I Knew You When by Billy Joe Royal lyrics Chords

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
I [Em] knew you when [F] you were lonely. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] You were only a girl all alone [Eb] without love.
[G] I knew you when, [Cm] _ _ I knew you when, [Bb] you were sad and [Ab] all alone.
You didn't have [Bb] anyone that you could call [Cm] your own
I knew you [Bb] when _ your heart belonged [Ab] to only me
_ But that was [G] many tears ago, now your love is just a memory
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, yeah
[Em] I knew you when [F] you were lonely
I [Eb] _ [Gm] knew you [Ab] when you were only a girl all [Bb] alone without love
[G] I knew you [Cm] when, _ I knew you [Bb] when, I knew you when
We used to [Ab] have a lot of fun
But someone [Bb] you could offer more
Now I'm [Cm] the lonely one _
[Bb] I knew you when you were just [Ab] a scared little girl
I used [G] to be your only love
Before you came up in the world
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, [C] yeah, yeah
I [Em] knew you when [F] you were lonely
_ _ [Eb] I [Gm] knew you when [Ab] you were only a girl all alone [Eb] without love
[Cm] _
[Eb] Yeah, [Cm] yeah, [Eb] yeah, yeah, [Cm] yeah _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _