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Key
C Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
C · G · Am · F
Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.
Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
C G
How do we go back to friends
Am F
After everything we’ve been
C G
How do I pretend
Am F
That I don’t love you like that
Chorus
C G
Can we go back to friends
Am F
Like we were at the start
C
Can we go back to friends
G Am F
When you already have my heart
C G
I don’t think we can go back
Am F C
Not after all of that
Verse 2
C G
I see you in the hallway
Am F
And I can’t even breathe
C G
How do we go backwards
Am F
When you mean the world to me