The Men I Knew chords by Frances Praet

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Ab

Intro:

G    C    Am    D


Verse 1:
     G
Well I had quite the summer
       C
And it turned into a fall
  Am
I really fell and let me tell you
  D
I bet and lost it all
     G
Well I learned how much I can love
         C
And it's equal to the pain
           Am
And how to stand up for myself
           D
When a boy thinks I am insane
        Am
And boy trust me
                      Cm
Now you ain't seen anything

Chorus:
       G
Oh but hey, that's life!
      C
And I guess it's really nice
      Am
Now I have all of these boys coming back
        D
Just to tell me I'm the reason why
G
They wanna learn how to love
    C
And treat a lady right
          Am
I've been doing y'all a service
        D
But I'm gonna say goodnight
         Am
And as a girl's girl I hope you find
    Cm              G
The men I knew were inside


Verse 2:
G
Speaking of which
              C
You know they really weren't all that bad
      Am
Oh my favorite was such a gentleman
      D
But I guess he did have a girlfriend
    G
And now I am an expert
            C
At spotting Illinois license plates
           Am
You know I think I've seen every single one
       D
On the Tennessee interstates
     Am
Oh except this one that I was hoping
    D
I'd see again someday


Chorus:
    G
But hey, that's life!


Chorus:
       G
Oh but hey, that's life!
      C
And I guess it's really nice
      Am
Now I have all of these boys coming back
        D
Just to tell me I'm the reason why
G
They wanna learn how to love
    C
And treat a lady right
          Am
I've been doing y'all a service
        D
But I'm gonna say goodnight
         Am
And as a girl's girl I hope you find
    Cm              G
The men I knew were inside


Bridge:
              Am
And when they took all my love
        G
And the light out of my eyes
            C
I hope they kept it
C
So they could give it back
   D
To all of you sometime
Am
No need to thank me
       G
Oh but maybe if you see a brunette
C                                     D
Blue eyed boy who stands about 6 foot 5
        Am
You can tell him there still hasn't
       Cm
Been a day he's left my mind


Chorus:
    G
But hey, that's life
            C
You know he wasn't all that nice
             Am
And he's the only one who hasn't come back
    D
Not even to apologize
    G
For telling me that I'm someone
   C
He could love all his life
         Am
And then leaving like he doesn't even
D
Care if I live or die
      Am
But I shouldn't have believed his lies
D
To the girls who are next in line
   Am
Oh I sincerely hope you find
    Cm              G
The men I knew were inside


Outro:
C                                          Am  C D G
Good luck ladies, y'all are gonna need it!