it was good for a while
Ab Gm Fm Gm Fm Gm C Em Am F
I found somebody to take my hand to the promised land of your love
[Próxima Parte]
C Em Am F C Em Am F
Now as the night draws in, a dark with no promise of dawn
C Em Am
F
Bb7 C7M (3rd fret)
I feel my eyes grow dim , as I see in the eyes of my love
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
Ab Gm Csus Cm Ab Gm Csus Cm
Yes it was good for a while, it sure felt good for a while
Ab Gm Fm Gm Fm Gm C Em Am F
I found somebody to take my hand to the promised land of your love
( C Em Am F )
(repeat and fade)
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Detected progression: C → Em → Am → F → C → Em → Am → F
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