Chords for The Everly Brothers - "The Story of Me" (EB84)

Tempo:
81.7 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

A

D

Em

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Everly Brothers - "The Story of Me"  (EB84) chords
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[A]
[Em] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[Em] [D]
[Dm] [A] Rescue [Em] me, [D] people my dreams have flown [Dm] away.
[A] Rescue me, [Em] [D] take me back with you [Dm] again.
[A] The lonely hours I [Dm] live for those caresses I can't forget.
[A] The silence of the [Dm] loneliness.
[A] Destiny, [Em] I [D] wrote the book about [Dm] the game.
[A] Destiny, [D] now I've learned how to [Dm] take the pain.
[A] Try as I may I [Dm] can't explain the way I'm feeling [A] now.
Try as I may I [Dm] can't explain [E] and now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[C#m] And all along I never [D] knew [E] that [C#m] there was a
[Em] fantasy.
[F#] [Bm]
[Dm] That's the story [A] of me.
[Em] [D]
[Bm] [Dm] [A] Don't look back [Em] to think [D] about the thing we [Dm] did.
[A] Don't look back [Em] [D] to pretend that's how it might [Dm] have been.
[A] I'm walking home through [Dm] the shadows of the night again.
[A] So now the story can [Dm] be told [C#m] and [E] now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[E] And all [C#m] along I never [D] knew [E] that [C#m]
[Em] there was [F#] a fantasy.
[Bm]
[Dm] [E] That's the story [A] of me.
[Em] [D]
[Dm] And now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[E] And all [C#m] along I never really [D] knew [Bm] [E] that [C#m] it's a living thing.
[Em] That's how [F#] it's meant [Bm] to be.
[Dm] And that's the story [A] of me.
[Em] Story [D] of me.
[B] That's the story [A] of me.
Key:  
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
C#m
13421114
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn The Everly Brothers - The Story Of Me chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, A, Em, D, E and C#m. Ease into the song by practicing at 40 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 82 BPM. Given the song's key of A# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Rescue [Em] me, _ _ [D] people my dreams have flown [Dm] away.
_ _ [A] _ Rescue me, [Em] _ _ _ [D] take me back with you [Dm] again.
_ _ [A] The lonely hours I [Dm] live for those caresses I can't forget.
[A] The silence of the [Dm] loneliness.
_ _ _ [A] _ Destiny, _ [Em] I _ [D] wrote the book about [Dm] the game.
_ _ [A] _ Destiny, _ _ _ _ [D] now I've learned how to [Dm] take the pain.
_ _ [A] Try as I may I [Dm] can't explain the way I'm feeling [A] now.
Try as I may I [Dm] can't explain [E] and now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[C#m] And all along I never [D] knew [E] that [C#m] there was a _ _ _
[Em] fantasy.
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ That's the story [A] of me. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] Don't look back [Em] _ _ to think [D] about the thing we [Dm] did.
_ _ [A] _ Don't look back [Em] _ _ _ [D] to pretend that's how it might [Dm] have been.
_ _ [A] I'm walking home through [Dm] the shadows of the night again.
[A] So now the story can [Dm] be told [C#m] and [E] now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[E] And all [C#m] along I never [D] knew _ [E] that [C#m] _ _ _
[Em] there was [F#] a fantasy.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [E] That's the story [A] of me. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ And now [C#m] I'm walking right back to [D] you.
[E] And all [C#m] along I never really [D] knew [Bm] [E] that [C#m] it's a living thing. _
[Em] That's how [F#] it's meant [Bm] to be. _
[Dm] And that's the story [A] of me. _ _
[Em] _ _ Story [D] of me. _
[B] _ That's the story [A] of me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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