The Distance That Took You Away Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays386

The Distance That Took You Away by Saywecanfly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			Intro 

Verse 
G          D               Em      D 
  I know I love you but I won't 
G            D                  Em      D 
  Tell you a thing in case you don't 
G             D              Em    D 
  I know I miss you, but it's okay. 
G              D                  Em 
  I don't get depressed when I am lonely 


Chorus 
           C                           G 
But I just need something to calm my nerves. 
        D                                      Em 
Preferably a cigarette, or something just as absurd 
        C                       G 
Or maybe I want my anxiety to stay 
              D                                Em 
'Cause In the end, it's all I have to ease the pain, 
          D                     G 
Of the distance that took you away 


Instrumental 
G D Em D (x2) 


Verse 
G             D                 Em     D 
  I'll take a drink because I'm lost 
G                   D                Em     D 
  Trapped somewhere deep inside my thoughts 
G                  D             Em      D 
  But, if for some reason you forget 
G                   D             Em 
  Well, I'll just remember you instead 


Chorus 
           C                           G 
But I just need something to calm my nerves. 
        D                                      Em 
Preferably a cigarette, or something just as absurd 
        C                       G 
Or maybe I want my anxiety to stay 
              D                                Em 
'Cause In the end, it's all I have to ease the pain, 
          D                     G 
Of the distance that took you away 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante