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Didn't Know I Had It - Cheap Trick
From the album "Woke Up With a Monster"
[Intro]
AGhhhh      A    D        Dsus4    D        Dsus4     DAGhhhhA  
[Verse]
IBmt was so easy that I started thinkin' somBm/Aethin' had to changEe.
BmThe gift of love was somethin' that I thought I'd gBm/Ao out and exchEange.
BmI didn't realBm/Aize how mucEh you meant to me.
BmAnd now you'rBm/Ae locked up wEith a brand new set of keys.
DYou said I mCight regret the dGay I let you go
DI'd wind up Cstranded like a wGashed up gigolo
DI'd get more Cstatic than a brGoken radio
DYou were the Cright one all alonDg...ooh.
[Chorus]
'Cause I diEmdn't know I had itA  
'Til I threw it DawaDsus4y.D  Dsus4  D  
I've been Emholdin' everything exceApt for love
Bbdim7I wish I had you back todayBm  Bm/A  
Oh, I diEmdn't know I had it
A'Til I threw it aDway.Dsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
[Verse]
BmEach day my hindsight just gets better
But I knBm/Aow that love is blinEd.
BmYou were the only ray of sunshine I was evBm/Aer gonna find.E  
BmYou were the Bm/Amagic and I made you dEisappear.
BmNow I'd give eveBm/Arything I own to haEve you here.
DYou told me I Cwas gonna make a bGig mistake
DI didn't know hoCw many times my heart could Gbreak.
DNow in the middle Cof the night, I'm still Gawake.
DNow all I can think Cof is you...Dooh, ooh, ooh.
[Chorus]
'Cause I diEmdn't know I had itA  
'Til I threw it DawaDsus4y.D  Dsus4  D  
I've been Emholdin' everything exceApt for love
Bbdim7I wish I had you back todayBm  Bm/A  
Oh, I diEmdn't know I had it
A'Til I threw it aDway.Dsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
Now I knoGw in my heart, AI threw it away.D  Dsus4  D  
I've been Gholdin' onto everything eAxcept for love
BmI wish I had C#myou DbEack today
Oh, I diEmdn't know I had it
A'Til I threw it aDway.Dsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
[Solo]
Bm    Bm/A    E
DYou said I mCight regret the dGay I let you go
DI'd wind up Cstranded like a wGashed up gigolo
DI'd get more Cstatic than a brGoken radio
DYou were the Cright one all alonDg...ooh.
[Chorus]
'Cause I diEmdn't know I had itA  
'Til I threw it aDwayDsus4.D  Dsus4  D  
I've been Emholdin' everything exceApt for love
Bbdim7I wish I had F#myou back todayBm  Bm/A  
Oh, I diEmdn't know I had it
A'Til I threw it aDway.Dsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
Oh, I diEmdn't know I had it
A'Til I threw it aDway.Dsus4  D  Dsus4  D  

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Didnt Know I Had It

by Cheap Trick

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Dsus4

Bm/A

Bbdim7

C#m

F#m

Didn't Know I Had It - Cheap Trick

From the album "Woke Up With a Monster"

[Intro]

G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A

Ahhhh Ahhhh

[Verse]

Bm Bm/A E

It was so easy that I started thinkin' somethin' had to change.

Bm Bm/A E

The gift of love was somethin' that I thought I'd go out and exchange.

Bm Bm/A E

I didn't realize how much you meant to me.

Bm Bm/A E

And now you're locked up with a brand new set of keys.

D C G

You said I might regret the day I let you go

D C G

I'd wind up stranded like a washed up gigolo

D C G

I'd get more static than a broken radio

D C D

You were the right one all along...ooh.

[Chorus]

Em A

'Cause I didn't know I had it

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

Em A

I've been holdin' everything except for love

Bbdim7 Bm Bm/A

I wish I had you back today

Oh, I didn't know I had it

A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

[Verse]

Each day my hindsight just gets better

Bm/A E

But I know that love is blind.

Bm Bm/A E

You were the only ray of sunshine I was ever gonna find.

Bm Bm/A E

You were the magic and I made you disappear.

Bm Bm/A E

Now I'd give everything I own to have you here.

D C G

You told me I was gonna make a big mistake

D C G

I didn't know how many times my heart could break.

D C G

Now in the middle of the night, I'm still awake.

D C D

Now all I can think of is you...ooh, ooh, ooh.

[Chorus]

Em A

'Cause I didn't know I had it

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

Em A

I've been holdin' everything except for love

Bbdim7 Bm Bm/A

I wish I had you back today

Oh, I didn't know I had it

A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

G A D Dsus4 D

Now I know in my heart, I threw it away.

G A

I've been holdin' onto everything except for love

Bm C#m D E

I wish I had you back today

Oh, I didn't know I had it

A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

[Solo]

Bm Bm/A E

D C G

You said I might regret the day I let you go

D C G

I'd wind up stranded like a washed up gigolo

D C G

I'd get more static than a broken radio

D C D

You were the right one all along...ooh.

[Chorus]

Em A

'Cause I didn't know I had it

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

Em A

I've been holdin' everything except for love

Bbdim7 F#m Bm Bm/A

I wish I had you back today

Oh, I didn't know I had it

A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

Oh, I didn't know I had it

A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

'Til I threw it away.

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