[Intro] C F Am Dm C F Am Dm C [Verse 1] F Every time Am we'd wake up Dm I got to see you C with no makeup F Yeah, you hated how Am it looked off Dm But, baby, that's just how C you grew up [Pre-Chorus] Am There'll be someone new C for you, baby F I'm not worried Dm 'bout you, oh Am I'll be somewhere C going crazy F I'll be stuck Dm on you (Woo) [Chorus] F We had potential, Am makes me mental Dm C not havin' you, oh F And it drives me crazy Am that my baby Dm Thinks we're through C so soon [Refrain] F We had potential, Am it makes me mental Dm We had potential, C it makes me mental F Wе had potential, Am it makes me mеntal Dm We had potential C and now I'm mental [Verse 2] F It was a difficult Am breakup Dm But I wrote some songs C that got me famous F Sometimes I think about Am what it costs Dm You were the last one C that I could trust [Pre-Chorus] Am There'll be someone new C for you, baby F I'm not worried Dm 'bout you, oh Am I'll be somewhere C going crazy F I'll be stuck Dm on you (Woo) [Chorus] F We had potential, Am makes me mental Dm C not havin' you, oh F And it drives me crazy Am that my baby Dm Thinks we're through C so soon, yeah [Bridge] G And when I fall, Gm I'm blamin' you Dm That doesn't make it your fault C But it still makes it G true I play alone in this Gm game for two Dm You aren't the final boss, C F but you still make me lose [Chorus] F We had potential, Am makes me mental Dm C not havin' you, oh F And it drives me crazy Am that my baby Dm Thinks we're through C so soon F We had potential Am (We had potential), makes me mental (It makes me mental) Dm Not havin' you, oh C (We had potential, it makes me mental) F And it drives me crazy Am that my baby Dm Thinks we're through C so soon (We had potential, it makes me mental, it) [Outro] F It drives me crazy Am that my baby (We had potential, it makes me mental) Dm Drives me crazy, C that, that my baby (We had potential, it makes me mental) F We had potential, Am it makes me mental Dm We had potential, C and now I'm mental We—
🎵 Watch Potential – sombr
Q: What chords are used in Potential by sombr?
The chords used are: C, F, Am, Dm, G, and Gm.
Q: What capo position is used for Potential?
You can play it with No Capo and standard tuning to match the original key of C.
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Q: Is Potential easy to play on guitar?
It is considered an intermediate-level song due to the inclusion of chords like F and Gm, which are often played as barre chords.
Q: What key is Potential by sombr in?
The original song is in the key of C.
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“Potential” is a heartfelt, emotional track by sombr. The song dives into the complicated feelings of a breakup and the lingering ‘what-ifs’. Played without a capo using chords like C, F, Am, Dm, G, and a Gm for tension, it is an expressive and great song to learn on acoustic guitar.
Track Info
- Song: Potential
- Artist: sombr
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
- Key: C
- Capo: No Capo
- Chords: C, F, Am, Dm, G, Gm
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Suggested Strumming: D = Down Stroke, U = Upstroke
Legend: D = Downstroke | U = Upstroke | (space) = pause
💡 Try to play the chords with emotion, allowing the transitions to build the tension of the lyrics.
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