I Was There

INTRO: 
 
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F F C D - 3x 
 
VERSE 1: 
 
C Bb C Bb 
Looking back upon my life and the places that I‘ve been, 
C Bb C Bb 
Pictures, places, girls I‘ve loved I try to remember when, 
C Bb C Bb 
Faded memories on the wall, some names I have forgotten, 
C Bb C Bb 
But each one is a memory I look back on so often, 
 
CHORUS: 
 
F C F C 
I looked into the past and I want to make it last 
Bb C 
I was there, I was there 
 
VERSE 2: 
 
C Bb C Bb 
Looking back what I have done there‘s lots more life to live 
C Bb C Bb 
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed I question what I can give 
C Bb C Bb 
But I don‘t let it get me down or cause me too much sorrow 
C Bb C Bb 
There‘s no doubt about who I am, I always have tomorrow 
 
 
(CHORUS) 
 
BRIDGE: 
 
D C C Bb 
 
VERSE 3: 
 
C Bb C Bb 
Looking back upon my life (On my life) 
C Bb C Bb 
Faded memories on the wall (On that wall) 
C Bb C Bb 
Looking now at who I am (Who am I ?) 
C Bb C Bb 
I don‘t let it get me down (I don‘t let it get me down) 
 
NOTE: The brackets stand for what is sung in the background. 
 
VERSE 4: 
 
C Bb C Bb 
Looking back upon my life and the places that I‘ve been, 
C Bb C Bb 
Pictures, places, girls I‘ve loved I try to remember when, 
C Bb C Bb 
But I don‘t let it get me down or cause me too much sorrow 
C Bb C Bb 
There‘s no doubt about who I am, I always have tomorrow 
 
(CHORUS) 
 
OUTRO: 
 
F C F C Bb C Bb C 
 
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