• 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      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      Bb
Yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm            Eb     C  F  C#          Fm             F#
I knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab            Bbm          F               F - F# notes>
A girl all alone without love          I knew you when

Bbm             Ab
I knew you when you were sad and all alone
F#                    Ab                        Bbm
You didn't have anyone that you could call your own
                Ab
I knew you when your heart belonged to only me
F#                          F
I used to be your only love  Now your love is just a memory


F      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      Bb
Yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm            Eb     C  F  C#          Fm             F#
I knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab            Bbm          F               
A girl all alone without love          I knew you when

Bbm              Ab
I knew you when - we used to have a lot of fun
F#                                  Ab                     Bbm
But someone else could offer more      Now I'm the lonely one
               Ab
I knew you when you were just a scared little girl
F#                          F
But that was many tears ago  Now you've come up in the world


F      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      F      Bb
Yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah   yeah
           Dm            Eb     C  F  C#          Fm             F#
I knew you when you were lonely        I knew you when you were only
           Ab            C#          Bbm
A girl all alone without love  (Yeah yeah yeah)
           C#          Bbm
I knew you when (Yeah yeah yeah) .  .  . 

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