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Someone I Know

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Intro =  G   C   D   Gx 2
Verse 1
GSomeone I Cknow is Dtreating you Gbad
Someone who Cought to know Dbetter than Gthat
I thought I knew him Cwell
DBut you can never Gtell
CWe don't get on so Amwell
DAfter Gall
Verse 2
GSomeone I Cknow is Dmaking you Gcry
Someone who Cshould have been Deager to Gstay
But he grew worldly-Cwise
DThen he learned how to Glie
CWe don't see eye to Ameye
DAnyGmore
Music as per verse chords
G C D G  G C D G  C  D G C Am  D G
Verse 3
GSomeone I Cknow is Dsetting you Gfree
Someone who Cshould have been Dhappy to Gbe
With someone like Cyou
DBut he couldn't be Gtrue
CSomeone I thought I Amknew
DSomeone called GmeG  

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Someone I Know

by Clifford T. Ward

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C D G

Intro = x 2

Verse 1

G C D G

Someone I know is treating you bad

C D G

Someone who ought to know better than that

I thought I knew him well

D G

But you can never tell

C Am

We don't get on so well

D G

After all

Verse 2

G C D G

Someone I know is making you cry

C D G

Someone who should have been eager to stay

But he grew worldly-wise

D G

Then he learned how to lie

C Am

We don't see eye to eye

D G

Anymore

Music as per verse chords

G C D G G C D G C D G C Am D G

Verse 3

G C D G

Someone I know is setting you free

C D G

Someone who should have been happy to be

With someone like you

D G

But he couldn't be true

C Am

Someone I thought I knew

D G G

Someone called me

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