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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G

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D
D

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A
A

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She star
G
G

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ted her new life
A
A

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D
D

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Ten dollars in debt
G
G

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And that's all it took to get
A
A

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D
D

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started back then
G
G

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A trip to the court house,
D
D

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across the state line
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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No one could stop her,
A
A

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she'd made up her mind
G
G

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A
A

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He was eighteen, she wasn't
Verse 2
D
D

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She said she was

Never thought twice
G
G

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Came back home as my
Asus4
Asus4

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daddy's wife
A
A

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D
D

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She just shook her head

When her mama said,
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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Em
Em

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"Are you sure he's the one?"
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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And she was
D
D

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Verse 3

Gsus2
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A
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D
D

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He took a job and farmed on the side
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G

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He made the ends meet but
A
A

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D

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she kept them tight
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G

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Changes were coming to
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D

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their little world
Asus4
Asus4

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She said, "What would you like,
A
A

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a boy or a girl?"
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A

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He said, "Are you?"
Verse 4
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D

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She said she was

Never thought twice
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G

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'Bout takin' the next step
Asus4
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and building their lives
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A

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D

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Soon there were three
Bm
Bm
2

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D

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Em
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She tried to be everything to us
A
A

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D

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And she was
Verse 5
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G

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A
A

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Those precious moments turned into years
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D

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A

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In what seemed like a blink
Bm
Bm
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A

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of the eye
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G

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D

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I held her hand as I leaned

down to tell her
Em
Em

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Mama, are you ready to say
Asus4
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D
D

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A
A

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goodbye?
Verse 6
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D

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She said she was

She thought twice
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G

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Holding my hand as she let
Gsus2
Gsus2

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Asus4
Asus4

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go of life
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Bm
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2

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Daddy always said a woman like her
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would be hard to give up
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A

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Bm
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D
D

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And she was
Em
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Asus4
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If there ever was a picture of love,
A
A

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she was
D
D

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Gsus2
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Asus4

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • Gsus2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of She Was by Joe Nichols is D major.

The primary chords used in She Was are D, G, A, Asus4, Bm, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, Asus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of She Was is approximately 95 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of She Was using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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