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When I Met You chords by
David Bowie
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
C
C

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G
G

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C
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G
G

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A
A

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G

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C
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A
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G

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C
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G

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A
A

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G

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A

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C
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G
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A
A

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G

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A
A

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C
C

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G
G

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Verse 1
G
G

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You knew just everything
A
A

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But nothing at all
C
C

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Now the moon is dark
G
G

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Feels like pain again

You could feel my breath
A
A

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You opened my eyes
D
D

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C
C

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For I could not see
G
G

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When I met you
Verse 2
G
G

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A
A

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When I met you (you're feeling again)
C
C

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I could not speak

(you're drowning in pain)
D
D

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You opened my mouth
A
A

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(you're walking in mist)

You opened my heart

(you're living again)
C
C

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My spirit rose (she tore you down)

The marks and stains

(happens all the same)
D
D

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Could not exist (you were afraid)
A
A

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When I met you

Now it's all the same

(now it's all the same)
C
C

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It's all the same (it's all the same)
D
D

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The sun is gone (the sun is gone)
A
A

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It's all the same (it's all the same)

But when I met you

(but when I met you)
C
C

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When I met you (when I met you)
D
D

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When I met you (when I met you)
A
A

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When I met you
G
G

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(when I met you)
Verse 3
C
C

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When I met you
G
G

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You were afraid (when I met you)
A
A

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She stole your heart (when I met you)
G
G

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You don't understand

(when I met you)
C
C

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Should be ashamed (when I met you)

You should have walked (I was
G
G

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the walking dead)

She tore you down
A
A

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(I was kicked in the head)
Verse 4

She tore you down
G
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A
A

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The edge had become
A
A

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The center of my world
C
C

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The seams of my life
G
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The streams of daydream

Like the wounds of a friend
A
A

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Not the kiss of a foe
C
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D
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C
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The peck of a blackened eye
A
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G
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A
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A lie for the crown
Verse 5
A
A

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When I met you
C
C

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I could not speak
D
D

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How I met you
A
A

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Then I met you
C
C

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My spirit rose (you're feeling again)

My kind of truth

(you're drowning in pain)
D
D

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A
A

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Could not exist (you are afraid)

When I met you

Now it's all the same

(now it's all the same)
C
C

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It's all the same (it's all the same)
D
D

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G
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The sun is gone (the sun is gone)
A
A

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It's all the same (it's all the same)

But when I met you
Em
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(but when I met you)
C
C

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When I met you (when I met you)
D
D

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When I met you (when I met you)
A
A

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When I met you (when I met you)
Verse 6
A
A

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G
G

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When I met you (you were afraid)

When I met you (she stole your heart)
D
D

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I was the walking dead
G
G

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(she tore you down)

I was kicked in the head

(she tore you down)

It was such a time (when I met you)
A
A

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It was such a time (when I met you)

I was crushed inside (when I met you)
A
A

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I was torn inside
D
D

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When I met you (when I met you)
C
C

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When I met you (when I met you)
D
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I was too insane (I was too insane)
G
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A
A

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Could not trust a thing

(could not trust a thing)

I was off my head (I was off my head)
C
C

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I was filled with truth (I was filled with truth)
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D
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It was not god's truth

(it was not god's truth)
Em
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A
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Before I met you (before I met you)

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of When I Met You by David Bowie is G major.

The primary chords used in When I Met You are C, G, A, D, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of When I Met You is approximately 120 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of When I Met You 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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