Those Words We Said chords
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[Actually in Ab/Fm; capo 1.]
[This is Kim Richey's version. Trisha Yearwood's version is different in
the following ways: (a) It's in A/F#m (capo 2); (b) No acoustic guitar
intro, and shorter intro overall; (c) The end of the guitar solo is
different; (d) The ending is shorter.]
[The A's in parentheses among the Em's are short.]
Acoustic guitar intro: see tab at end of file.
(A) Em Em (A) Em Em (A) Em Em (A) Em Em (A)
[intro]
Em Em G D
I left you with nothing but a few tears in my eyes
Em Em G D
Now I'm halfway down the interstate past Highway 99
Em Em G D
It's just me and one good wiper blade up against the rain
C(9) C(9) G D
And I still hear the echoes of those bitter words we said
C(9) C(9) G D
And I could drive a million miles and never drive them from my head
D [stop] Em Em (A) Em Em (A)
Those words we said
Em Em G D
No matter how I try, I can't get far enough away
Em Em G D
Every sad song on my radio sounds like it's custom made
Em Em G D
By some devil on my shoulder that keeps whispering in my ear
C(9) C(9) G D
And I still hear the echoes of those bitter words we said
C(9) C(9) G
And I could drive a million miles and never drive them from my
D - D/C D/B - D/A
head
C G D Em - D
Those words that wounded like an arrow to the heart
C(9) [stop]
And keep me driving, driving
Em Em G D Em Em G D Em Em G D - D/C D/B - D/A
[guitar solo]
C(9) C(9) G D
And I still hear the echoes of those bitter words we said
C(9) C(9) G D
And I could drive a million miles and never drive them from my head
D [stop] Em Em (A)
Those words we said
Em Em (A) Em Em (A)
Those words we said
[repeat Em Em (A) several times, and end on Em.]
ACOUSTIC GUITAR INTRO:
Guitar #1 plays this part twice, then strums a Cmaj7 chord (x32000):
|----------------|----------0-----|----------------|--------0-------|
|----------------|--------0---0---|----------------|----------0-----|
|----------------|0-----0-------0-|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
|----4---0-----2-|----2-----------|----4---0-----2-|----2---------2-|
|--2-------2-0---|--3-------------|--2-------2-0---|--3-------------|
|0-----3---------|----------------|0-----3---------|----------------|
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Guitar #2 plays this part the second time through:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
|/4----------2---|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|---
|------5---------|--4---------2---|/4----------2---|--------0-------|---
|----------------|----------------|------5---------|--4---------2---|/7-
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
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- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu