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When She Loved Me chords by Sarah McLachlan (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Dm

Am/C

G7/B

Bbm

F

Fsus2

F

Fsus2

Verse 1
F 
Gm7 
F/A 
When somebody loved me
Bb 
G7/B 
Csus2 
C 
Everything  was beautiful
Em7b5 
A/Db 
Dm 
F/C 
Every    hour   we spent together
Bbadd9 
Csus2 
C 
Lives     within my heart
F 
Gm7 
F/A 
And when she   was sad
Bb 
G7/B 
Csus2 
C 
I   was there  to dry      her tears
Em7b5 
A/Db 
Dm 
F/C 
Bbadd9 
And      when she    was happy so    was I
F/C 
C7 
F 
Fsus2 
When she   loved me

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Verse 2

Bbadd9

Through the summer and the fall

F/C

Cm/Bb

F7/A

Bb

We had each other that was all

F/C

Bb

F/C

G7/D

Just she and I together

G7/B

Csus2

C

Like it was meant to be

F

Gm7

F/A

And when she was lonely

Bb

G7/B

Csus2

C

I was there to comfort her

F7/A

Bb

F/C

C7

F

Fsus2

And I knew that she loved me

F

Fsus2

Bridge 1
Dm 
Bbm/Db 
F/C 
So  the years went by,       I stayed the same
G/B 
Bbm6 
F/A 
Fm/Ab 
But she   began to drift away
Eb/Bb 
A7 
Dm 
I        was left alone
Bbm/Db 
C7 
Abm/B 
Bb7 
Still     I waited for      the day
Fm 
When she'd say
Cdim7 
Bbm 
Db7 
Edim7 
I        will always love  you

Verse 3
F 
Gm7 
F/A 
Lonely and   forgotten
Bb 
G7/B 
Csus2 
C 
Never thought she'd look     my way
Em7b5 
A/Db 
Dm 
F/C 
She smiled   at me     and held me
Bbadd9 
Csus2 
C 
Just like      she used to do
F7/A 
Bb 
Like she loved  me
F/C 
C7 
When she loved me

Verse 4
F 
Gm7 
F/A 
When somebody loved me
Bb 
G7/B 
Csus2 
C 
Everything  was beautiful
Em7b5 
A/Db 
Dm 
F/C 
Every    hour   we spent together
Bbadd9 
Csus2 
C 
Lives     within my heart
F/C 
C7 
F 
Fsus2 
When she   loved me
F 
Fsus2 
F 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 70

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This is the definitive original version of When She Loved Me by Sarah McLachlan, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Sarah McLachlan.

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