Chords for If You Get There Before I Do.
Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[B] [G] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [C]
I [G] read a note my [Am] grandma wrote [F] back in [G] [C] 1923
Grandpa [G] kept [Am] it in his coat and [Dm] he showed it once [Cm] to [G] me
He [C] said, boy, you [G] might not [Am] understand, but [F] a long, [G] long [C] time ago
Grandma's [Em] daddy [Am] didn't [F] like me none, but [G] I loved your grandma [C] so
[F] [C]
We had [G] this crazy [Am] plan to meet [F] and run [G] away [C] together
Get married [G] in the [Am] first [Dm] town we came to and live [G] forever
[C] But [G] nailed to the [Am] tree where we were [F] supposed [G] to meet [C] instead
[F] I [C] [G] found [Am] this [F] letter [G] and this is what it [C] [F] said
[C]
[F] If you get [G] there before [C] I do,
[F] don't [G] give up on [C] me
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through,
[Dm] I don't [F] know how long [G] I'll be
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let you [C] down,
[F] [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
And [F] between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G]
Love [C] me
[G] [Am] I [C]
[Dm] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] read those words [Am] just hours before [F] my [G] grandma passed [C] away
In the doorway [G] of [Am] a church where me [Dm] and grandpa stopped [C] to [G] pray
[C] I [G] know I'd never [Am] seen him cry [F] in all [G] my [C] fifteen years
But as [G] he said [Am] these words [F] to her, [G] his eyes filled up [C] with [F] [C] tears
If [F] you get there [G] before [C] I do, [F] [G] don't give up [C] on me
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, [F] I don't know how long [C] I'll [G] be
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let [C] you down, [F] [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
[F] And between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G]
Love [C] me
[F] Between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] Love [C] me
[G] [Am] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] [N]
[B] [G] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [C]
I [G] read a note my [Am] grandma wrote [F] back in [G] [C] 1923
Grandpa [G] kept [Am] it in his coat and [Dm] he showed it once [Cm] to [G] me
He [C] said, boy, you [G] might not [Am] understand, but [F] a long, [G] long [C] time ago
Grandma's [Em] daddy [Am] didn't [F] like me none, but [G] I loved your grandma [C] so
[F] [C]
We had [G] this crazy [Am] plan to meet [F] and run [G] away [C] together
Get married [G] in the [Am] first [Dm] town we came to and live [G] forever
[C] But [G] nailed to the [Am] tree where we were [F] supposed [G] to meet [C] instead
[F] I [C] [G] found [Am] this [F] letter [G] and this is what it [C] [F] said
[C]
[F] If you get [G] there before [C] I do,
[F] don't [G] give up on [C] me
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through,
[Dm] I don't [F] know how long [G] I'll be
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let you [C] down,
[F] [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
And [F] between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G]
Love [C] me
[G] [Am] I [C]
[Dm] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] read those words [Am] just hours before [F] my [G] grandma passed [C] away
In the doorway [G] of [Am] a church where me [Dm] and grandpa stopped [C] to [G] pray
[C] I [G] know I'd never [Am] seen him cry [F] in all [G] my [C] fifteen years
But as [G] he said [Am] these words [F] to her, [G] his eyes filled up [C] with [F] [C] tears
If [F] you get there [G] before [C] I do, [F] [G] don't give up [C] on me
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, [F] I don't know how long [C] I'll [G] be
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let [C] you down, [F] [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
[F] And between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G]
Love [C] me
[F] Between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] Love [C] me
[G] [Am] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] [N]
Key:
G
C
F
Am
Dm
G
C
F
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ I [G] read a note my [Am] grandma wrote [F] back in _ [G] _ [C] 1923 _ _
Grandpa _ [G] kept [Am] it in his coat and [Dm] he showed it once [Cm] to [G] me _
He [C] said, boy, you [G] might not [Am] understand, but [F] a long, [G] long [C] time ago _ _
_ Grandma's [Em] daddy [Am] didn't [F] like me none, but [G] I loved your grandma [C] so
[F] _ [C]
We had [G] this crazy [Am] plan to meet _ [F] and run [G] away _ [C] together
Get married [G] in the [Am] first [Dm] town we came to and live [G] forever _ _
[C] But [G] nailed to the [Am] tree where we were [F] supposed [G] to meet [C] instead _
[F] I [C] _ _ [G] found [Am] this [F] letter _ [G] and this is what it [C] [F] said
[C] _
[F] If you get [G] there before [C] I do, _
_ [F] don't [G] give up on [C] me _
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, _
_ [Dm] I don't [F] know how long [G] I'll be _
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let you [C] down, _
_ [F] _ [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
And [F] between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _ _
Love [C] me
[G] _ _ [Am] I [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] read those words [Am] just hours before [F] my [G] grandma passed [C] away _
In the doorway [G] of [Am] a church where me [Dm] and grandpa stopped [C] to [G] pray _
[C] I [G] know I'd never [Am] seen him cry [F] in all [G] my [C] fifteen years _
But as [G] he said [Am] these words [F] to her, [G] his eyes filled up [C] with [F] [C] tears
_ If [F] you get there [G] before [C] I do, _ _ [F] _ [G] don't give up [C] on me
_ [F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, _ _ [F] I don't know how long [C] I'll [G] be
_ [Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let [C] you down, _ _ [F] _ [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
_ [F] And between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _
_ Love [C] me _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _ _ Love _ _ [C] me _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ I [G] read a note my [Am] grandma wrote [F] back in _ [G] _ [C] 1923 _ _
Grandpa _ [G] kept [Am] it in his coat and [Dm] he showed it once [Cm] to [G] me _
He [C] said, boy, you [G] might not [Am] understand, but [F] a long, [G] long [C] time ago _ _
_ Grandma's [Em] daddy [Am] didn't [F] like me none, but [G] I loved your grandma [C] so
[F] _ [C]
We had [G] this crazy [Am] plan to meet _ [F] and run [G] away _ [C] together
Get married [G] in the [Am] first [Dm] town we came to and live [G] forever _ _
[C] But [G] nailed to the [Am] tree where we were [F] supposed [G] to meet [C] instead _
[F] I [C] _ _ [G] found [Am] this [F] letter _ [G] and this is what it [C] [F] said
[C] _
[F] If you get [G] there before [C] I do, _
_ [F] don't [G] give up on [C] me _
[F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, _
_ [Dm] I don't [F] know how long [G] I'll be _
[Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let you [C] down, _
_ [F] _ [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
And [F] between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _ _
Love [C] me
[G] _ _ [Am] I [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] read those words [Am] just hours before [F] my [G] grandma passed [C] away _
In the doorway [G] of [Am] a church where me [Dm] and grandpa stopped [C] to [G] pray _
[C] I [G] know I'd never [Am] seen him cry [F] in all [G] my [C] fifteen years _
But as [G] he said [Am] these words [F] to her, [G] his eyes filled up [C] with [F] [C] tears
_ If [F] you get there [G] before [C] I do, _ _ [F] _ [G] don't give up [C] on me
_ [F] I'll meet you [G] when my chores [Am] are through, _ _ [F] I don't know how long [C] I'll [G] be
_ [Dm] But I'm not [G] gonna let [C] you down, _ _ [F] _ [G] darling, wait [Am] and see
_ [F] And between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _
_ Love [C] me _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Between now [G] and then, [E] till I see you [Am] again, [F] I'll be loving you
[G] _ _ Love _ _ [C] me _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _