You Had To Be There chords by Megan Moroney

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: G#

Intro:

F  F /A  A#


Verse 1: Megan Moroney:
   F              F /A
Five girls in the mirror puttin' makeup on
    A#
There's boys downstairs playin' drinkin' songs
    F             F /A
Circled up 'round a hand-me-down guitar
     A#
Singin', "Oh-oh-oh"

Verse 2: Megan Moroney:
F                 F /A
Brand new boots that we're 'bout to break in
      A#
Bought some nosebleed seats, summer money well spent
    F
Parkin' lot, take a shot, steal a kiss
F /A         A#
And we're ready to go


Chorus: Megan Moroney:
     F          F /A
I see the lights, I hear the band
        A#
Feels like the whole world's in our hands
      F         F /A
Soakin' it up, breathin' it in
       A#
One day we'll say, "Remember when"
    Gm
We were so alive
 F /A             A#
I swear that night there was magic in the air
      F     F /A  A#
You had to be there


Verse 2: Megan Moroney, Kenny Chesney:
   F          F /A
Seven years later, got a different point of view
   A#
Got a sound check in ten and my own dressin' room
    F             F /A
Goin' 'round the world with the king of no shoes
     A#
Singin', "Oh-oh-oh"
        F           F /A
Can't tell you how fast time's gonna fly by
     A#
Keep your heart on your sleeve, and your chin held high
   F    F /A
Baby, hold on tight
     A#
Don't let go


Chorus: Megan Moroney, Kenny Chesney, Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney:
     F          F /A
I see the lights, I hear the band
        A#
Feels like the whole world's in our hands
      F         F /A
Soakin' it up, breathin' it in
       A#
One day we'll say, "Remember when"
    Gm
We were so alive
 F /A             A#
I swear that night there was magic in the air
      F
You had to be there
      A#
You had to be there
        F   F /A  A#
Oh, you had to be there


Bridge: Megan Moroney, Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney:
      F            F /A
We made the memories, we've got the pictures
        A#
But you had to be there
     F           F /A
You can't fake it, that kind of feelin'
      A#
You had to be there


Chorus: Megan Moroney, Kenny Chesney, Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney:
     F          F /A
I see the lights, I hear the band
        A#
Feels like the whole world's in our hands
      F         F /A
Soakin' it up, breathin' it in
       A#
One day we'll say, "Remember when"
    Gm
We were so alive
 F /A             A#
I swear that night there was magic in the air
    Gm
We were so alive
 F /A             A#
I swear that night there was magic in the air
      F          F /A  A#
You had to be there,you had to be there
        F           F /A  A#
Oh, you had to be there, you had to be there
         F
And oh, we were there
     F /A       A#
We were there, we were there
      F   A#
You had to be there


Outro:
F  F /A  A#   F  F /A  A#