While You Were Gone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Ddim][Am][G]
[Am][G][G#dim]
[Am][G]
[Am]I read you

[Verse 1]
wrong
[G]You said you'd only [E]be away [Am]a while
But the [G]days turned into weeks
And the [Am]weeks into miles,
baby why?
You could've [Eaug]told me you were
tellin' me [Am]goodbye
Could've come [Ddim]clean and let
me walk [G#dim]away in styl[Am]e

[Verse 2]
Funny thing [Dm]is.....
While I was [Esus4]miss in' you
While I was fig[F]urin "what
was I gonna do?"
[E]I got

[Verse 3]
[Am]wise
I got [F]hip
I caught [G]on to your [E]tricks
I got [Am]over it real [F]quick yeah baby
[E]While you were gone
Now I'm [Am]cool
Can't you [F]tell?
Feel so [G]good about my[E]self
[Am]Funny thing happened [F]to me [E]baby
While you were gone
[Am]

[Verse 4]
You look surprised
Like [G]no one ever left you [E]and sur[Am]vived
But [G]leavin' me alone
Has kinda [Am]opened my eyes
Baby [Dm]you, you [Ddim]gave me the time
To find somebody [Am]new
And I found [G#dim]strength inside
of me I [E]never [Am]knew

[Verse 5]
Funny thing [Dm]is
While he was [Esus4]hold ing me
While he was show[F]ing me
how it's sup[E]posed to be

[Verse 6]
I got [Am]wise
I got [F]hip
I caught [G]on to your [E]tricks
I got [Am]over it real [F]quick yeah baby
[E]While you were gone
Now I'm [Am]cool
Can't you [F]tell?
Feel [G]so good about [E]myself
[Am]Funny thing happened [F]to me [E]baby

[Verse 7]
While you were gone
[Am]Didn't break
[F]Didn't cry
[G]I just tell my h[E]ead I'm fine
[Am]I learned how to[F] say goodbye
[E]While you were gone
[Am]I had time on [F]my hands
[G]Boy what don't you [E]understand?
[Am]Funny thing happened [F]to me [E]baby
While you were [Am]gone

[Verse 8]
[Am]oh... oh...
While you were gone I learned
how to get along
While he was gone I got strong
[E][Am]

[Verse 9]
[Dm]While he was holdin me
[E]While he was showin me
[F]How it's supposed to [Fdim]be,[E]
oh oh [Am]whoa
Didn't break [F]Didn't cry

[Verse 10]
[G]I
just tell my [E]head I'm fine
[Am]I learned how to[F] say goodbye
[G]While you were [E]gone
[Am]I had time on [F]my hands
[G]Boy what don't you [E]understand?
[Am]Funny thing happened [F]to
me [G]baby[E][Am]
[F]While you wer[G]e gone[E]

[Verse 11]
I [Am]got[F][G][E][Am]
[F]wis[G]e[E][Am][F][E]
[Am]I got hi[F]p
I caught [G]on to your [E]tricks
I got [Am]over it real [F]quick yeah baby
[E]While you were gone
Now I'm [Am]cool
Can't you [F]tell?
Feel [G]so good about my[E]self
[Am]Funny thing happened [F]to me baby
[E][Am][F][G][E][Am][F]
[E]While you were [Am]gone
Repeat [F]til

[Verse 12]
[E]fade