You Had To Be There chords by
Kenny Rogers
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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He sat down,
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picked up the phone and said Boy, I'm your old man
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He touched the glass between the two,
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as if to shake his hand
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The boy he didn't budge,
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not even so much as a blink
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The man said oh come on, boy,
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better late than never, don't ya think
Verse 2
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He said I read it in the paper,
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can't believe you're 21
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And I can't believe some son of mine could
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do the things I hear you've done
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He went on like some big hero,
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who flew in to save the day
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And the boy said if your here,
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to steer me right, man, its too late
Verse 3
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You had to be there,
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and I'm talkin' from from day one
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That's the only time a dad should talk
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through glass to his new son
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You'd have to go back,
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and teach me how when I was nine
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Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
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even if she had the time
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I should have been learning how to fish,
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instead of learning how to smoke
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I bet if you'd of whooped my tail,
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I'd never thought it was a joke
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He said sometimes the will for doing wrong is way
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too strong for any mama's prayers
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You had to be there
Verse 4
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The man said, boy,
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I'm sorry that you hate me like you do
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The boy said dry it up man,
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we ain't making this about you
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Its about a teenage girl against the world
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cause she was left there high and dry
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Its about a kid who might have stood
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a whole lot better shot at life
Verse 5
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You had to be there,
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and I'm talkin' from from day one
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That's the only time a dad should talk
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through glass to his new son
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You'd have to go back and teach
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me how when I was nine
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Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
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even if she had the time
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I should have been learning how to fish,
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instead of learning how to smoke
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I bet if you'd of whooped my tail
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I'd never thought it was a joke
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He said sometimes the will for doing wrong is way
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too strong for any mama's prayer
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You had to be there
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Verse 6
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Before the boy hung up the phone,
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he said they say me I'm out of time
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And it hit the man, right there and then
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My god son, so am I

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