I Was Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Drove up from a riv[C]ertown,
it was [F]late September [C]early October
[G]Thought maybe I could cle[C]ar my
mind and [F]see the leaves turn red
[G]Tunes up and the win[C]dow down
On the [F]skyline drive
when she [C]flagged me over
[G]?Hallelujah what a bea[C]utiful
morning?
Were the [F]first words that she said
[D]Her eyes were blu[Em]e as the sky[F]
on a perfect [G]blue ridge day
[D]She said, ?I could use[Em] a lift
[F]if you're going my way[G]?, and

[Verse 2]
I [A]was, [E]I w[A]as headed[D] south,
I was [E]headed out
Headed [A]nowhere [E]or any[A]where
we [D]wanted to [E]go
The [F#m]road s[D]tretched out [E]in fron[C#]t of u[F#m]s
[A]And she was [D]ready to run it [E]just like I [D]was

[Verse 3]
[G]Told me she was twe[C]nty- two
And she'd [F]just broken
out of [C]William and Mary
[G]Another summer under Dad[C]dy's
roof that was [F]all that she could do
[G]Her boyfriend, she [C]cut him loose
Too [F]cold for a wedding in [C]January
[G]She said, ?That's eno[C]ugh about
me now [F]tell me about you?
[D]I rambled on [E]about bro[F]ken
hearts and [G]staying too long
[D]She said, ?I'm sor[Em]ry,
but you were [F]right to move [G]on?, and

[Verse 4]
I [A]was, [E]I w[A]as headed[D] south,
I was [E]headed out
Headed [A]nowhere [E]or [A]anywhere
we [D]wanted to [E]go
The [F#m]road s[D]tretched out [E]in fron[Fdim]t of us[F#m]
And she was [D]ready to run it [E]just

[Interlude 1]
like I was
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[Verse 5]
[D]Ain't it funny how[Em] eve[F]rything
hinges on a [G]twist of fate
[D]She held my han[Em]d and said
[F]aren't you [G]amazed and

[Verse 6]
I [A]was, [E]I w[A]as headed[D] south,
I was [E]headed out
Headed [A]nowhere or anywhere
we [D]wanted to [E]go
The [F#m]road s[D]tretched
[E]out in [Fdim]front o[F#m]f us
[E]And she was [D]ready to run it [E]just

[Outro 1]
like I was
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