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Capo Fret 1 (chords relative to capo)
  Em9   Dsus2    D    G  Bm/  G   Em[2x]
             Em9         D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
I knitted you a hat all blue and   gold
                    Em9          D    G  Bm/     G  Em  
To keep your ears warm from the Binghamton cold.
                     Em9    D    G  Bm/ G  Em  
It was my first one and it was too small.
           C            G              D                  G    Em9    D    G  Bm/G  
It didn't fit you at all, but you wore it just the same.
  Em9    D    G  Bm/G  
                  Em9         D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
I remember the first time we danced.
                  Em9             D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
I remember tunneling through the snow like  ants.
                    Em9     D   G  Bm/  G  Em  
What I don't recall is why I said,
"I Csimply can't slGeep in this tiDny beGd with yoEm9u anymore.".
CI-G--D-- Gshould tell 
CYoGu-D-- Gthat you were 
 C   G    D      G    Em9    D    G  Bm/  G  Em  
My--- first love.
             Em9         D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
So it's Christmas time, it's been three years.
             Em9         D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
And someone else is knitting things for your ears.
             Em9         D      G  Bm/  G  Em  
I have come to learn I'll only see you 
intCerrupting Gmy drDeams at night, Gand that's alC9right. 
And that's Galright. And that's C9alright. And that's Galright.
CI-G--D-- Gshould tell 
CYoGu-D-- Gthat you were 
MCy-G-- DfiGrst lC9ove.
And it's Galright. And it's C9alright. And it's Galright.
(And it's C9alright.) We were seventeen Gagain together.
(And it's Amalright.) We were seventeen Em9again together.
(And it's Amalright.) We were seventeen Gagain toDgether.
CI-G--D-- Gshould tell 
CYoGu-D-- Gthat you were 
MCy-G-- DfiGrst lC9ove.
CI-G--D-- Gshould tell 
CYoGu-D-- Gthat you were 
MCy-G-- DfiGrst lC9ove.
                C9  Bm/ G   G  Em  
We were seventeen again.
                C9  Bm/ G   G  Em  
We were seventeen again.
                C9  Bm/ G   G  Em  
We were seventeen again.
  Em9   Dsus2    D    G  Bm/  G  Em  

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The Hat

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

Dsus2

Capo Fret 1 (chords relative to capo)

Em9 Dsus2 D G Bm G Em

/ [2x]

Em9 D G Bm G Em

I knitted you a hat all blue and gold

Em9 D G Bm G Em

To keep your ears warm from the Binghamton cold.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

It was my first one and it was too small.

C G D G Em9 D G Bm G

It didn't fit you at all, but you wore it just the same.

Em9 D G Bm G

Em9 D G Bm G Em

I remember the first time we danced.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

I remember tunneling through the snow like ants.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

What I don't recall is why I said,

C G D G Em9

"I simply can't sleep in this tiny bed with you anymore.".

C G D G

I----- should tell

C G D G

You--- that you were

C G D G Em9 D G Bm G Em

My--- first love.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

So it's Christmas time, it's been three years.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

And someone else is knitting things for your ears.

Em9 D G Bm G Em

I have come to learn I'll only see you

C G D G C9

interrupting my dreams at night, and that's alright.

G C9 G

And that's alright. And that's alright. And that's alright.

C G D G

I----- should tell

C G D G

You--- that you were

C G D G C9

My--- first love.

G C9 G

And it's alright. And it's alright. And it's alright.

C9 G

(And it's alright.) We were seventeen again together.

Am Em9

(And it's alright.) We were seventeen again together.

Am G D

(And it's alright.) We were seventeen again together.

C G D G

I----- should tell

C G D G

You--- that you were

C G D G C9

My--- first love.

C G D G

I----- should tell

C G D G

You--- that you were

C G D G C9

My--- first love.

C9 Bm G G Em

We were seventeen again.

C9 Bm G G Em

We were seventeen again.

C9 Bm G G Em

We were seventeen again.

Em9 Dsus2 D G Bm G Em

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