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Verse 1:
G C G
I didn’t know I was in love with you until you were gone
C G D
I was just lonely, I just needed someone
Em C G
To share my nights with, to turn me on
D G
I didn’t know I was in love with you until you were gone
Chorus:
Bm C
I am not heartless, I am not thoughtless
Am Am/G Am/F# D
But I can be careless as a child
Bm Em
I can blow caution in a smoke ring
C C/B Am7 Am7/G D/F#
And disappear into the wild
Verse 2:
G C G
But I didn’t know about silence until you were gone
C G D
The last show’s over, the curtain is drawn
Em C G
I never saw so many sunsets, I never saw a single dawn
D G
I didn’t know about silence until you were gone
Instrumental:
Cm G
Eb D
Verse 3:
G C G
The record you gave me I put it on
C G D
The needle didn’t jump this time, it played the whole song
Em C G
It sang about all, it cried about none
D G C
I didn’t know I was in love with you until you were gone
D G
Song History
Last Updated: January 3, 2017