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You Were It

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[Intro]
G G/D
[Verse]
You were Git,
You're the one, the only one who Cunderstood it Gall,G/D  
And when we Gfought out loud,
You'd be the one who would Amake me A6feel so Dsmall,
You could Gkill, You could hurt,
You could bring out the worst in Ceveryone you Gknew,
But no Done could ever bring the worst out of Gyou.
And Am7I am Cfine, All the pain is Ggone,
I once Cmaj7had a Dheart, Now I D6have a GsongF.E  D  
And you were Gsly, You were fast,
You were built to last, And you Clasted 'til the Gend,
GAnd I would fight, I would cry and lay down and die,
And A7then get A6up Dagain,
And you could Gkill, You could hurt,
You could bring out the worsAmt..G7/B....of Ceveryone you Gknew,
But Dno one could Aever D7get the worst Gof youF6.E7  D  
But now I G/Bam Cfine, All the pain is Ggone,
I once had G/Ba hDeart, Now I D6have a Gsong.F6  Em  D  
Break: 
G/A C F6 G D/C D7 D/A D G F E D
AnAm7d I G/Bam fCine, All the pain is Ggone,
I once had G/Ba hDeartD7..Now I have a sGong,
Am7And I G/Bam fCine, All the pain is Ggone,
I once had G/Ba hDeart, Now I D6have a GsongFmaj7.E7  D  G  

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You Were It

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Am7

Cmaj7

G7/B

G/B

G/A

D/C

D/A

Fmaj7

[Intro]

G G/D

[Verse]

You were it,

C G G/D

You're the one, the only one who understood it all,

And when we fought out loud,

A A6 D

You'd be the one who would make me feel so small,

You could kill, You could hurt,

C G

You could bring out the worst in everyone you knew,

D G

But no one could ever bring the worst out of you.

Am7 C G

And I am fine, All the pain is gone,

Cmaj7 D D6 G F E D

I once had a heart, Now I have a song.

And you were sly, You were fast,

C G

You were built to last, And you lasted 'til the end,

And I would fight, I would cry and lay down and die,

A7 A6 D

And then get up again,

And you could kill, You could hurt,

Am G7/B C G

You could bring out the worst......of everyone you knew,

D A D7 G F6 E7 D

But no one could ever get the worst of you.

G/B C G

But now I am fine, All the pain is gone,

G/B D D6 G F6 Em D

I once had a heart, Now I have a song.

Break:

G/A C F6 G D/C D7 D/A D G F E D

Am7 G/B C G

And I am fine, All the pain is gone,

G/B D D7 G

I once had a heart..Now I have a song,

Am7 G/B C G

And I am fine, All the pain is gone,

G/B D D6 G Fmaj7 E7 D G

I once had a heart, Now I have a song.

About You Were It Chords by Willie Nelson

Learn how to play You Were It by Willie Nelson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Were It chords”, “You Were It guitar chords”, or “Willie Nelson You Were It chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy You Were It chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Were It lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, G/D, C, A, A6, D.

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What key is "You Were It" in?

The chords for "You Were It" show the original chord names (including G, G/D, C, A, A6, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.