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I was the One – Elvis Presley
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Elvis Presley
I was the One (1956)
(Schroeder/DeMetrius/Blair/Peppers)
B-side of “Heartbreak Hotel”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTidv0HjgJE
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CODA
C F/C D#dim/C C C#9 C9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1 2 3 4 5 6
e|------0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-|3-----4---3-
B|------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-----4---3-
G|------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-----4---3-
D|------------------------|------3---2-
A|-----(3)---(3)---(3)----|3-----4---3-
E|------------------------|------------
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Caug x-3-2-1-1-x
D#dim x-x-1-2-1-2
F/C x(3)x-0-1-0
D#dim x(3)x-2-1-2
C#9 x-4-3-4-4-4
C9 x-3-2-3-3-3
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INTRO
| C Am | Dm G |
VERSE
C Am Dm G
I was the one who taught her to kiss
C Am G
The way that she kisses you now
C Caug F D#dim
And you know the way she touches your cheek
C G
Well, I taught her how
VERSE
C Am Dm G
I was the one who taught her to cry
C Am G
When she wants you under her spell
C Caug F D#dim
The sight of her tears drives you out of your mind
C G C C7
I taught her so well
MIDDLE 8
F
And then one day
Fm C B7 C
I had my love as perfect as could be
D7
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried
D7 | G7 |
And it was all for me
VERSE
C Am Dm G
I'll never know who taught her to lie
C Am G
Now that it's over and done
C Caug F D#dim
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
C G C
I was the one
MIDDLE 8
F
And then one day
Fm C B7 C
I had my love as perfect as could be
D7
She lived, she loved, she laughed, she cried
D7 | G7 |
And it was all for me
VERSE
C Am Dm G
I'll never know who taught her to lie
C Am G
Now that it's over and done
C Caug F D#dim
Who learned the lesson when she broke my heart?
C
I was the one ...
CODA
C C/F D#dim/C C#9 C9
