The Magnetic Fields - The Saddest Story Ever Told (1992) Chords 4/3-2016 by Jon Malmin ([email protected]) 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! ************************************************************************************************************* 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)
