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You Were Mine

Avril Lavigne

PopAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×
E
G#Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
D××
Bm×
G
F
C×
C#Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Verse 1: 
A                        E/G# 
I can't find a reason to let go 
     F#m                   D 
Even though you've found a new love 
          F#m                  D 
And she's what your dreams are made of 
A                      E/G# 
I can find a reason to hang on 
          F#m             D 
What went wrong can be forgiven 
        F#m                 D       A 
Without you, it ain't worth livin' alone 
    E       D       A         D 
Sometimes I wake up crying at night 
        E       D               A 
And sometimes I scream out your name 
     E              D       A 
What right does she have to take your heart away 
         Bm       D        E 
When for so long, you were mine 
Verse 2: 
  A                                E/G# 
I took out all the pictures of our wedding day 
         F#m              D 
It was a time of love and laughter 
F#m        D 
Happy ever after 
    A                            E/G# 
But even those old pictures have begun to fade 
       F#m               D 
Please tell me she's not real 
                F#m           D       A 
And that you're really coming home to stay 
(Repeat Chorus) 
G                D 
  I can give you two good reasons 
   F                   C 
To show you love's not blind 
     A             E/G#          F#m        D 
He's two and she's four, and you know they adore you 
   Bm        A/C#      D                   E 
So how can I tell them you've changed your mind 
(Repeat Chorus with 1 step note higher E-->F#) 
    F#      E       B         E 
Sometimes I wake up crying at night 
        F#       E              B 
And sometimes I scream out your name 
     F#             E       B 
What right does she have to take your heart away 
         C#m      E        F# 
When for so long, you were mine 
 
Outro: 
    C#m         E        B 
I remember when you were mine 
          
 

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Chord set

A · E · G# · F#m · D · Bm · G · F · C · C# · F# · B · C#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.