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The chorus chords may not be dead-on, but they seem to work OK.
Standard tuning
    Em= 022000      G/B= x20033         Am7= x02010       Dadd4 = x54035
  D/F#= 200232        C= x32010     Dadd4* = x54030       Fadd2 = x87068
     G= 320033       B7= x21202          D9= x54530            F= 133211
                                                         Cmaj7/G= 332000
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                                                       Dadd4* = Dadd4add9
INTRO
 Em(D/F#)  G(G/B)   C     B7x2
         Em(D/F#)            G(G/B)                   C  B7  
   Went out last  Friday night,        felt like I was ready to
           Em(D/F#)         G(G/B)                         C  B7  
   Pretty pair of   green eyes,       sideways glance from across the room
           Em(D/F#)                   G   G(strum)
   Pretty soon we were locked in conversation
PRE-CHORUS
                            Am7Dadd4*
 I could've kissed her, leaning up against the driver door
Am7She was almost everything that ID9've been looking for
CHORUS
                           GDadd4
She was almost you, almost you
Fadd2                          C  G  
      Almost someone to hold on to
        Dadd4  Fadd2                             C  G  
Almost you,          a love to last my whole life
I swear and I thinFk I've found it, Cthe perfect love, she lets me down
   GBest someone elsFe could hope to doC  
                                    Em   G(G/B)   C  B7  
Is take second place and be almost   you...
INTERLUDE
     Em   G(G/B)   C  B7  
...You
              Em(D/F#)          G(G/B)                     C  B7  
   Stumbled on an old  photograph,       you and me we were holding hands
                     Em         G(G/B)                         C  B7  
   We were young and so in love,       like we couldn't get close enough
             Em(D/F#)             G   G(strum)
   What happened to   happily ever after
PRE-CHORUS
               Am7Dadd4*
 I never look at anyone the way I looked at you
And Am7I'm trying hard to find somebD9ody new
CHORUS
                           GDadd4
She was almost you, almost you
Fadd2                          C  G  
      Almost someone to hold on to
        Dadd4  Fadd2                             C  G  
Almost you,          a love to last my whole life
I swear and I thinFk I've found it, Cthe perfect love, she lets me down
   GBest someone elsFe could hope to doC  
                                      Em  G...
Is take second place and be almost   you...
INTERLUDE
...  C(B7)     Em    G   C(B7)  
   ...Almost  you...
PRE-CHORUS
               Am7Dadd4*
 I never look at anyone the way I looked at you
Am7I'm trying hard to find somebD9ody new
CHORUS
                           GDadd4
She was almost you, almost you
Fadd2                          C  G  
      Almost someone to hold on to
        Dadd4  Fadd2                             C  G  
Almost you,          a love to last my whole life
I swear and I thinFk I've found it, Cthe perfect love, she lets me down
   GBest someone elsFe could hope to doC  
                                     Em    G  C...
Is take second place and be almost   you...
OUTRO
...    B7     Em    G  C  
...Almost   you
(B7)       Em    G  C  
  Almost   you
(B7)      Em    G    Cmaj7/G  
  Almost   you.

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Almost You

by Ernie Halter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

D/F#

Cmaj7/G

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The chorus chords may not be dead-on, but they seem to work OK.

Standard tuning

Em G/B Am7

= 022000 = x20033 = x02010 Dadd4 = x54035

D/F# C

= 200232 = x32010 Dadd4* = x54030 Fadd2 = x87068

G B7 D9 F

= 320033 = x21202 = x54530 = 133211

Cmaj7/G

= 332000

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Dadd4* = Dadd4add9

INTRO

Em D/F# G G/B C B7

() () x2

Em D/F# G G/B C B7

() ()

Went out last Friday night, felt like I was ready to

Em D/F# G G/B C B7

() ()

Pretty pair of green eyes, sideways glance from across the room

Em D/F# G G

() (strum)

Pretty soon we were locked in conversation

PRE-CHORUS

Am7

Dadd4*

I could've kissed her, leaning up against the driver door

Am7 D9

She was almost everything that I've been looking for

CHORUS

Dadd4

She was almost you, almost you

C G

Fadd2

Almost someone to hold on to

C G

Dadd4 Fadd2

Almost you, a love to last my whole life

F C

I swear and I think I've found it, the perfect love, she lets me down

G F C

Best someone else could hope to do

Em G G/B C B7

()

Is take second place and be almost you...

INTERLUDE

Em G G/B C B7

()

...You

Em D/F# G G/B C B7

() ()

Stumbled on an old photograph, you and me we were holding hands

Em G G/B C B7

()

We were young and so in love, like we couldn't get close enough

Em D/F# G G

() (strum)

What happened to happily ever after

PRE-CHORUS

Am7

Dadd4*

I never look at anyone the way I looked at you

Am7 D9

And I'm trying hard to find somebody new

CHORUS

Dadd4

She was almost you, almost you

C G

Fadd2

Almost someone to hold on to

C G

Dadd4 Fadd2

Almost you, a love to last my whole life

F C

I swear and I think I've found it, the perfect love, she lets me down

G F C

Best someone else could hope to do

Em G

...

Is take second place and be almost you...

INTERLUDE

C B7 Em G C B7

... () ()

...Almost you...

PRE-CHORUS

Am7

Dadd4*

I never look at anyone the way I looked at you

Am7 D9

I'm trying hard to find somebody new

CHORUS

Dadd4

She was almost you, almost you

C G

Fadd2

Almost someone to hold on to

C G

Dadd4 Fadd2

Almost you, a love to last my whole life

F C

I swear and I think I've found it, the perfect love, she lets me down

G F C

Best someone else could hope to do

Em G C

...

Is take second place and be almost you...

OUTRO

B7 Em G C

...

...Almost you

B7 Em G C

()

Almost you

B7 Em G Cmaj7/G

()

Almost you.

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