City and Colour – Meant To Be (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 5 Video Lesson
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Chords

These are the main chords for the song. Hammer on/off strings as per typical Dallas Green style. 4th fret for the acoustic performance version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRcBQu8EwCs G5 3550xx Fsus2 1330xx Em 022000 C/G 332010 D/A* 554030 (Dadd4add9/A) G 32003x [Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------0--------0-------------|
G|-0---0-----0---0---------0-------0----------0--------0----0-----0--|
D|-5---------5---------3-------3----------------------------2-----0--|
A|-5-5---5---5-5---5---3-3---3-3-3---3--5/7--------3-----2--3-----3--|
E|-3-3---3---3-3---3---1-1---1-1-1---1--0---0---0--0-0---0--3-----3--|
G5 Fsus2 Em C/G [Verse 1]
      G
When I grew up

      Em       C/G
I had big city dreams

                  G
I wondered if the Bible was wrong

                   Em            C/G
What the hell were they teaching me?

      G
I was lost in thought

                Em       C/G
And I could not hide it

                           G
But the sun - it kept on risin'

             Em          C/G
So, I played along
[Chorus 1]
                     G5
But now that you're gone and

                      Fsus2
And I write down this song

            Em                            C/G
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be

                      G5
The church bells they ring

                          Fsus2
You can hear the mourners sing

           Em
They still believe

                       C/G
This is how it's meant to be
[Verse 2]
    G
The wheels touch down

          Em          C/G
All I can see is your face

           G
Amidst the noise of the lights

                     Em          C/G
The last thing on my mind was my faith

             G
And then the morning came

                    Em       C/G
And the sun started rising

                  G
But I was missing my friend

                   Em        C/G
So, how do I carry on?
[Chorus 2]
                       G5
'Cause now that you're gone and

                      Fsus2
And I write down this song

            Em                            C/G
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be

                      G5
The church bells they ring

                          Fsus2
You can hear the mourners sing

           Em
They still believe

                          C/G
This is how it's meant to be
[Bridge]
Em                                    G
Like a mother bird crying out for its young

               D/A*                            C/G
I will sing it loud with all the might in my lungs
[Chorus 3]
                  G5
'Cause now that you're gone and

                      Fsus2
And I write down this song

            Em                            C/G
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be

                      G
The church bells they ring

                          Fsus2
You can hear the mourners sing

           Em
They still believe

                          C/G
This is how it's meant to be
[Outro]
   G     Fsus2    Em     C/G
Hey         Oh

                      G5         Fsus2   Em  C/G  G
Oh how it's meant to be, yeah