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I Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock, Sunlight (1978)
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Note: the "Thought it was you"s in the chorus are 
in 2/4.
[Intro]
Gbmaj7/Abx15
Eb/F
[Verse]
Just a Bbmaj7glance from beDb/Ebhind
Happened by Abmaj7chance or deFm9sign
The Dbadd9perfume F9she E/F#wore
Took me Bmaj9back through her Abm9door
I had Emaj9closed Gmaj7/Along ago
Gmaj7/ASuddenly
[Chorus]
Gmaj7/AI thought it was Dmaj7you
Thought it was B7sus2you
Thought it was Gmaj9you
Thought it was E7sus4you
ReF#m/Amem---Em/Aber   D/Awhat Em/Awe   Dmaj7knew
I thought it was B7sus2you
Thought it was Gmaj9you
Thought it was E7sus4you
   F#m/A    Em/A    D/A   Em/A          Gmaj7/A   Dmaj7N.C.
Remem---ber   when I    thought it was you
[Interlude]
Gbmaj7/Abx39
Eb/F
[Verse]
We were Bbmaj7young, love was Db/Ebnew
Warm as the Abmaj7sun shining Fm9through
In Dbadd9your arms F9it E/F#seemed
I went Bmaj9back to a Abm9dream
I had Emaj9seen  Gmaj7/Along ago
Gmaj7/ASuddenly
[Chorus]
Gmaj7/AI thought it was Dmaj7you
Thought it was B7sus2you
Thought it was Gmaj9you
Thought it was E7sus4you
ReF#m/Amem---Em/Aber   D/Awhat Em/Awe   Dmaj7knew
I thought it was B7sus2you
Thought it was Gmaj9you
Thought it was E7sus4you
ReF#m/Amem---Em/Aber   D/Awhen Em/AI    Gmaj7/Athought it was Dmaj7you
[Outro]
Gbmaj7/Ab(repeat...)

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I Thought It Was You

by Herbie Hancock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gbmaj7/Ab

Eb/F

Bbmaj7

Db/Eb

Abmaj7

Fm9

Dbadd9

E/F#

Bmaj9

Abm9

Emaj9

Gmaj7/A

Dmaj7

B7sus2

Gmaj9

E7sus4

F#m/A

Em/A

D/A

I Thought It Was You

Herbie Hancock, Sunlight (1978)

-----------------------------------------------------

Note: the "Thought it was you"s in the chorus are

in 2/4.

[Intro]

Gbmaj7/Ab

x15

Eb/F

[Verse]

Bbmaj7 Db/Eb

Just a glance from behind

Abmaj7 Fm9

Happened by chance or design

Dbadd9 F9 E/F#

The perfume she wore

Bmaj9 Abm9

Took me back through her door

Emaj9 Gmaj7/A

I had closed long ago

Gmaj7/A

Suddenly

[Chorus]

Gmaj7/A Dmaj7

I thought it was you

B7sus2

Thought it was you

Gmaj9

Thought it was you

E7sus4

Thought it was you

F#m/A Em/A D/A Em/A Dmaj7

Remem---ber what we knew

B7sus2

I thought it was you

Gmaj9

Thought it was you

E7sus4

Thought it was you

F#m/A Em/A D/A Em/A Gmaj7/A Dmaj7

N.C.

Remem---ber when I thought it was you

[Interlude]

Gbmaj7/Ab

x39

Eb/F

[Verse]

Bbmaj7 Db/Eb

We were young, love was new

Abmaj7 Fm9

Warm as the sun shining through

Dbadd9 F9 E/F#

In your arms it seemed

Bmaj9 Abm9

I went back to a dream

Emaj9 Gmaj7/A

I had seen long ago

Gmaj7/A

Suddenly

[Chorus]

Gmaj7/A Dmaj7

I thought it was you

B7sus2

Thought it was you

Gmaj9

Thought it was you

E7sus4

Thought it was you

F#m/A Em/A D/A Em/A Dmaj7

Remem---ber what we knew

B7sus2

I thought it was you

Gmaj9

Thought it was you

E7sus4

Thought it was you

F#m/A Em/A D/A Em/A Gmaj7/A Dmaj7

Remem---ber when I thought it was you

[Outro]

Gbmaj7/Ab

(repeat...)

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