I Should Have Been True Chords by The Mavericks

I Should Have Been True chords by The Mavericks

Guitar chords with lyrics

I Should Have Been True        Mavericks

[Slow]
[Intro]
|C   |   |Am  |    |C   |    |Am  |    |

[Verse]
     C          Am
You held....my hand
  Dm         G7
I was...your man
    C         Am
I know...that I
     Dm        G7
Was wrong...to lie

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[PRE-CHORUS]
              C                        C+
If I could go back in time...back when you were mine
         Am                  G7
I could hold you tight...and be with you


[Chorus]
                    C
I should have been true
                    Am
I should have been blue
            Dm
I shouldn't wonder why you're gone
              G7
I should have known that I was wrong

[Verse]
     C           Am
Your eyes...your lips
     Dm           G7
Your touch...I'll miss
    C          Am
The night...so long
      Dm            G7
Since you've...been gone


[PRE-Chorus]
              C                        C+
If I could go back in time...back when you were mine
         Am                  G7
I could hold you tight...and be with you


[Chorus]
                    C
I should have been true
                    Am
I should have been blue
            Dm
I shouldn't wonder why you're gone
              G7
I should have known that I was wrong


[SOLO]
|C   |   |Am  |    |Dm   |    |G7  |    |

[PRE-Chorus]
              C                        C+
If I could go back in time...back when you were mine
        Am                   G7
I could hold you tight...and be with you


[Chorus]
                    C
I should have been true
                    Am
I should have been blue
            Dm
I shouldn't wonder why you're gone
              G7
I should have known that I was wrong

[Chorus]
                    C
I should have been true
                    Am
I should have been blue
            Dm
I shouldn't wonder why you're gone
              G7
I should have known that I was wrong

[SOLO]
|C   |   |Am  |    |C    |    |Am   |    |C
[End]

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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