What Could Have Been Love – Aerosmith Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

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Doing most of this from memory but it should give you a pretty good start
on the song. Also the F# at the end of the first chorus sounds like it
degrades to an F#m, however you could probably still use an A chord and get
away with it. The G#m in the chorus also feels a bit rough but you can play
around with it and find some variation that fits the bill.

Tuning: Standard 440 Tuning

Key:
/ slide up
slide down
b bend (whole step)
b^ bend (1/2 step)
b^^ bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb pre-bend
r release-bend
t^ tap with right hand finger
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ Vibrato
Natural Harmonic
#(#) Trill
Artificial Harmonic
x Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
() Dive wbar
(/) Release wbar
Tp Tap wplectrum

Intro:

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Verse 1:
I wake up and wonder how everything went wrong.
Am I the one to blame?
I gave up and left you for a nowhere-bound train.
Now that train has come and gone.
I close my eyes and see you lying in my bed.
And I still dreamed of that day.

Chorus:
What could have been love,
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me.
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.

Verse 2:
An old friend who told me that you found somebody new.
Oh, you're finally moving on.
You think that I'd be over you after all these years.
Yeah, but time has proved me wrong.
'Cause I'm still holdin' on.

Chorus:
What could have been love,
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me. (What could of been love)
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.

Bridge:
We've gone our separate ways. Say goodbye to another day.
I still wonder where you at. Are you too far from turning back?
You were slipping through my hands and I didn't understand.

Chorus:
What could have been love,
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me. (What could of been love)
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.
What could have been love will never be.
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