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Person I Should Have Been

James Morrison
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Em
E|------------------------------------|--------0-2---3---2---0-----0-2-|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|------0-----------------4-------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|----0---------------------------|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|2-------------------------------|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 3x
B7
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|--------5-----------------4---------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|------5-----5---5-------2-----2---2-|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|--(5)---------3-----(4)---------4---|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|3-----------------2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em
E|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
B|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
G|0---0---0-2-0---0---0-2-0----|
D|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
A|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
E|0---0---0-0-0---2---0-0-0----|
   u  u  i'm gonna start again...
 CHORDS
 320033/355433
 I'm gonna start again
 This world  I painted black
 Just needs some colour
I'm  gonna live my life  like the other
Person  I should have been
 I ain't tapping out, no no no no
 To this dark  and twisted dream
 That's kept me living
 I pray  to my soul
 To keep  it's fire burning
 And when it does
I'm  gonna let it shine
 I'll make the best  of this life I've  got left
Got  no time for no  regrets
 Gonna show  you just what  I can be
 The person  I should have been
 And it might take time, take time
 Coz this life  has taken it  right out of me
I  wanna change my perspective  of reality
Be  a much better version  of me
 The person  I should have been
 I make the best  of this life I've  got left
Put  my sincerity to  the test
 Wake up  my senses finally
 The water  washes me clean
 What  shouldn't have been has all  been done
 If  I don't get a grip
 Then the world  has won
Making  me think that I'll  never be
 The  person I should have been
 Who am I now?
 A lonely  man that's fallen  down
 No I can't change
 The past  that time has all  burned out
 But I know  somewhere  inside of me
 Is the person I  could have been
 Make the best  of this life I've  got left
Got  no time for no  regrets
 Gonna show  you just what I  can be
 The person  I should have been
 What  shouldn't have been has all  been done
 If  I don't get a grip
 Then the world  has won
Making  me think that I'll  never be
 The  person I should have been
 I said the  person,  person  I should have been
 The person, person  I should have  been
 The person  I should have been
 I said the  person, person  I should have  been

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Readable chord sheet for Person I Should Have Been by James Morrison

[Am]                [B7]                 [Em]
E|------------------------------------|--------0-2---3---2---0-----0-2-|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|------0-----------------4-------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|----0---------------------------|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|2-------------------------------|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 3x

 [Am]                 [B7]                  [C]                [B7]
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-----------------4---------|--------5-----------------4---------|
G|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-|------5-----5---5-------2-----2---2-|
D|--(2)---------------(4)---------4---|--(5)---------3-----(4)---------4---|
A|0-------------0---2-----------------|3-----------------2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

 [Em]
E|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
B|0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0----|
G|0---0---0-2-0---0---0-2-0----|
D|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
A|2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2----|
E|0---0---0-0-0---2---0-0-0----|
  [D]   [D]   [D] u [D]   [D]   [D] u [D]       i'm gonna start again...

CHORDS
[G]      320033/355433

I'm gonna start ag[Em]ain
This [Am]world I painted [B7]black
Just needs some [Em]colour
[Am]I'm gonna live my [B7]life like the [C]other
[B7]Person I should have [Em]been

I ain't tapping out, no no no no
To this [Am]dark and twisted [B7]dream
That's kept me [Em]living
I [Am]pray to my soul
To [B7]keep it's fire [C]burning
And when it [C#dim]does
[B7]I'm gonna let it sh[Em]ine

I'll make the [Am]best of this life [Em]I've got left
[B7]Got no time for [Em]no regrets
Gonna [Am]show you just what[G] I can be
The [B7]person I should have [Em]been

And it might take time, take time
Coz this [Am]life has taken [B7]it right out of [Em]me
[Am]I wanna change my [B7]perspective of [G]reality
[A]Be a much [G]better [C]version of me
The [B7]person I should have [Em]been
I make the [Am]best of this life [Em]I've got left
[B7]Put my sincerity [Em]to the test
Wake [Am]up my senses [G]finally
The [B7]water washes me [Em]clean

What[Am] shouldn't have been has [Em]all been done
If[B7] I don't get a grip
Then the [Em]world has won
[Am]Making me think that I'll[G] never be
The[B7] person I should have [Em]been
Who am I no[Am]w?
A [B7]lonely man that's [Em]fallen down
No I can't [Am]change
The [B7]past that time has [Em]all burned out
But I [C]know som[C#dim]ewhere inside of [A7]me
Is the [Am]person [B7]I could have b[Em]een
Make the [Am]best of this life [Em]I've got left
[B7]Got no time for [Em]no regrets
Gonna [Am]show you just what [G]I can be
The [B7]person I should have [Em]been

What[Am] shouldn't have been has [Em]all been done
If[B7] I don't get a grip
Then the [Em]world has won
[Am]Making me think that I'll[G] never be
The[B7] person I should have [Em]been
I said the[Am] person[Em],   pe[B7]rson I should have b[Em]een
The [Am]person,[Em]      [B7]person I should have[Em] been
The [Am]person [Em]      [B7]  I should have [Em]been
I said the[Am] person[Em],     [B7]person I should have[Em] been

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