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She Was - Mark Chesnutt
Album: Mark Chesnutt
Writers: Coty/Melton
**Capo 1**
[Intro]
D  D/F#  G  A
She Gstarted her new life ten Adollars in dDebt
GThat?s all it took to get sAtarted back tDhen
A Gtrip to the courthouse acD/F#ross the state line
ANo one could stop her she?d made up her mind
He was Geighteen and she Awasn?t
[Chorus 1]
But she said she Dwas and never thought D/F#twice
Came back Ghome as my daddy?s Awife
She just shook her Dhead
When her momma Bmsaid are you sure he?s the GoneD/F#  Em  A  
She waDsD/F#  G  A  
GHe took a job and Afarmed on the sDide
GHe made the ends meet but Ashe kept them tDied
GChanges were coming to D/F#their little world
She said wAhat would you like a boy or a girl
And he said aGre you...A  
[Chorus 2]
And she said she Dwas and never thought D/F#twice
About taking the nGext step and building their Alives
Soon there were tDhree
And she tried to Bmbe everything to GusD/F#  Em  A  
And she Dwas
GThose precious moments Aturned into years
In what Dseemed like a A/C#blink of an Bm7eye
GI held her hand as I lD/F#eaned down to ask her
EmMomma are you ready to sAay goodbye
[Chorus 3]
She said she Dwas but she thought D/F#twice
Holding my Ghand as she let go of Alife
Daddy always Dsaid 
A woman like Bmher would be hard to give GupD/F#  Em  A  
And she wBm7asG  D/F#  
If there Emever was a picture of Alove
She wBm7asG  A  D  
Chords:
   A=   x02220
A/C#=   x42220
  Bm=   x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
 Bm7=   x24232(bar chord) or 797777(bar chord)
   D=   xx0232
D/F#=   2x0232 (hold bottom string with thumb)
  Em=   022000
   G=   320003

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She Was

by Mark Chesnutt

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

A/C#

Bm7

She Was - Mark Chesnutt

Album: Mark Chesnutt

Writers: Coty/Melton

**Capo 1**

[Intro]

D D/F# G A

G A D

She started her new life ten dollars in debt

G A D

That?s all it took to get started back then

G D/F#

A trip to the courthouse across the state line

No one could stop her she?d made up her mind

G A

He was eighteen and she wasn?t

[Chorus 1]

D D/F#

But she said she was and never thought twice

G A

Came back home as my daddy?s wife

She just shook her head

Bm G D/F# Em A

When her momma said are you sure he?s the one

D D/F# G A

She was

G A D

He took a job and farmed on the side

G A D

He made the ends meet but she kept them tied

G D/F#

Changes were coming to their little world

She said what would you like a boy or a girl

G A

And he said are you...

[Chorus 2]

D D/F#

And she said she was and never thought twice

G A

About taking the next step and building their lives

Soon there were three

Bm G D/F# Em A

And she tried to be everything to us

And she was

G A

Those precious moments turned into years

D A/C# Bm7

In what seemed like a blink of an eye

G D/F#

I held her hand as I leaned down to ask her

Em A

Momma are you ready to say goodbye

[Chorus 3]

D D/F#

She said she was but she thought twice

G A

Holding my hand as she let go of life

Daddy always said

Bm G D/F# Em A

A woman like her would be hard to give up

Bm7 G D/F#

And she was

Em A

If there ever was a picture of love

Bm7 G A D

She was

Chords:

= x02220

A/C#

= x42220

= x24432(bar chord) or xx4432

Bm7

= x24232(bar chord) or 797777(bar chord)

= xx0232

D/F#

= 2x0232 (hold bottom string with thumb)

= 022000

= 320003

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