Chords for You Had To Be There Tim McGraw Lyrics
Tempo:
147.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [Bm] [G]
[Em] [A]
[B] [G]
[A] [D] He sat down, picked up the phone, said, [G] boy, I'm your old man.
And he touched the [B] glass between the two, as if to shake his hand.
[A]
[D] But boy, he didn't budge, not even [G] so much as a blink.
The man [A] said, oh, come on, better late than never, don't you think?
[D] He said, I read it in the paper, can't [G] believe you're 21.
[A] Can't believe some son of mine could do the [G] things I hear you've done.
[A]
He [D] went on like some big hero who [G] flew in to save the day.
And [A] the boy said, if you're here, steer me [G] right, man, it's too [A] late.
You had to be there.
And then talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time [A] a man should talk [G] through glass to his new [A] son.
And you'd have to [D] go back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't [A] throw a ball, [G] even if she had [A] the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish [D] instead of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong [D] is way too strong for any [A] mom's prayers.
You had [D] to be there.
[G]
The man said, boy, I'm sorry, hate you, hate me like you do.
[A] The boy said, dried up, man, we [G] ain't making this about you.
[D]
It's about a teenage girl against the world [G] who was left there hiding dry.
[B] About a kid who might have stood a whole [G] lot better shot at life.
But you had to [D] be there.
[A] And I'm talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time a [A] man should talk [G] through glass to his new son.
And you'd have [D] to go back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't throw a ball, [G] even if she had the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish instead [D] of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
[F#m] He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong is way too strong for any [A] mom's prayers.
[A] You had [D] to be there.
[G]
[D] The boy hung up the phone.
He said, they say I'm out of time.
[A] And it hit the man right there near him.
[G] My God, son, so am I.
[G]
[Em] [A]
[B] [G]
[A] [D] He sat down, picked up the phone, said, [G] boy, I'm your old man.
And he touched the [B] glass between the two, as if to shake his hand.
[A]
[D] But boy, he didn't budge, not even [G] so much as a blink.
The man [A] said, oh, come on, better late than never, don't you think?
[D] He said, I read it in the paper, can't [G] believe you're 21.
[A] Can't believe some son of mine could do the [G] things I hear you've done.
[A]
He [D] went on like some big hero who [G] flew in to save the day.
And [A] the boy said, if you're here, steer me [G] right, man, it's too [A] late.
You had to be there.
And then talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time [A] a man should talk [G] through glass to his new [A] son.
And you'd have to [D] go back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't [A] throw a ball, [G] even if she had [A] the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish [D] instead of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong [D] is way too strong for any [A] mom's prayers.
You had [D] to be there.
[G]
The man said, boy, I'm sorry, hate you, hate me like you do.
[A] The boy said, dried up, man, we [G] ain't making this about you.
[D]
It's about a teenage girl against the world [G] who was left there hiding dry.
[B] About a kid who might have stood a whole [G] lot better shot at life.
But you had to [D] be there.
[A] And I'm talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time a [A] man should talk [G] through glass to his new son.
And you'd have [D] to go back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't throw a ball, [G] even if she had the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish instead [D] of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
[F#m] He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong is way too strong for any [A] mom's prayers.
[A] You had [D] to be there.
[G]
[D] The boy hung up the phone.
He said, they say I'm out of time.
[A] And it hit the man right there near him.
[G] My God, son, so am I.
[G]
Key:
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A
D
Bm
Em
G
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] [D] He sat down, picked up the phone, said, [G] boy, I'm your old man. _
And he touched the [B] glass between the two, as if to shake his hand.
_ [A] _
[D] But boy, he didn't budge, not even [G] so much as a blink. _ _
The man [A] said, oh, come on, better late than never, don't you think?
[D] He said, I read it in the paper, can't [G] believe you're 21. _ _ _
[A] Can't believe some son of mine could do the [G] things I hear you've done.
[A]
He [D] went on like some big _ hero who [G] flew in to save the day.
And [A] the boy said, if you're here, steer me [G] right, man, it's too [A] late.
You had to be _ _ there. _
And then talking from day one, _ [Bm] that's the only time [A] a man should talk [G] through glass to his new [A] son.
And you'd have to [D] go _ back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't [A] throw a ball, [G] even if she had [A] the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish _ [D] instead of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong [D] is way too strong for any _ [A] _ mom's prayers. _
You _ _ _ _ _ _ had [D] to be _ there. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The man said, boy, I'm sorry, hate you, hate me like you do. _ _
[A] The boy said, dried up, man, we [G] ain't making this about you.
[D]
It's about a teenage girl against the world [G] who was left there hiding dry. _
[B] About a kid who might have stood a whole [G] lot better shot at life.
But you had to [D] be _ _ there. _
[A] And I'm talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time a [A] man should talk [G] through glass to his new son.
And you'd have [D] to go _ back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama _ couldn't throw a ball, [G] even if she had the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish instead [D] of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
[F#m] He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong is way too strong for any _ [A] _ mom's prayers.
[A] You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
had [D] to be _ _ there. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The boy _ hung up the phone.
He said, they say I'm out of time. _
[A] And it hit the man right there near him.
[G] My God, son, so am I.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] [D] He sat down, picked up the phone, said, [G] boy, I'm your old man. _
And he touched the [B] glass between the two, as if to shake his hand.
_ [A] _
[D] But boy, he didn't budge, not even [G] so much as a blink. _ _
The man [A] said, oh, come on, better late than never, don't you think?
[D] He said, I read it in the paper, can't [G] believe you're 21. _ _ _
[A] Can't believe some son of mine could do the [G] things I hear you've done.
[A]
He [D] went on like some big _ hero who [G] flew in to save the day.
And [A] the boy said, if you're here, steer me [G] right, man, it's too [A] late.
You had to be _ _ there. _
And then talking from day one, _ [Bm] that's the only time [A] a man should talk [G] through glass to his new [A] son.
And you'd have to [D] go _ back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama couldn't [A] throw a ball, [G] even if she had [A] the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish _ [D] instead of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong [D] is way too strong for any _ [A] _ mom's prayers. _
You _ _ _ _ _ _ had [D] to be _ there. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The man said, boy, I'm sorry, hate you, hate me like you do. _ _
[A] The boy said, dried up, man, we [G] ain't making this about you.
[D]
It's about a teenage girl against the world [G] who was left there hiding dry. _
[B] About a kid who might have stood a whole [G] lot better shot at life.
But you had to [D] be _ _ there. _
[A] And I'm talking from day one, [Bm] that's the only time a [A] man should talk [G] through glass to his new son.
And you'd have [D] to go _ back and teach [A] me how when I was nine.
Because [Bm] my mama _ couldn't throw a ball, [G] even if she had the time.
And I should have [Em] been learning how to fish instead [D] of learning how to smoke.
I [G] bet if you'd have whooped my tail, I'd never [D] thought it was a joke.
[F#m] He said, [Em] sometimes the will for doing wrong is way too strong for any _ [A] _ mom's prayers.
[A] You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
had [D] to be _ _ there. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The boy _ hung up the phone.
He said, they say I'm out of time. _
[A] And it hit the man right there near him.
[G] My God, son, so am I.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _