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I Should Have Been True        Mavericks
[Slow]
[Intro] 
|   C|   |  Am|    |   C|    |  Am|    |
[Verse]
You hCeld....my hAmand
I Dmwas...your G7man
I knCow...that AmI
Was wDmrong...to G7lie
[PRE-CHORUS]
If I could go Cback in time...back when C+you were mine
I could hFold you tight...and G7be with you
[Chorus]
I should have been tCrue
I should have been bAmlue
I shouldn't Dmwonder why you're gone
I should have G7known that I was wrong
[Verse]
Your Ceyes...your Amlips
Your Dmtouch...I'll G7miss
The Cnight...so Amlong
Since Dmyou've...been G7gone
[PRE-Chorus]
If I could go Cback in time...back when C+you were mine
I could hFold you tight...and G7be with you
[Chorus]
I should have been tCrue
I should have been bAmlue
I shouldn't Dmwonder why you're gone
I should have G7known that I was wrong
[SOLO]
|   C|   |  Am|    |   Dm|    |  G7|    |
[PRE-Chorus]
If I could go Cback in time...back when C+you were mine
I could Fhold you tight...and G7be with you
[Chorus]
I should have been tCrue
I should have been bAmlue
I shouldn't Dmwonder why you're gone
I should have G7known that I was wrong
[Chorus]
I should have been tCrue
I should have been bAmlue
I shouldn't Dmwonder why you're gone
I should have G7known that I was wrong
[SOLO]
|   C|   |  Am|    |    C|    |   Am|    |C  
End
Chart by Phil Ford

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I Should Have Been True

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C+

I Should Have Been True Mavericks

[Slow]

[Intro]

C Am C Am

| | | | | | | | |

[Verse]

C Am

You held....my hand

Dm G7

I was...your man

C Am

I know...that I

Dm G7

Was wrong...to lie

[PRE-CHORUS]

C C+

If I could go back in time...back when you were mine

F G7

I could hold you tight...and be with you

[Chorus]

I should have been true

I should have been blue

I shouldn't wonder why you're gone

I should have known that I was wrong

[Verse]

C Am

Your eyes...your lips

Dm G7

Your touch...I'll miss

C Am

The night...so long

Dm G7

Since you've...been gone

[PRE-Chorus]

C C+

If I could go back in time...back when you were mine

F G7

I could hold you tight...and be with you

[Chorus]

I should have been true

I should have been blue

I shouldn't wonder why you're gone

I should have known that I was wrong

[SOLO]

C Am Dm G7

| | | | | | | | |

[PRE-Chorus]

C C+

If I could go back in time...back when you were mine

F G7

I could hold you tight...and be with you

[Chorus]

I should have been true

I should have been blue

I shouldn't wonder why you're gone

I should have known that I was wrong

[Chorus]

I should have been true

I should have been blue

I shouldn't wonder why you're gone

I should have known that I was wrong

[SOLO]

C Am C Am C

| | | | | | | | |

End

Chart by Phil Ford

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