The One That Got Away
Brielle Von Hugel
OtherMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
Em
Am
F
G
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Inrtro C Em Am F Verse 1: C Summer after high school when we first met Em We make out in you mustang to Radiohead Am F And on my 18th birthday we got matching tattoos C Used to steal your parent's liquor and climb to the roof Em Talk about our future like we had a clue Am F Never planned that one day I'd be losing you C Em In another life I would be your girl Am F We keep all our promises be us against the world C Em In another life I would make you stay Am F So I don't have to say you were the one that got away The one that got away Instrumental C Verse 2: C I was June you were my Johnny Cash Em Never one without the other we made a pact Am F Sometimes when I miss you I put those records on woah C Someone said you had your tattoo removed Em Saw you down town singin? the blues Am F Never planned that one day I'd be losing you C Em In another life I would be your girl Am F We keep all our promises be us against the world C Em In another life I would make you stay Am F So I don't have to say you were the one that got away The one that got away Bridge: G Am F All his money can't buy me a time machine no G Am F Can't replace you with a million rings no G Am F I shoulda told you what you meant to me woah G Cause now I pay the price < C Em In another life I would be your girl Am F We keep all our promises be us against the world C Em In another life I would make you stay Am F So I don't have to say you were the one that got away The one that got away C Em Am F The one the one the one C The one that got away
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Chord set
C · Em · Am · F · G
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.