Thought It Was Gonna Be Me Acoustic chords by Catherine McGrath

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Hard Version: No Capo
AbAb BbmBbm GbGb Eb MajorEb DbDb EbmEbm

Easier Version: Capo 1
A augmentedA B minorBm G+G  E MajorE D MajorD E minorEm


Here is the placement of the chords I use for the best sound
GbGb
244322:
AbAb
466544:
BbmBbm
113321:
Eb MajorEb
668886:
DbDb
446664:
EbmEbm
668876:

Intro:
GbGb AbAb BbmBbm AbAb


Verse 1:
GbGb       AbAb
Put my hair up, did my make up
BbmBbm                 AbAb
15 minutes in the mirror 'cause you said
   GbGb               AbAb         BbmBbm AbAb
That tonight was the night you were gonna be back in town
GbGb        AbAb
A augmentedA little nervous, it'??s been a while since
BbmBbm                  AbAb   GbGb
The day you left and we didn't but we almost did
     AbAb            BbmBbm
And it's all that I can think about


Pre-Chorus:
AbAb      GbGb
You said the band goes on tonight
AbAb     BbmBbm
You had me high on butterflies
AbAb       GbGb            AbAb
Then I saw the girl standing by your side
    Eb MajorEb
Had to smile so I wouldn'??t cry

Chorus:
  GbGb
And I don't know what hurts the worst
AbAb
Me alone or you with her
  BbmBbm             AbAb       DbDb
Or all the time I wasted on the things we never were
    GbGb
Or the way her hand was in your hand
    AbAb
Like I wanted mine to be
  BbmBbm                AbAb
Or standing in the brand new dress I bought
  DbDb               GbGb AbAb BbmBbm AbAb
'Cause I thought it was gonna be me


Verse 2:
GbGb         AbAb
I try to sneak out, felt like such a fool
BbmBbm                   AbAb
You came running, said "It's so good to see you
 GbGb          AbAb             BbmBbm
Meet my girl, yeah, I think you're gonna get along"
AbAb      GbGb          AbAb
Well I had to sit there and be polite
      BbmBbm
I wanted to hate her but she's so damn nice
DbDb       GbGb            AbAb
She made you happy, I could see in your eyes
     Eb MajorEb          DbDb
Had to smile so I wouldn't cry


Chorus:
  GbGb
And I don't know what hurts the worst
AbAb
Me alone or you with her
  BbmBbm              AbAb       DbDb
Or all the time I wasted on the things we never were
    GbGb
Or the way her hand was in your hand
    AbAb
Like I wanted mine to be
   BbmBbm               AbAb
Or standing in the brand new dress I bought
 DbDb               EbmEbm
'??Cause I thought it was gonna be me


Bridge:
               GbGb
Shoulda told ya, shoulda told ya
            BbmBbm
Only got myself to blame
                 AbAb
Shoulda kissed ya, shoulda kissed ya
         GbGb AbAb      AbAb  GbGb AbAb
Now it's too late,  guess it's too late
      Eb MajorEb
I really thought it was gonna be me, yeah


Chorus:
  GbGb
And I don'??t know what hurts the worst
AbAb
Me alone or you with her
  BbmBbm              AbAb       DbDb
Or all the time I wasted on the things we never were
    GbGb
Or the way her hand was in your hand
    AbAb
Like I wanted mine to be
   BbmBbm               AbAb
Or standing in the brand new dress I bought
 DbDb               GbGb      AbAb
'Cause I thought it was gonna be me, oh-ohh, oh-ohh
             BbmBbm      AbAb
I thought it was gonna be me, oh-ohh, oh-ohh
  DbDb               GbGb      AbAb
'Cause I thought it was gonna be me, oh-ohh, oh-ohh
                 BbmBbm         AbAb
'Cause I thought it was gonna be me, oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohhh
     DbDb
Really thought it was gonna be me