Medley: You Were There / Then (From: To-night At Eight-thirty: Shadow Play) chords by 
Bobby Short 
N/A
Key: F major
Intro 1
D
Edim
F#
Bm
Em
D
G
Em
A
Verse 1
A
D
Ebm
F#
Was it in the real world,
Bm
B
or was it in a dream?
A
B
Em
A
in some eternal theme?
Am
B
Was it accidental or ac
A
Bm
E
How could I hesitate,
C
Em
A
me by the hand?
D
A
B
Em
You were there, I saw you
Edim
A
and my heart stopped beating
D
A
B
You were there,
Em
Edim
and in that first enchanted meeting
Bb
D
A
D
Life changed its tune, the stars,
A
E
F#
E
the moon came near to me
F#
Gdim
Bm
Dream s that I dreamed,
G
Bm
G
like magic, seemed to be clear to me
A
D
A
B
Dear to me, you were there.
Bbdim
F#
D
and faltered everywhere.
A
B
Em
The color of the
Edim
Bbdim
whole world altered.
A
B
My universe tumbled in two.
E
Em
The earth became heaven
A
Bbdim
F#
A
Em
D
for you were there.
A
D
Here in the light of this unkind familiar now,
G
Em
D
G
every gesture is clear an d cold for us.
Gm
G
Even yesterday's growing
D
E
Bb
old for us.
everything's changed
Bbdim
B
Bbdim
A
somehow.
D
Em
A
If some forgotten lover's vow
D
Em
G
could wake a memory
in your heart again,
Gdim
G
perhaps the joy that we knew
G
A
Can't we reclaim an hour
Em
Gdim
Bbdim
or so?
Bm
Em
Our past is not so long
E
Abm
C#
Ddim
ago.
A#
F#
Then life was com plete for us,
Ddim
C#
F#
C#
then the days were sweet for us,
F#
Ddim
D#m
life rose to its feet for us
Ab
Abm
Ab
and stepped aside before our pride.
D
Db
D
Then we knew the best of it.
Db
Bbdim
Then our hearts stood the test of it.
Eb
Ab
Abdim
Db
Now the magic has flown,
Interlude 1
Gb
G
Ab
A
Gb
B
Gbm
B
E
B
Abm
Db
F#m
C#m
Verse 2
C
Am
Bsus4
La la la la la la la
B
E
la la la la
Abm
C#
Verse 3
F#m
B
Bsus4
La la la la la la la la la la la la
Verse 4
E
B
Life changed its tunes,
E
Ebm
Ab
Ebm
the stars, the moon came near to me,
Verse 5
Dbm
Ab
s that I dreamed,
C#m
B
A
like magic seemed to be clear to me,
B
G#m
C#
dear to me, you were there.
B
E
B
C#
and faltered everywhere.
F#m
E
The color of the whole world altered,
false became true,
G#m
C#
my universe stumbled in two,
F#m
Bsus4
E
for you were there.
Yeah
Abm
F#m
E
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD Edim F# Bm Em...
More songs by Bobby short
Discover chords for more songs to play
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users