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It was what it was chords by
Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert
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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
Bm
Bm
2

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I can't wait to see you, I got something very special for you,
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2

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2

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oh man, yeah, what's wrong,

we'll talk when I see you, Scrooges
Bm
Bm
2

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I've been waiting, for this moment
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Bm
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Anticipating, how you're gonna react
C
C

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I see you crying, tears of joy
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G

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Then I kiss you,
Em
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Bm
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2

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you smile and you kiss me back

But you're crying,
C
C

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G
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and you won't look me in my face
Em
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Bm
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2

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I wanna marry you and I got the ring
C
C

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But your mind is in another place
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Em
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Bm
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And it ain't good, it can't be good

No, no, it was what it was
C
C

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G
G

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Don't say no more, don't say no more
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Bm
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2

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It's raining right now, don't make it pour

No, it was what it was
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G

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Don't say no more, don't say no more,

it's raining right now,
Em
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Bm
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2

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I loved you baby, don't make it pour
C
C

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I have wronged you, a million times,
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Em
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Bm
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and you've taken me back, oh
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So the secrets that you, keep inside,
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G

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I don't wanna know
Em
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Bm
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2

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about that
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C

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You're still an angel in my eyes
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Let's keep it that way,
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baby, baby
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Some things are better left unsaid
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Girl, I don't wanna feel the pain
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So don't explain,
Bm
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keep it the way it was
C
C

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Don't say no more,
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G

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it's raining right now
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Bm
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2

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Don't make it no more,
C
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it was what it was
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G

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Don't more, it's raining right now
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Don't make it no more,
C
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it was what it was

Don't say no more,
G
G

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it's raining right now
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Don't say no more, it was what it was
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Don't say no more,
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it's raining right now
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Bm
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Don't me about another

lover that you had
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Don't tell me something

that would possibly make me sad
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Don't tell me something you regret

that's in your past
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Bm
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2

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Let's make it last

And if I ain't got a skeleton to do
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I'd better spend the rest of my life with you
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I love you, baby I love you
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It was what it was
C
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It was what it was

Don't take no more
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Em
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Don't tell me, don't tell me
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Don't make it worse

It could've been one of my plans

It what it
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It could've been my cousin

Don't no more
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Bm
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Don't tell me
C
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It was what it was, don't say no more
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Em
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It's raining right now, make it pour
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It was what it was, don't say no more
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Em
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It's raining right now, don't make it pour
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I feel you fading baby, fading girl,
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fading, don't make it go
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It was what it was,

don't say no more,
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it's raining right now,
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don't make it go
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You're fading babe,

I feel you're fading away
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G

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I still love you babe,
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and things ain't gonna change

You're fading babe,
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you're fading away
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G

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Em
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I still love you babe,
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and things ain't gonna change

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • G

  • Em

  • D

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of It was what it was by Gerald levert is Ab major.

The primary chords used in It was what it was are Cm, Db, Ab, Fm, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, Db, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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