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Song title:      How
Original Album:  What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

Words and Music by Regina Spektor
Copyright © 2012 Sire Records
Published by Warner Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This was transcribed from the Official Music Video, not the album.
Capo on 3. Chord names are relative to the capo position.


INTRO:
Notes:
The recording has a string intro, but you could work something out for guitar.

Chords:
C x32010    Am x02210
G 320033    F  x33211

[play: | C | G | Am | F |]


VERSE:
Chords:
C x32010    Am x02210    Am7/G 302010
G 320033    F  x33211

C            G
How can I forget your love?
        Am      Am7/G      F
How can I never see   you again?

           C                           G    
There is a time and place for one more sweet embrace
            Am                 Am7/G           F
And there's time, ooh, when it all,  ooh, Went wrong

            C
I guess you know by now
             G              C
That we will meet again somehow

N.C.
Oh baby...


VERSE:
Chords:
C  x32010             Am7/G 302010
G  320033 or 3200xx   F     x33211
Am x02210             G7    320001 or 1200xx

C           G
How can I begin again?
        Am       Am7/G        F
How can I try to love someone new?
            C
Someone who isn't you
            G
How can our love be true?
         Am            Am7/G      F
When I'm not, ooh, I'm not   over you

            C
I guess you know by now
             G     G7       C
That we will meet again somehow


[play:]

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0---1--|--------------------------------|
|-----------------0---2----------|--------------------------------|
|-----0---2---3------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


F        G              G7       C
Time can come and take away the pain


[play:]

|--------------------------------|-----0---1---3---5---7----------|
|-------------------------0---1--|-3------------------------------|
|-----------------0---2----------|--------------------------------|
|-----0---2---3------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



F        G         G7          C
  I just want my memories to remain
             F                  C
To hear your voice, to see your face...
                F      G      C
There's not one moment   I'd erase
          F          G
You are a guest here now

N.C.
So baby...


VERSE:
Chords:
C  x32010             Am7/G 302010
G  320033 or 3200xx   F     x33211
Am x02210             G7    320001 or 1200xx

C            G
How can I forget your love?
        Am      Am7/G      F
How can I never see   you again?
          C                           G
How can I ever know why some stay and others go?
       Am                  Am7/G         F
When I don't, ooh, I don't want   you to go

          C
I guess I know by now
             G              C   C7
That we will meet again somehow

F        G              G7      C
Time can come and wash away the pain
F      G               G7       C
I just want my mind to stay the same
             F                  C
To hear your voice, to see your face,

                F      G      C
There's not one moment   I'd erase
          F          G
You are a guest here now


CODA:
N.C.
So baby...

C            G
How can I forget your love?
        Am      Am7/G      F
How can I never see   you again?