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
Start Jamming...
[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#]
[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:
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G#m
C#
F#
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G#m
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[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#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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. _ _
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