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Dear Younger Me (G Major)
Artist: MercyMe    Genre: Christian Rock    Roman Numerals: I, ii, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 1
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, where do I start?
If [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I could tell you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] everything that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I have learned so far
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Then you could		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be one step ahead
Of [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] all the painful		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] memories still		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] running thru my head
I [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] wonder how much		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] different things		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] would be
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me,

Instrumental
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Verse 2
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, I cannot decide.
Do I [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] give some speech a-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bout how to get the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] most out of your life
Or do I go [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] deep and try to change
The [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] choices that you’ll		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] make cuz they’re		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] choices that made me
And [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] even though I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love this		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] crazy life
Some- [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] times I wish it		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] was a smoother		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ride
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, dear younger		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Instrumental
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Bridge
Oh if [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] I knew then what		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I know now
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Condemnation would’ve had no power
My [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] joy my pain would’ve		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] never been		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] my worth
If [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] I knew then what		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I know now
Would’ve [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] not been hard to figure out
What [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I would’ve changed if		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I had heard

Verse 3
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, It’s not your fault
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] You were never meant to carry		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] this beyond the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cross, Lord
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Dear younger		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Outro 1
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] holy
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] righteous
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one of the redeemed
Set a- [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] part a brand new heart
Oh [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you are free indeed

Outro 2
And every [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mountain every valley
Thru each [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heartache you will see
Every [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] moment brings you closer
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] To who		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you were meant to be
Dear younger [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, dear younger		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
REPEAT Outro 1

Outro 1*
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] holy
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] righteous
You are [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one of the redeemed
Set a- [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] part a brand new heart
Oh [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you are free indeed		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
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