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Before I Met You

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CI thought I had seen pretty Fgirls in my Ctime 
But that was before I met G7you
CI never saw one that I Fwanted for Cmine
But that was G7before I met Cyou
FI thought I was swinging the Cworld by the tail
I thought I could never be G7blue
I Cthought I'd been kissed and 
I Fthought I'd been Cloved
But that was G7before I met Cyou
I wanted to ramble and Falways be Cfree
But that was before I met G7you
I Csaid that no woman could Fever hold Cme
But that was G7before I met Cyou
I Fthought I was swinging the wCorld by the tail
I thought I could never be G7blue
I Cthought I'd been kissed and 
I Fthought I'd been Cloved
But that was G7before I met Cyou

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Before I Met You

by Carl Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C F C

I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time

But that was before I met you

C F C

I never saw one that I wanted for mine

G7 C

But that was before I met you

F C

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I'd been kissed and

F C

I thought I'd been loved

G7 C

But that was before I met you

F C

I wanted to ramble and always be free

But that was before I met you

C F C

I said that no woman could ever hold me

G7 C

But that was before I met you

F C

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I'd been kissed and

F C

I thought I'd been loved

G7 C

But that was before I met you

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