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Kathy Mattea - What Could Have Been
CAPO: 2nd Fret
There Gwas someone I Cused to Glove
A Dlong, long Ctime aGgo
He found someone beCfore I Ghad
A Emchance to A7let him Dknow
And every time I Gtried to get
My Cheart to Gclose that Ddoor
I'd Gthink about what Ccould have Gbeen
And Donly Clove him Gmore
I told a friend how Csad I Gwas
That Dfate was Cso unGfair
This perfect love that Ccould have Gbeen
My Emheart would A7never Dshare
And not till summer Gcame and went
Did Cher adGvice ring Dtrue
Then GI found out my Cheart was Gmeant
To Dfall in Clove with Gyou
CHORUS:
We Emnever Cknow what Gcould have been
But Clooking Gback we Dsee
What Gcould have been and Cnever Gwas
Was Dnever Cmeant to Gbe
INTERLUDE:   G      D      G    D    C  G  
I saw the one I Cused to Glove
When DI went Cout toGday
I said, "Hello", I Cmet his Gwife
When EmI was A7on my Dway
It may be luck, it Gmay be fate
It Cmay be Ggod's deDsign
I Gonly know it's Cno misGtake
I'm Dyours and Cyou are Gmine
CHORUS:
We Emnever Cknow what Gcould have been
But Clooking Gback we Dsee
What Gcould have been and Cnever Gwas
Was Dnever Cmeant to Gbe

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What Could Have Been

by Kathy Mattea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Kathy Mattea - What Could Have Been

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G C G

There was someone I used to love

D C G

A long, long time ago

C G

He found someone before I had

Em A7 D

A chance to let him know

And every time I tried to get

C G D

My heart to close that door

G C G

I'd think about what could have been

D C G

And only love him more

C G

I told a friend how sad I was

D C G

That fate was so unfair

C G

This perfect love that could have been

Em A7 D

My heart would never share

And not till summer came and went

C G D

Did her advice ring true

G C G

Then I found out my heart was meant

D C G

To fall in love with you

CHORUS:

Em C G

We never know what could have been

C G D

But looking back we see

G C G

What could have been and never was

D C G

Was never meant to be

G D G D C G

INTERLUDE:

C G

I saw the one I used to love

D C G

When I went out today

C G

I said, "Hello", I met his wife

Em A7 D

When I was on my way

It may be luck, it may be fate

C G D

It may be god's design

G C G

I only know it's no mistake

D C G

I'm yours and you are mine

CHORUS:

Em C G

We never know what could have been

C G D

But looking back we see

G C G

What could have been and never was

D C G

Was never meant to be

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