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I'm Already Taken - Steve Wariner
[Intro]
e|--G--------------Gsus----------|--Am7------------0-----3------|
B|--------0-----0--1--3-----|--3-----1--------1-----1---|
G|-----0-----0--------------|-----0-----0---------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--0------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|---------------------------|
                               D11   D/h\
e|--3-----------------3-----|--0--2---------------------|
B|--------------1-----------|---------------------------|
G|--------2-----------------|---------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------|--0------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
My little tGhird grade hand wrote "Am7I love you" on a Cnote of yellow pDaper
 CAnd sent it the fG/Bront of the row to a Alittle A#dim7blonde-haired gDirl
The Gblonde-haired girl just oAm7pened it   Cand read it to herDself
 CI was so embaG/Brrassed when she tuArned aA#dim7round and saDid
Tablature for the Verse :
(A little different for every verse!)
                G                 Am7              C      D/h\/p\
e|--------------------------|--0--------------0-2-0--------|
B|--0--------0--1--------1--|--1--------1----3-------3-----|
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0------2-----------2--|
D|-----0-----------2--------|-----2--------0---------------|
A|--------------0-----------|--3---------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------|------------------------------|
                                          | PART V2     |
                C             G/B     A   A#dim7|           D9|
                                          |     /p\     |
e|--0-------------------3---|--------0----------3-2-3---|
B|--1--------1---3----------|--2-----2--------3---------|
G|--------0------0----------|--2-----0-------2----------|
D|-----2------------0-------|--2------------0-----------|
A|--3------------2----------|--0-----1------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
   D - Fill (1st Part)            D - Fill (2nd Part)
                                   /p\
e|--------------------------|   |--3-2---------------------|
B|-------3------------1-----|   |--------------------------|
G|----------0------------0--|   |--------------------------|
D|--2-4-----------4-2-------|   |--0-----------------------|
A|--\s/-----------\s/-------|   |--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|   |--------------------------|
Repeat this again for the 2nd part of the Verse, but use Fill 2.
[Refrain]
I'm already Am7taken, Dyou spoke up too lGateD/F#  Em  
I love someAm7body else, so Dyou'll just have to wGait
Tablature for the Refrain :
(A little different for every time!)
e|--Am70-----------D93----D2-----|--G------D/F#------Em------------|
B|--1--------1----------3--|--3-----------------------|
G|--------0--------2-------|--------2-----0-----0-----|
D|-----2--------0----------|-----0-----0-----2--------|
A|--3----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--3-----2-----0-----------|
..taken          you spoke too laaaaaaaaaate    I love some-
e|--Am7------3-----D93----D2-----|--G------------/p\----------|
B|--1-------------------3--|-----0--3--1--1-0----0-1-3-|
G|-----0-----------2-------|----0------0--------0------|
D|--------------0----------|---0----4----------0-------|
A|--3----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--3--------3---------------|
 ..body else .. just have ..
[Tablature for the little Solo]
                               Am7              D11  D/h\
e|--------------0-----3-----|--3--------3--0-2---------|
B|--3-----1-----------------|--------1-----------------|
G|-----------0-----0-----0--|-----2--------------------|
D|-----2--------------------|--0-----------0-----------|
A|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
The yGears flew by so quAm7ickly, and there we Cwere in junior hDigh
               C                 G/BPart V2 & D - Fill (1st Part)
I realized that I still loved her so
So I cGalled her up and Am7told her exCactly how I feDlt
CThen she said therG/Be's something that yoAu reallA#dim7y ought to knowD  
[Refrain]
I'm already Am7taken, Dyou spoke up too lGateD/F#  Em  
I love someAm7body else, so Dyou'll just have to wGait
[Bridge]
So Cwhat I did and G/Bnever changed my lB7ove for that Emlittle blonde-haired CgirC4lC  
Who's now the mDother, of our ....
[Verse 3]
... lGittle blonde-haired Am7boy, who's tCo our hearts so cDlose
                    C           G/BPart V2 & D - Fill (1st Part)
I hate to think how fast he's growing up
Last nGight I overhAm7eard them, as she tCucked him into bDed
He said "CMommy will you maG/Brry me?" and Athis is A#dim7what she saDid
[Refrain]
I'm already Am7taken, Dyou spoke up too lGateD/F#  Em  
I love your Am7daddy, son, so Dyou'll just have to wGait
I'm already Am7taken, Dyou spoke up too lGateD/F#  Em  
                        Am7                      D      C( B   A   Gsingle notes)
I love your daddy, son, so you'll just have to wait
Play the 1st two bars of the Intro as the outro and end on a smooth G chord.

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Im Already Taken

by Steve Wariner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus

Am7

D11

G/B

A#dim7

D/F#

I'm Already Taken - Steve Wariner

[Intro]

G Gsus Am7

e|--------------------------|--------------0-----3------|

B|--------0-----0--1--3-----|--3-----1--------1-----1---|

G|-----0-----0--------------|-----0-----0---------------|

D|--------------------------|---------------------------|

A|--------------------------|--0------------------------|

E|--3-----------------------|---------------------------|

D11 D

/h\

e|--3-----------------3-----|--0--2---------------------|

B|--------------1-----------|---------------------------|

G|--------2-----------------|---------------------------|

D|--0-----------------------|--0------------------------|

A|--------------------------|---------------------------|

E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G Am7 C D

My little third grade hand wrote "I love you" on a note of yellow paper

C G/B A A#dim7 D

And sent it the front of the row to a little blonde-haired girl

G Am7 C D

The blonde-haired girl just opened it and read it to herself

C G/B A A#dim7 D

I was so embarrassed when she turned around and said

Tablature for the Verse :

(A little different for every verse!)

G Am7 C D

/h\/p\

e|--------------------------|--0--------------0-2-0--------|

B|--0--------0--1--------1--|--1--------1----3-------3-----|

G|--------0-----------0-----|--------0------2-----------2--|

D|-----0-----------2--------|-----2--------0---------------|

A|--------------0-----------|--3---------------------------|

E|--3-----------------------|------------------------------|

| PART V2 |

C G/B A A#dim7 D9

| |

| /p\ |

e|--0-------------------3---|--------0----------3-2-3---|

B|--1--------1---3----------|--2-----2--------3---------|

G|--------0------0----------|--2-----0-------2----------|

D|-----2------------0-------|--2------------0-----------|

A|--3------------2----------|--0-----1------------------|

E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

D - Fill (1st Part) D - Fill (2nd Part)

/p\

e|--------------------------| |--3-2---------------------|

B|-------3------------1-----| |--------------------------|

G|----------0------------0--| |--------------------------|

D|--2-4-----------4-2-------| |--0-----------------------|

A|--\s/-----------\s/-------| |--------------------------|

E|--------------------------| |--------------------------|

Repeat this again for the 2nd part of the Verse, but use Fill 2.

[Refrain]

Am7 D G D/F# Em

I'm already taken, you spoke up too late

Am7 D G

I love somebody else, so you'll just have to wait

Tablature for the Refrain :

(A little different for every time!)

Am7 D9 D G D/F# Em

e|--0-----------3----2-----|--------------------------|

B|--1--------1----------3--|--3-----------------------|

G|--------0--------2-------|--------2-----0-----0-----|

D|-----2--------0----------|-----0-----0-----2--------|

A|--3----------------------|--------------------------|

E|-------------------------|--3-----2-----0-----------|

..taken you spoke too laaaaaaaaaate I love some-

Am7 D9 D G

e|--------3-----3----2-----|--------------/p\----------|

B|--1-------------------3--|-----0--3--1--1-0----0-1-3-|

G|-----0-----------2-------|----0------0--------0------|

D|--------------0----------|---0----4----------0-------|

A|--3----------------------|---------------------------|

E|-------------------------|--3--------3---------------|

..body else .. just have ..

[Tablature for the little Solo]

Am7 D11 D

/h\

e|--------------0-----3-----|--3--------3--0-2---------|

B|--3-----1-----------------|--------1-----------------|

G|-----------0-----0-----0--|-----2--------------------|

D|-----2--------------------|--0-----------0-----------|

A|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

[Verse 2]

G Am7 C D

The years flew by so quickly, and there we were in junior high

C G/B

Part V2 & D - Fill (1st Part)

I realized that I still loved her so

G Am7 C D

So I called her up and told her exactly how I felt

C G/B A A#dim7 D

Then she said there's something that you really ought to know

[Refrain]

Am7 D G D/F# Em

I'm already taken, you spoke up too late

Am7 D G

I love somebody else, so you'll just have to wait

[Bridge]

C G/B B7 Em C C4 C

So what I did and never changed my love for that little blonde-haired girl

Who's now the mother, of our ....

[Verse 3]

G Am7 C D

... little blonde-haired boy, who's to our hearts so close

C G/B

Part V2 & D - Fill (1st Part)

I hate to think how fast he's growing up

G Am7 C D

Last night I overheard them, as she tucked him into bed

C G/B A A#dim7 D

He said "Mommy will you marry me?" and this is what she said

[Refrain]

Am7 D G D/F# Em

I'm already taken, you spoke up too late

Am7 D G

I love your daddy, son, so you'll just have to wait

Am7 D G D/F# Em

I'm already taken, you spoke up too late

Am7 D C B A G

( single notes)

I love your daddy, son, so you'll just have to wait

Play the 1st two bars of the Intro as the outro and end on a smooth G chord.

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