I Knew You Before Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]You were once a [G]sweet little g[C]irl
So [G]in nocent and [D]pure
[Em]Your eyes [G]were open and sure
[C]Any[Am] one could look right in[Em]

[Verse 2]
[Em]And I followed [G]closely your [C]gaze
[G]You looked up towards the [D]sky
And I [Em]watched [G]your face drift away
[C]Other thi[Am]ngs had caught your eye[Em]

[Verse 3]
Oh, [Am]the magazines and media supplied
you with their plastic protocol
[Em]Oh, and [Am]maybe music television
really is the devil [Em]after all
[G]But all I can say is I knew you before you
were [C]beautiful back [Am]then[Em]
Before you [B]grew up,
before you gave [Em]in

[Verse 4]
[Em]And you dream of [G]sharing [C]your heart
Instead [G]you share your [D]bed
And [Em]your heart [G]beats empty and cold
[C]With all [Am]the tears you [Em]have shed

[Verse 5]
[Em]And you dream [G]of baring [C]your soul
[G]In stead you bare more [D]skin
And you [Em]wear [G]dark glasses [D]to keep
[C]Anyone[Am] from looking in
[Em]

[Verse 6]
Oh, [Am]the magazines and media supplied
you with their plastic protocol
[Em]Oh, and [Am]maybe music television
really is the devil after [Em]all
[G]But all I can say is I knew you before you
were [C]beautiful back [Am]then[Em]
Before you [B]grew up, before you [Em]gave in

[Verse 7]
And all you [Bm]want is to hear [C]the words
"Dear baby [D]I love y[Em]ou"
So you [Bm]hike your skirt higher [C]still
'Til their eyes are [D]all on [Em]you

[Verse 8]
You [Dm]drive in fast foreign cars
[Am]The color of [D]your [Am]sin
And you [Dm]tint your windows to keep
[D]Anyone from looking [G]in

[Verse 9]
Oh, and all [C]I can say is I knew you before
[Am]you were[F] beautiful back then[Dm][Am]
Before you grew [Em]up, before you g[Am]ave in
And [C]all I can say is I knew you before
[Am]you were beaut[F]iful back then[Dm][Am]
You could be [E]beautiful
[D]aga[Em]in

[Outro 1]
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