It Should Have Been Me Chords by Carly Simon
Tempo:
80.5 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
A
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [A] [Am] [A]
[Am] I think of [Em] you now [Am] and then, [G]
[C] but I remember [G]
when love was new, [Dm] and you [Em] were mine, [Am] my love.
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] So why should we pretend [A]
we [F] were lovers, but now we're friends?
[Gm]
I [G] don't want to say goodbye [Dm] to you [Em]
again, [Am] my love.
[A] [Am] [A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving [C] you instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed [G] you, but how was [Am] I to know?
[A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding [C] you through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never [E] let you go.
[A] My love, [Am]
what we once had is gone.
[G]
[C] No tears, [G] no right, no [C] wrong.
[Gm]
[G] It could never be [Dm] the same [Em] again, my [Am] love.
[G] [Am]
[A] The more we see, the [Am] less we know.
Now [F] you believe our love would [Gm] grow.
I [G] don't want to say goodbye to [Dm] you [Em]
again, my [Am] love.
[Am] [A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding you [C] instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed you, [G] but never let [Am] it show.
[A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving you [C] through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never let [E] you go.
[E]
[F] My love, [G] I survived [C] with another broken [F] heart.
I'm [Dm] on my own again when [C] I need a friend [F] to help me find a place to [G] start.
[Am]
[F] [N]
[F]
[G] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [A] [Am] [A]
[Am] I think of [Em] you now [Am] and then, [G]
[C] but I remember [G]
when love was new, [Dm] and you [Em] were mine, [Am] my love.
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] So why should we pretend [A]
we [F] were lovers, but now we're friends?
[Gm]
I [G] don't want to say goodbye [Dm] to you [Em]
again, [Am] my love.
[A] [Am] [A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving [C] you instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed [G] you, but how was [Am] I to know?
[A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding [C] you through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never [E] let you go.
[A] My love, [Am]
what we once had is gone.
[G]
[C] No tears, [G] no right, no [C] wrong.
[Gm]
[G] It could never be [Dm] the same [Em] again, my [Am] love.
[G] [Am]
[A] The more we see, the [Am] less we know.
Now [F] you believe our love would [Gm] grow.
I [G] don't want to say goodbye to [Dm] you [Em]
again, my [Am] love.
[Am] [A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding you [C] instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed you, [G] but never let [Am] it show.
[A]
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving you [C] through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never let [E] you go.
[E]
[F] My love, [G] I survived [C] with another broken [F] heart.
I'm [Dm] on my own again when [C] I need a friend [F] to help me find a place to [G] start.
[Am]
[F] [N]
Key:
Am
G
A
F
Dm
Am
G
A
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Am] I think of [Em] you now [Am] and then, [G] _
[C] but I remember _ _ _ [G] _
when love was new, [Dm] and you [Em] were mine, [Am] my love.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] So why should we pretend _ [A]
we [F] were lovers, but now we're friends?
[Gm]
I [G] don't want to say goodbye [Dm] to you _ [Em]
again, [Am] my love.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving [C] you instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed [G] you, but how was [Am] I to know?
[A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding [C] you through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never [E] let you go. _
[A] My love, _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
what we once had is gone.
_ [G] _
[C] No tears, [G] no right, no [C] wrong.
_ [Gm] _
[G] It could never be [Dm] the same [Em] again, my [Am] love.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] The more we see, the [Am] less we know.
Now [F] you believe our love would [Gm] grow.
I [G] don't want to say goodbye to [Dm] you [Em]
again, my [Am] love.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding you [C] instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed you, [G] but never let [Am] it show.
[A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving you [C] through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never let [E] you go.
[E] _
[F] My love, _ _ [G] I survived [C] with another broken [F] heart.
I'm [Dm] on my own again when [C] I need a friend [F] to help me find a place to [G] start. _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Am] I think of [Em] you now [Am] and then, [G] _
[C] but I remember _ _ _ [G] _
when love was new, [Dm] and you [Em] were mine, [Am] my love.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] So why should we pretend _ [A]
we [F] were lovers, but now we're friends?
[Gm]
I [G] don't want to say goodbye [Dm] to you _ [Em]
again, [Am] my love.
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving [C] you instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed [G] you, but how was [Am] I to know?
[A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding [C] you through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never [E] let you go. _
[A] My love, _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
what we once had is gone.
_ [G] _
[C] No tears, [G] no right, no [C] wrong.
_ [Gm] _
[G] It could never be [Dm] the same [Em] again, my [Am] love.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] The more we see, the [Am] less we know.
Now [F] you believe our love would [Gm] grow.
I [G] don't want to say goodbye to [Dm] you [Em]
again, my [Am] love.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's holding you [C] instead of [F] someone else.
[Bb] I needed you, [G] but never let [Am] it show.
[A] _
[Dm] Should've been me [G] that's loving you [C] through all the [F] lonely nights.
[Bb] I knew that I should never let [E] you go.
[E] _
[F] My love, _ _ [G] I survived [C] with another broken [F] heart.
I'm [Dm] on my own again when [C] I need a friend [F] to help me find a place to [G] start. _
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