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I Knew You When

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[Intro]
 F   Bb   C   Fx2
[Verse 1]
In the Fancient middle fifties,Bb  
the Cclosin' sixties Froar
I was Fcaught up in your Bbpassion
I could Conly beg for Fmore
  FAnd if I had a Bbdollar bill
I'd Cgive it to you Fthen
  FSo I could tell the Bbwhole wide world
One Cday I knew you Fwhen
 F   Bb   C   Fx2
[Verse 2]
With your Fdangerous charismaBb  
Your Cthundering attackF  
You Fcharged the very Bbair I breathe
And Ckept me coming Fback
You Fhelped me through my Bbdarkest hours
You aClways were my Ffriend
You Fgave me hope to Bbcarry on
BeCcause I knew you Fwhen
[Bridge]
  BbI knew you when the Ammountain tops were Bbright beneath your Ffeet
  BbWhen artistry and Ffreedom were comCplete
BeBbfore you were an Cicon, beFfore they Aall tuned DminF  Bb  
You could sCay I knew you Fwhen
 F   Bb   C   Fx2
[Verse 3]
We all Fsit here with our memorBbies,
of a Cglorious long agoF  
When our Fheroes seemed immorBbtal,
Cwere they really Fso
It's a Fquestion for a wiBbser man
I will Cnot ask aFgain
I will Fonly say I'm gratefBbul
For the tCime I knew you wFhen
[Outro]
I knew you wFhen (I knew you Bbwhen)
COh, I knew you wFhen
I knew you Fwhen (I knew you Bbwhen)
CYeah I knew you Fwhen
 F   Bb   C   Fx2
I knew you Fwhen (I knew you whBben)
CYeah I knew you Fwhen

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I Knew You When

by Bob Seger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F Bb C F

[Verse 1]

F Bb

In the ancient middle fifties,

C F

the closin' sixties roar

F Bb

I was caught up in your passion

C F

I could only beg for more

F Bb

And if I had a dollar bill

C F

I'd give it to you then

F Bb

So I could tell the whole wide world

C F

One day I knew you when

F Bb C F

[Verse 2]

F Bb

With your dangerous charisma

C F

Your thundering attack

F Bb

You charged the very air I breathe

C F

And kept me coming back

F Bb

You helped me through my darkest hours

C F

You always were my friend

F Bb

You gave me hope to carry on

C F

Because I knew you when

[Bridge]

Bb Am Bb F

I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet

Bb F C

When artistry and freedom were complete

Bb C F A Dm F Bb

Before you were an icon, before they all tuned in

C F

You could say I knew you when

F Bb C F

[Verse 3]

F Bb

We all sit here with our memories,

C F

of a glorious long ago

F Bb

When our heroes seemed immortal,

C F

were they really so

F Bb

It's a question for a wiser man

C F

I will not ask again

F Bb

I will only say I'm grateful

C F

For the time I knew you when

[Outro]

F Bb

I knew you when (I knew you when)

C F

Oh, I knew you when

F Bb

I knew you when (I knew you when)

C F

Yeah I knew you when

F Bb C F

F Bb

I knew you when (I knew you when)

C F

Yeah I knew you when

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