You Were There chords by Thompson Square

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C


🎸 Verse 1:
C
Was it July, was it August?
C
Was the sand white or gold?
       Am7
Was it Grayton Beach or Seaside
Am7
Were the waves a little cold?
          F                          Am7
I don't remember, was the sky powder blue or sailor red?
C                   G            C
You were there, and I forget the rest

🎸 Verse 2:
C
That bottle we were drinking
C
Was it whiskey, was it rum?
     Am7
When did the band stop playing
Am7
Was it midnight, was it one?
       F                      Am7
Was it Waylon or Van Halen or Little Red Corvette?
C                   G            C
You were there, and I forget the rest


🎸 Chorus:
C
Memories come and go, girl, but you don't
Am
Colors run in the rain and the tide rolls
F
All I know is you were there
    C
And maybe I'm a little fuzzy on the details
Am
You're the only part of the story I could retell
F
I don't care, I confess
G
You were there, and I forget the rest


🎸 Bridge:
    Am
The beach was just sand till you were there
    G
New York was just concrete till you were there
    F
The fall was just the leaves, Bourbon was just a street
   G                              Dm     Am  G
My heart was just a beat till you were there


Instrumental 🎸 Break:
F    G


🎸 Chorus:
C
Memories come and go, girl, but you don't
Am
Colors run in the rain and the tide rolls
F
All I know is you were there
    C
And maybe I'm a little fuzzy on the details
Am
You're the only part of the story I could retell
F
I don't care, I confess
G                                C
You were there, and I forget the rest


🎸 Outro:
C
There were ones that came before you
C
And a couple since you've gone
C
They slip right through my fingers
Am
But you keep hanging on
    F
You can't rewrite the past
        Am
And you can't get past the best
C                   G            Am   F
You were there, and I forget the rest
C                   G
You were there, and I forget the rest