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Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

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I stood at the door beside her
C
C

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But she wouldn't let me pass
G
G

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I was such a boor and I lied to her
C
C

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I said I didn't really want her ass
F#m
F#m
2

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C
C

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I went away in the mud and rain
Em
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F#m
F#m
2

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G

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Em
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The gang became snide and laughed
Am
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G

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I was slayed but I smiled and the pain
F
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Began to subside at last
Verse 2
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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And when I got back to my hotel
Bm
Bm
2

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I wondered if the thunder
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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meant I'd landed in hell
G
G

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D
D

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And on the forecourt I slipped and fell
Em
Em

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E
E

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I cracked my stupid head
F#m
F#m
2

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D
D

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and I heard a bell
Esus4
Esus4

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I thought "Hey!"
E
E

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Verse 3

A
A

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Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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it happened again

Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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I thank you my friend

Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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from a fate worse than heaven
G
G

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'Cause if I'd had her for just an hour

I'd have wanted her forever
E
E

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Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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Somebody saved me
Verse 4

G
G

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You would've thought that

I'd have learned
C
C

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Twenty years ago or more
G
G

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A beautiful girl raised her

mouth and yearned
C
C

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But I didn't know what lips were for
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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D
D

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Em
Em

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I ran away in the mud and rain
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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Em
Em

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C
C

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The weather here is never too bright
Em
Em

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Am
Am

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She'd had an affray with
G
G

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her man and came
F
F

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For solace and the means to fight
Verse 5
Bm
Bm
2

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She fi nally bored with
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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seducing me
Asus4
Asus4

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Bm
Bm
2

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And took up with some geezer
Asus4
Asus4

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from the Ealing scene
G
G

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And it nearly killed him like it
D
D

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would've killed me
Em
Em

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When her original man snapped his
D
D

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Esus4
Esus4

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fingers and she obeyed

She obeyed
E
E

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Verse 6

A
A

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Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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A
A

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it happened again
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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I thank you my friend
G
G

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A
A

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Somebody saved me,

from a fate worse than heaven
Asus4
Asus4

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G
G

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'Cause if I'd had

her for just an hour
E
E

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I'd have wanted her forever
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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Somebody saved me, yeah
G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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Somebody saved me
E
E

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A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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G
G

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Verse 7
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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I don't know about guardian angels
D
D

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Asus4
Asus4

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All I know about's staying alive
G
G

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A
A

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G
G

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I can't shout about spiritual la bels

When little ones die and big ones thrive
E
E

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Em
Em

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A
A

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Em
Em

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All I know is that I've been making it
E
E

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A
A

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There've been times I
Em
Em

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E
E

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didn't deserve to
Em
Em

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Every show there's been more faking it
E
E

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Em
Em

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But right at the point of no return
Verse 8
A
A

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Somebody saves me,
Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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A
A

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and it happened again
D
D

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A
A

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Somebody saves me,
D
D

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A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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and I thank you my friend

Somebody saves me,
D
D

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Asus4
Asus4

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from a fate worse than heaven
A
A

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G
G

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'Cause if I blew it for a single moment
Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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I'd blow it forever
Em
Em

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Asus4
Asus4

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But somebody saves me
D
D

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Verse 9
G
G

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I took up the connection once
C
C

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Made me feel quite aloof
G
G

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I never could queue to collect my lunch
C
C

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While I was pursuing the truth
D
D

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G
G

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Em
Em

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I left my folks in the mud and rain
D
D

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Em
Em

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It always rained in Sunnyside Road
A
A

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I lived hippie jokes getting
G
G

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stoned insane
F
F

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'Til the rain looked just like snow
Bm
Bm
2

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But there was a soul in
A
A

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D
D

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whom I could depend
Bm
Bm
2

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He worked himself crazy
A
A

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while I laid in bed
G
G

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I never leaned on a person like
D
D

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I leaned right then
E
E

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Em
Em

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D
D

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And when I finally woke up clean
Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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My friend was dead, stone dead
Verse 10
E
E

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A
A

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But somebody saved me,
D
D

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A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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A
A

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it happened again
D
D

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A
A

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Somebody saved me,
D
D

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I thank you my friend
A
A

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G
G

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A
A

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Somebody saved me,
Asus4
Asus4

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I ain't ready for heaven
G
G

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'Cause if I'd seen you for a second,
E
E

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Esus4
Esus4

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E
E

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I'd have wanted to see you forever
A
A

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E

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A

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G
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Asus4
Asus4

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Somebody saved me
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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Somebody saved
G
G

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Asus4
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me

Somebody saved me

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

  • Am

  • A

  • F

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • Asus4

  • E

  • Esus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Somebody saved me by The who is G major.

The primary chords used in Somebody saved me are G, C, F#m, Em, Am, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F#m, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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