Chords for I SAW YOU FIRST - John Mellencamp

Tempo:
116.45 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

G#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I SAW YOU FIRST - John Mellencamp chords
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[F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
The hemp ain't that then, just a Scotty apartment.
The whole deaf mink will wear black mocking shoes.
[G#m] This loud Cuban band is crucifying [F#] John Lennon.
[B] [G#m] No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to [F#] sing the blues.
[B] [F#] She spreads like a ferret on his tuxedo shoulder.
[B] [F#] Crying, what's she doing with him?
She could be dancing with me.
[G#m] She stirs the ice in a blast with her [F#] elegant finger.
[G#m] I want to be what she's drinking, yeah, I just [F#] want to be.
[B] I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
[B] I [F#] saw you first, don't [G#m] that feel [C#] [F#] right?
[B] So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m] [F#] everyone's looking.
But I saw you first
[B] [F#] on a moose paddock road.
And up there in Rio Gordo, Jiffy Scott is driving his big long yellow car.
She
[G#m] flies like a ferret over [F#] his shoulder.
[G#m] She whispers in his ear, boy, you [F#] are my star.
[B] I [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
[B] If I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right?
[B] So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m] everyone's [C#]
looking.
[F#]
[C#] [F#] And the boat could have gone, Jiffy Scott is singing.
Real splintch left his shoes [C#] out in the back.
[F#] [C#] [G#m]
Tells me a story about some girl he knows [F#] in Kentucky.
[G#m] You just made that story up, there ain't no girl like [F#] that.
[B]
I [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first [F#] one tonight.
[B]
If I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right?
[B]
So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m]
[F#] everyone's looking.
But I saw you first, [B] I [F#] saw you first.
[B] [F#] I [B] saw [F#] you first.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
Key:  
F#
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B
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G#m
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C#
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F#
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B
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G#m
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C#
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Learn the basic chords of John Mellencamp - (I Saw You First) Key West Intermezzo chords, with this master sequence: G#m, F#, B and F#. A good strategy is to initiate at 58 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 116 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F# Major in mind.

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_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The hemp ain't that then, just a Scotty apartment. _ _ _ _
_ _ The whole deaf mink will wear _ black mocking shoes. _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ This loud Cuban band is crucifying [F#] John Lennon. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [G#m] No one wants to be lonely, no one wants to [F#] sing the blues. _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] She spreads like a ferret on his tuxedo shoulder. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ Crying, what's she doing with him?
She could be dancing with me. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ She stirs the ice in a blast with her [F#] elegant finger. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] I want to be what she's drinking, yeah, I just [F#] want to be. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ I saw [F#] you first, _ [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
_ _ [B] _ I [F#] saw you first, don't [G#m] that feel _ [C#] _ [F#] right?
_ _ [B] _ So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] everyone's looking.
But I saw you first _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] on a moose paddock road.
And up there in Rio Gordo, _ _ _ _ _ _ Jiffy Scott is driving his big long yellow car.
She _
_ _ [G#m] _ flies like a ferret over [F#] his shoulder. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] She whispers in his ear, boy, you [F#] are my star. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ I [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first one [F#] tonight.
_ _ [B] _ If I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right?
_ _ [B] _ So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m] _ _ _ everyone's [C#]
looking. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ And the boat could have gone, _ _ Jiffy Scott is singing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Real splintch left his shoes [C#] out in the back.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _
Tells me a story about some girl he knows [F#] in Kentucky.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] You just made that story up, there ain't no girl like [F#] that. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I [F#] saw you first, [G#m] I'm the first [F#] one tonight.
_ _ [B] _
If I saw [F#] you first, [G#m] don't that give me [F#] the right?
_ _ [B] _
So move [F#] around in your heart, [G#m] _ _
_ [F#] everyone's looking. _ _ _
But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I saw you first, _ _ _ [B] I [F#] saw you first. _
_ [B] [F#] I _ _ _ _ _ [B] saw [F#] you first. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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