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Verse 1
D
D

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He was there when we needed you
Em
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G
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D
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We needed you bad

He was there when we
Am
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needed you
G
G

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That's the truth
D
D

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G
G

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He was there when we needed you
D
D

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And we were glad he was there
G
G

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A
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Where, where were you?
D
D

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Verse 2

Bm
Bm
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G
G

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Well I tried to get me a line on through
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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But they haven't even built the wire
Bm
Bm
2

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F#
F#
2

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G
G

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If I were to send all my love to you
A
A

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Or turn the wire into fire
Am
Am

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Bm
Bm
2

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I cannot even tell you
G
G

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what I was doing here
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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Or really what it's all about
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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The only thing that kept me going
G
G

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That whole time was what I'd
A
A

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do for you when I was out

Now you tell me
D
D

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He was there when we needed you
G
G

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D
D

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We needed you bad

He was there when we needed you
A
A

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And that's the truth
G
G

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D
D

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He was there when we needed you
G
G

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D
D

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You bet we were glad

that he was there
G
G

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Am
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A
A

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D
D

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Where were you?

Where was
A
A

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I?
C
C

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G
G

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Well, you know where I've been
D
D

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I've been 3 ,000 miles
Dm
Dm

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From the center of the earth
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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To a city some still call sin
F
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C
C

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They couldn't believe I was still outside
F
F

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C
C

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They needed to check me out twice
F
F

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C
C

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Oh, all they kept my body preoccupied
G
G

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They put all my best ideas on ice

Well,
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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Daddy was always a dreamer
Bm
Bm
2

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He told me he never
G
G

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wanted nobody's help
Bm
Bm
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G
G

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The day he tried to fix the big barn himself
A
A

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Was the day the rafter fell
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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We picked him up and bed
G
G

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him down in the house
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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This was long after the

Save the
G
G

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Farm trend had passed
Verse 3
Bm
Bm
2

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With the storm that night,
G
G

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there came a knock on the door
A
A

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Who thought a miracle had come at last
D
D

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And he was there when we needed you
G
G

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D
D

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We needed you back

He was there when we needed you
A
A

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G
G

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And that's the truth
D
D

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He was there when we needed you
G
G

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D
D

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You bet they were glad he was there
G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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Where, where were you?

Where was
A
A

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I?
C
C

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I can tell you where I was
G
G

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D
D

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I was there in a corner
Dm
Dm

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In a southern stinkhouse
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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With a

Chinese smile
E
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Because they didn't want to see
C
C

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A man like me
F
F

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Who thought so very little
C
C

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love the time, oh breathe.
F
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G
G

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Verse 4

D
D

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Breathe this time.

This time.
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G

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Verse 5
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This time.
Interlude 1

Yeah.
A
A

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G

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D
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D
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G
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A
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D
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Verse 6
Bm
Bm
2

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Well, he kind of reminds me of me
G
G

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Bm
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2

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G
G

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The way he smiles, even has my walk
D
D

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G
G

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When I rode up through the middle of town
A
A

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I heard the whisper of the whole town talk
Bm
Bm
2

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Now there can be no end
G
G

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if we're enemies
Bm
Bm
2

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A
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G
G

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The fu ture has never been clearer
D
D

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F#
F#
2

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G
G

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I just need to avoid some things from now on,
A
A

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like looking long and hard in the mirror.
D
D

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He was there when we needed you,
G
G

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D
D

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we needed you bad.

He was there when we needed you,
A
A

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brother that's the truth.
G
G

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D
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He was there when we needed you
G
G

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D
D

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You made me more glad
G
G

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He was impressed
A
A

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D
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G
G

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Yeah, where were you?
D
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G
G

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Where were you?
D
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D
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You gotta live with the truth

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • G

  • Am

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#

    2

  • C

  • Dm

  • E

  • F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Replacement by Giant Sand is D major.

The primary chords used in The Replacement are D, Em, G, Am, A, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of The Replacement is approximately 150 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Replacement 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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