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Well I hDoped and I pBmrayed I lDoved you from aBmfar
I cDried and I drBmeamed wisDhed on every sBmtar
But notGhing I do got me closer to you
So I locAked all my feelings inA7side
TDhen one nBmight acrDoss a crowded rBmoom 
You loDoked my Bmway your eDyes held something Bmnew
You waGlked right up to me Smiled tenderly 
The wAords came as such a suA7rprize
[Chorus]
(A7)                         D        Bm  E9  
How was I to know?  You never let it show
What a beauty like yGou might see in a poor boy like Gmme-ee-Aee
A7How could DI have seen?  You walk out Bmof my dE9reams 
Shining your light on my slGeeping heart
Into my sGmoul-oul-oAul
How was GmI-I-I-A7I   to kDnow?
[Verse]
You toDok my hBmand and lDed me to the dBmoor
We taDlked and we laBmughed abDout all the times bBmefore
GTwo lonely peple so much in love pAass like ships in the nA7ight
[Chorus]
(A7)                         D        Bm  E9  
How was I to know?  You never let it show
What a beauty like yGou might see in a poor boy like Gmme-ee-Aee
A7How could DI have seen?  You walk out Bmof my dE9reams 
Shining your light on my slGeeping heart
Into my sGmoul-oul-oAul
How was GmI-I-I-A7I   to kDnow?
[Outro]
A7How could DI have seen?  You  walk out Bmof my dreams 
Shining your light on my sleGeping heart
Into my Gmsoul-oul-oAul
How was GmI-I-I-AI
How was GmI-I-I-A7I to kDnow? 

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How Was I To Know

by John Michael Montgomery

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D Bm D Bm

Well I hoped and I prayed I loved you from afar

D Bm D Bm

I cried and I dreamed wished on every star

But nothing I do got me closer to you

A A7

So I locked all my feelings inside

D Bm D Bm

Then one night across a crowded room

D Bm D Bm

You looked my way your eyes held something new

You walked right up to me Smiled tenderly

A A7

The words came as such a surprize

[Chorus]

D Bm E9

(A7)

How was I to know? You never let it show

G Gm A

What a beauty like you might see in a poor boy like me-ee-ee

A7 D Bm E9

How could I have seen? You walk out of my dreams

Shining your light on my sleeping heart

Gm A

Into my soul-oul-oul

Gm A7 D

How was I-I-I-I to know?

[Verse]

D Bm D Bm

You took my hand and led me to the door

D Bm D Bm

We talked and we laughed about all the times before

G A A7

Two lonely peple so much in love pass like ships in the night

[Chorus]

D Bm E9

(A7)

How was I to know? You never let it show

G Gm A

What a beauty like you might see in a poor boy like me-ee-ee

A7 D Bm E9

How could I have seen? You walk out of my dreams

Shining your light on my sleeping heart

Gm A

Into my soul-oul-oul

Gm A7 D

How was I-I-I-I to know?

[Outro]

A7 D Bm

How could I have seen? You walk out of my dreams

Shining your light on my sleeping heart

Gm A

Into my soul-oul-oul

Gm A

How was I-I-I-I

Gm A7 D

How was I-I-I-I to know?

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