History
Matthew Mayfield
Recoil (2016)
Chords below are in standard tuning. Matthew plays this song tuned down a
whole step though. Scroll to the end below to see what the chords are in
the tuning he uses.
[Intro]
F - Bb - F - C
F - Bb - F - C - F
[Verse 1]
F Bb
Never thought it would end up this way
F C
Never thought it'd be true
F Bb
I've always known that love is gambling
F C F
Just never thought I could lose on you
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
And how do I move
Dm
Now that you've moved on?
Bb
And how do I fight
Dm
now that you're long gone?
Bb
And how do I dream
F F/E Bb
now that you don't believe?
[Chorus]
C F
Say goodbye we're history
Bb F C
Yeah, we're history
[Verse 2]
F Bb
All the reasons I had faith in you
F C
All the meaning behind
F Bb
Every season that I spent with you
F C F
I never thought you would cross the line
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
And how do you feel
Dm
when you walk into the door?
Bb
and how do you look
Dm
in the mirror anymore?
Bb
And how do you toss
F F/E Bb
the idea of you and me?
[Chorus]
C F
Say goodbye we're history
Bb F
Yeah, we're history
C F
Mmhhmmm
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Key of F
Verses: I - IV - I - V - I - IV - I - V - I
Pre-Chorus: IV - vi - IV - vi - IV - I - vii - IV
Chorus: V - I - IV - I - V
Matthew's tuning is one whole step down (D-G-C-F-A-d)
Verses: G - C - G - D - G - C - G - D - G
Pre-Chorus: C - Dm - C - Dm - C - G - G/F# - C
Chorus: D - G - C - G - D
Standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e):
Verses: F - Bb - F - C - F - Bb - F - C - F
Pre-Chorus: Bb - Dm - Bb - Dm - Bb - F - F/E - Bb
Chorus: C - F - Bb - F - C
