I Knew You When chords by Bob Seger

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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Verse 1:

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In the ancient middle fifties,

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the closin' sixties roar

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I was caught up in your passion

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I could only beg for more

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And if I had a dollar bill

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I'd give it to you then

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So I could tell the whole wide world

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One day I knew you when

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Verse 2:

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With your dangerous charisma

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Your thundering attack

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You charged the very air I breathe

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And kept me coming back

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You helped me through my darkest hours

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You always were my friend

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You gave me hope to carry on

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Because I knew you when

Bridge:

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I knew you when the mountain tops were right beneath your feet

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When artistry and freedom were complete

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Before you were an icon, before they all tuned in

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You could say I knew you when

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Verse 3:

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We all sit here with our memories,

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of a glorious long ago

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When our heroes seemed immortal,

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were they really so

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It's a question for a wiser man

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I will not ask again

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I will only say I'm grateful

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For the time I knew you when

Outro:

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I knew you when (I knew you when)

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Oh, I knew you when

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I knew you when (I knew you when)

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Yeah I knew you when

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FF              Bb majorBb
I knew you when (I knew you when)

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Yeah I knew you when