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Mark Chesnutt
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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She started
G
G

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her
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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new life ten dollars in debt,
G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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That's all it took to get started back then.
G
G

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A trip to the courthouse
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 could stop her,
A
A

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She'd made up her mind.
G
G

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He was eighteen,
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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an she wasn't;
Verse 2
D
D

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But she said she was,

And never thought twice.
G
G

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And came back home as
Asus4
Asus4

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my 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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"Are you sure he's the one?"
G
G

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D
D

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Em
Em

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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An' she
Interlude 1

was.
D
D

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G
G

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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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Verse 3
G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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G
G

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He took a job and farmed on the side;

He made the ends meet,
A
A

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D

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G

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but she kept 'em tied.

Chganges were comin'
D
D

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to 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?"
G
G

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A
A

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And he said: "Are you?"
Verse 4
D
D

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An' she said she was,

And never thought twice.
G
G

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'Bout takin' the next step in
Asus4
Asus4

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building their lives.
A
A

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D
D

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Soon there were three and she tried to be,
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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D
D

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Em
Em

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Everything to us,
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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An' she was.
Verse 5
G
G

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Those precious moments
Asus4
Asus4

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turned into years,
A
A

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D
D

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In what seemed like
A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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the blink of an eye.
G
G

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D
D

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I held her hand as I leaned

down to ask her,
Em
Em

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"Momma, are you ready to say
Asus4
Asus4

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goodbye?"
Verse 6
A
A

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D
D

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An' she said she was,

But she thought twice,
G
G

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Holdin' my hand as she
Asus4
Asus4

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let go of life.
A
A

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D
D

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Daddy always said a
Bm
Bm
2

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woman like her,
G
G

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D

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Em
Em

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Would be hard to give up.
Asus4
Asus4

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An' she was. (She was.)
Bm
Bm
2

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Verse 7
G
G

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D
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Em
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If there ever was a picture
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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of love,

She was.
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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Asus4
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Asus4

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of She Was by Mark Chesnutt is Eb major.

The primary chords used in She Was are Eb, Ab, Bbsus4, Bb, Cm, Fm.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ab, Bbsus4, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of She Was is approximately 88 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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