Key: G Major
Tempo: ~76 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
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Chords (Verse & Chorus):
G – D – Em – C
Chords (Bridge):
Em – C – G – D
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Intro:
(Piano only – soft, slow, emotional)
G – D – Em – C
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Verse 1:
G
You’re in a different hallway now
D
Different faces, different crowd
Em
And I’m still walking through my days
C
Like your name’s a background sound
G
We used to share the same routine
D
Same bells, same time, same air
Em
Now I don’t know who you’ve become
C
And that’s the part that’s not fair
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Pre-Chorus:
G
I don’t see you, don’t run into you
D
Don’t even get the chance
Em
To pretend that we’re still something
C
In a passing glance
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Chorus:
G
You’re across town, out of reach
D
But somehow still so close to me
Em
In every song, in every night
C
In every “are you doing alright?”
G
I thought space would make it fade
D
But it just stretched the pain
Em
Now I’m missing you in places
C
You’ve never been
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Verse 2:
G
I wonder if your new friends know
D
The way you laugh, the way you lie
Em
If they get the better version
C
Or the one I said goodbye to
G
Do you ever think about me
D
When your day slows down at night
Em
Or did you leave me in the past
C
Like I was easy to rewrite?
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Pre-Chorus:
G
‘Cause I’m still holding conversations
D
That we’ll never get to have
Em
Saying things into the silence
C
Hoping somehow they’ll land
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Chorus:
G
You’re across town, out of reach
D
But somehow still so close to me
Em
In every song, in every night
C
In every “are you doing alright?”
G
I thought space would make it fade
D
But it just stretched the pain
Em
Now I’m missing you in places
C
You’ve never been
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Bridge:
(Strip everything back – just piano)
Em
If I saw you, would it feel the same?
C
Or would we just be strangers now?
G
Would I recognize your smile
D
Or the way you say my name out loud?
Em
I don’t know you anymore
C
But I still miss you like I do
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Final Chorus:
(Full emotion – add beat, bass, harmonies)
G
You’re across town, out of reach
D
But you’re still a part of me
Em
Not in touch, not in sight
C
But you’re in every quiet night
G
Maybe one day I’ll let go
D
Maybe I won’t need to know
Em
Who you are when I’m not there
C
Or if you ever even cared
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Outro:
(Soft fade – piano only)
G
Different schools, different lives
D
Same feeling I can’t untie
Em
C
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Production Notes:
- Start with piano only
- Add soft beat in pre-chorus
- Add bass + full beat in chorus
- Drop beat in bridge
- Add reverb to vocals for emotional/distant feel
- Keep vocals soft and natural (not over-sung)
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