The Longest Year – Meant To Be chords

[Intro]
C D F (2x)

[Verse 1]
C        D              FFirst John was a dreamer from Californi-a
C    D           FHe told me I was pretty, said that we should run away
Eb     Bb                     F           Gm         G     C D F (2x)But he was just a high school dropout, oh what would momma say?

[Chorus 1]
             F           C                 G           CHe showed me how to keep a secret and be a grown up at sixteen
          F            C            GTaught me how to kiss a man, how to stumble, how to dream
              F              C           G                 AmBut I saw the writing on the wall and it broke my heart to read
Am7       F                   F7                     C D F (2x)We weren't meant to be forever, but we were meant to be

[Verse 2]
C         D           FNext John was a father who was really a lost son
C  D             FHe told me I was something, said that I could be someone
Eb      Bb         F                Gm        G       C D F (2x)We sang Billy Joel together and I believed he was the One

[Chorus 2]
             F              C            G              CHe taught me how to give it all, made me think it was a trade
            F                  C              GAnd I found out that sometimes distance makes everything change
           F              C              G                   AmHe saw the writing on the wall, broke my heart, and took his leave
Am7       F                   F7                    C D F (2x)We weren't meant to be forever, but we were meant to be

[Verse 3]
C          D           FThird John was a vision with a gentle, healing smile
C      D          FHe was perfect on paper and we were perfect for a while
Ebm          Bbm              Fm          G                C D F (2x)But he spent our best days in doubt and I spent them in denial

[Chorus 3]
F                 C        G                CFourth John was a charmer, Fifth John was a mess
             F               C                     GHeartbreak's not my favorite teacher but she's the one I learn from best
           F              C             G            AmShe keeps writing on that wall truths I struggle to receive
     Am7     FWhen it's not meant to be forever
            F7                 G         C D F (2x)But we were meant to be together, (oh...)

[Final Chorus]
F                     C                 G      Am Am7 FThis John's something special but there are no guarantees
                F                  F7                    C D F (2x) CMaybe we're not meant to be forever, but we are meant to be