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The One That Got Away

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[Intro]
C  Dm  F  G  C
[Verse 1]
CWe've all got that someone
Who sDmlipped right through our hands
An old Ft-shirt you still wear from time to Ctime
It felt so right, on lonely nights
You wDmonder what could have been
A Gheart you can't Fbelieve you left beChind
[Chorus]
CI wish you were the one that got Dmaway
If Gyou were a memory
I might still be in Flove with you Ctoday
It wouldn't hurt this bad if I was looking back Dmon an old heartache
Oh I Fwish you were the Gone that got aCway
[Verse 2]
CYou walk through the door and Dmreach for that first beer
Hit the couch and Fturn the TV onC  
CAnd I wake-up beside you and wDmonder why I'm still here
When Geverything we Fused to be is Cgone
[Chorus]
CI wish you were the one that got Dmaway
If Gyou were a memory
I might still be in Flove with you Ctoday
It wouldn't hurt this bad if I was looking back Dmon an old heartache
Oh I Fwish you were the Gone that got aCway
[Bridge]
FIf you were just a picture
I pulled out of my dresser
Am7To look at every now and then
FSomething bittersweet
DmSomething I could keep and Ghave fun remembering
[Instr]
C  Dm  F  G  C
[Chorus]
C9It wouldn't hurt this Am7bad if I was looking back on an Dmold heartache
Oh I Fwish you were the Gone that got aCwayDm  
Yeah I Fwish you were the Gone that got aCway
[Outro]
C  Dm  F  G  C

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The One That Got Away

by Terri Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

C Dm F G C

[Verse 1]

We've all got that someone

Who slipped right through our hands

F C

An old t-shirt you still wear from time to time

It felt so right, on lonely nights

You wonder what could have been

G F C

A heart you can't believe you left behind

[Chorus]

C Dm

I wish you were the one that got away

If you were a memory

F C

I might still be in love with you today

It wouldn't hurt this bad if I was looking back on an old heartache

F G C

Oh I wish you were the one that got away

[Verse 2]

C Dm

You walk through the door and reach for that first beer

F C

Hit the couch and turn the TV on

C Dm

And I wake-up beside you and wonder why I'm still here

G F C

When everything we used to be is gone

[Chorus]

C Dm

I wish you were the one that got away

If you were a memory

F C

I might still be in love with you today

It wouldn't hurt this bad if I was looking back on an old heartache

F G C

Oh I wish you were the one that got away

[Bridge]

If you were just a picture

I pulled out of my dresser

Am7

To look at every now and then

Something bittersweet

Dm G

Something I could keep and have fun remembering

[Instr]

C Dm F G C

[Chorus]

C9 Am7 Dm

It wouldn't hurt this bad if I was looking back on an old heartache

F G C Dm

Oh I wish you were the one that got away

F G C

Yeah I wish you were the one that got away

[Outro]

C Dm F G C

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