• Song:

    I Knew You When

  • Artist:

    Joe South

  • Album:

    Retrospective

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From: RSambu@aol.com
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 13:53:50 -0400

Another great Joe South song...

                              I KNEW YOU WHEN
                                (Joe South)

from The Best of Joe South     Rhino R2 70994      1990
originally from Games People Play   Capitol 235    June 1969
(Billy Joe Royal had the hit)
6/8

F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    BbYeah (x1333x@1)  yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm (xx0231@1)          Eb (x43121@3)   C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)C# (x43121@1)        Fm (133111@1)           F#I (244322@1)knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab (xx1114@1)          Bbm (x13321@1)        F (133211@1)             
A girl all alone without love          I knew you when

Bbm (x13321@1)           AbI (xx1114@1)knew you when you were sad and all alone
F# (244322@1)                  Ab (xx1114@1)                      BbmYou (x13321@1)didn't have anyone that you could call your own
                AbI (xx1114@1)knew you when your heart belonged to only me
F# (244322@1)                        FI (133211@1)used to be your only love  Now your love is just a memory


F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    BbYeah (x1333x@1)  yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm (xx0231@1)          Eb (x43121@3)   C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)C# (x43121@1)        Fm (133111@1)           F#I (244322@1)knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab (xx1114@1)          Bbm (x13321@1)        F (133211@1)             
A girl all alone without love          I knew you when

Bbm (x13321@1)            AbI (xx1114@1)knew you when - we used to have a lot of fun
F# (244322@1)                                Ab (xx1114@1)                   BbmBut (x13321@1)someone else could offer more      Now I'm the lonely one
               AbI (xx1114@1)knew you when you were just a scared little girl
F# (244322@1)                        FBut (133211@1)that was many tears ago  Now you've come up in the world


F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)    BbYeah (x1333x@1)  yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm (xx0231@1)          Eb (x43121@3)   C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)C# (x43121@1)        Fm (133111@1)           F#I (244322@1)knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab (xx1114@1)          C# (x43121@1)        BbmA (x13321@1)girl all alone without love  (Yeah yeah yeah)
           C# (x43121@1)        BbmI (x13321@1)knew you when (Yeah yeah yeah) .  .  . 

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