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Because You Believed In Me

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Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
C   F C Am G
[Verse] 
It Gseemed like forD7ever beGfore I could G7gather
This Cbouquet of words just for Gyou
To D7tell you how thankful I Gam for your Clove
And for A7all the dreams that came D7true
GWhen I was D7falling, you Gstood by me, G7darling
Your Clove lifted me to my Gfeet
The D7world became smaller and GI became Ctaller
BeGcause you beD7lieved in GmeG7  
[Chorus]
I Cstepped over D7mountains that Gno man G7had Cclimbed
Wide Grivers were easy to D7cross
I Cfound everyD7thing right Ghere in G7your Carms
EveryA7thing I thought I had D7lost
Your Glove is the D7key that Gunlocked the G7door
That led Cme to impossible Gdreams
It was D7easy to capture the Gdreams I ran Cafter
BeGcause you beD7lieved in GmeG7  
[Outro]
C   D7   G  G7 C
BeGcause you beD7lieved in CmeF  C  Am  G  

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Because You Believed In Me

by Gene Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 1st fret

[Intro]

C F C Am G

[Verse]

G D7 G G7

It seemed like forever before I could gather

C G

This bouquet of words just for you

D7 G C

To tell you how thankful I am for your love

A7 D7

And for all the dreams that came true

G D7 G G7

When I was falling, you stood by me, darling

C G

Your love lifted me to my feet

D7 G C

The world became smaller and I became taller

G D7 G G7

Because you believed in me

[Chorus]

C D7 G G7 C

I stepped over mountains that no man had climbed

G D7

Wide rivers were easy to cross

C D7 G G7 C

I found everything right here in your arms

A7 D7

Everything I thought I had lost

G D7 G G7

Your love is the key that unlocked the door

C G

That led me to impossible dreams

D7 G C

It was easy to capture the dreams I ran after

G D7 G G7

Because you believed in me

[Outro]

C D7 G G7 C

G D7 C F C Am G

Because you believed in me

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