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WE COULD HAVE BEEN
Vince Gill
1989, MCA Records
4:10 AM 6/20/2005
Capo 4th Fret
[Verse]
DToday at Gwork I A/C#overheard a Dname
I D/F#knew it wasn?t Gyours but it D/F#touched me just the GsameA  
DIt felt so Ggood to A/C#have you in my BmmindBm/A  
GI guess I?m the sentimental Asus4kindA  
[Chorus]
I Dwon D/F#der wGho yAou be cDame
Did you change D/F#the wGorld
Or Aplay the Dgame
We came D/F#so cl Gose to A/C#love back BmthenBm/A  
GWe Acould have Dbeen
[Verse]
DYou were so Gbrave A/C#when I was Dshy
D/F#I made you Glaugh when D/F#something made you GcryA  
DAnd I don?t Gthink we A/C#ever said good BmbyeBm/A  
GNow I?ll always wonder Asus4whyA  
[Chorus]
I Dwon D/F#der wGho yAou be cDame
Did you change D/F#the wGorld
Or Aplay the Dgame
We came D/F#so cl Gose to A/C#love back BmthenBm/A  
GWe Acould have Dbeen
[Verse]
BmA time or two
I Dthought about calling
BmBut something always Dgets in the way
BmMaybe I?m af Graid you?d really Danswer
GWhat would I say to Asus4youA  
[Chorus]
I Dwon D/F#der wGho yAou be cDame
Did you change D/F#the wGorld
Or Aplay the Dgame
We came D/F#so cl Gose to A/C#love back BmthenBm/A  
GWe Acould have Dbeen

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We Could Have Been

by Vince Gill

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

Bm/A

Asus4

WE COULD HAVE BEEN

Vince Gill

1989, MCA Records

4:10 AM 6/20/2005

Capo 4th Fret

[Verse]

D G A/C# D

Today at work I overheard a name

D/F# G D/F# G A

I knew it wasn?t yours but it touched me just the same

D G A/C# Bm Bm/A

It felt so good to have you in my mind

G Asus4 A

I guess I?m the sentimental kind

[Chorus]

D D/F# G A D

I won der who you be came

D/F# G

Did you change the world

A D

Or play the game

D/F# G A/C# Bm Bm/A

We came so cl ose to love back then

G A D

We could have been

[Verse]

D G A/C# D

You were so brave when I was shy

D/F# G D/F# G A

I made you laugh when something made you cry

D G A/C# Bm Bm/A

And I don?t think we ever said good bye

G Asus4 A

Now I?ll always wonder why

[Chorus]

D D/F# G A D

I won der who you be came

D/F# G

Did you change the world

A D

Or play the game

D/F# G A/C# Bm Bm/A

We came so cl ose to love back then

G A D

We could have been

[Verse]

A time or two

I thought about calling

Bm D

But something always gets in the way

Bm G D

Maybe I?m af raid you?d really answer

G Asus4 A

What would I say to you

[Chorus]

D D/F# G A D

I won der who you be came

D/F# G

Did you change the world

A D

Or play the game

D/F# G A/C# Bm Bm/A

We came so cl ose to love back then

G A D

We could have been

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