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Someone I Once Knew

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[Intro]
F#m G F#m G
F#m G
[Verse]
I was Csmoking a roundieD  
Thank GGod you found meF#m  
All Cby myselfD  
And then you Embounced through the door like Cnobody else
[Chorus]
F#mHey! GYou! F#mSomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt GdownEm  
F#mHey! GYou! F#msomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt Gdown
[Verse]
Watchin' my CJapanese TVD  
With my Gsix string buddyF#m  
I was Cbarely tickin'D  
And then you Embounced through the door come Calive and kickin'
[Chorus]
F#mHey! GYou! F#mSomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt GdownEm  
F#mHey! GYou! F#msomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt Gdown
[Bridge]
You got FbrCaiFnsC, all the Gway down
You never changedF  C  F  C  
I just Emnever got past
The Cones you sit on
    F#m        G                F#m         G                F#m       G       EmDo do do dodo
F#m G     F#m           G      F#m           G
[Bridge]
You got FbrCaiFnsC, all the Gway down
You never changedF  C  F  C  
I just Emnever got past
Your little Drock and roll ass
[Verse]
Hey! CShot bolt uprightD  
When you Gmention the whole nightF#m  
I was Con the mend whenD  
You Emlet a smile crack
And it Call came back
[Chorus]
F#mHey! GYou! F#msomeone I once Gknew
F#mHey! GYou! F#msomeone I once Gknew
F#mHey! GYou! F#mSomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt Gdown         EmDo do do dodo
F#mHey! GYou! F#mSomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt Gdown         EmDo do do dodo
F#mHey! GYou! F#mSomeone I once Gknew, F#msit your butt Gdown         EmDo do do dodo
[Fade out]

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Someone I Once Knew

by Paul Westerberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m G F#m G

F#m G

[Verse]

C D

I was smoking a roundie

G F#m

Thank God you found me

C D

All by myself

Em C

And then you bounced through the door like nobody else

[Chorus]

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Hey! You! Someone I once knew, sit your butt down

F#m G F#m G F#m G

Hey! You! someone I once knew, sit your butt down

[Verse]

C D

Watchin' my Japanese TV

G F#m

With my six string buddy

C D

I was barely tickin'

Em C

And then you bounced through the door come alive and kickin'

[Chorus]

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Hey! You! Someone I once knew, sit your butt down

F#m G F#m G F#m G

Hey! You! someone I once knew, sit your butt down

[Bridge]

F C F C G

You got brains, all the way down

F C F C

You never changed

I just never got past

The ones you sit on

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Do do do dodo

F#m G F#m G F#m G

[Bridge]

F C F C G

You got brains, all the way down

F C F C

You never changed

I just never got past

Your little rock and roll ass

[Verse]

C D

Hey! Shot bolt upright

G F#m

When you mention the whole night

C D

I was on the mend when

You let a smile crack

And it all came back

[Chorus]

F#m G F#m G

Hey! You! someone I once knew

F#m G F#m G

Hey! You! someone I once knew

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Hey! You! Someone I once knew, sit your butt down Do do do dodo

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Hey! You! Someone I once knew, sit your butt down Do do do dodo

F#m G F#m G F#m G Em

Hey! You! Someone I once knew, sit your butt down Do do do dodo

[Fade out]

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