Chord/Tab song: When I Met You

Apo Hiking Society - When I Met You


Chords Traced By:
Alwyn M. Balingit

Version History:
- Revision 1: Initial Draft.
- Revision 2: Improved chord bass parts, and some chord corrections.
Added chord chart.
- Revision 3: Polishing vs actual audio track.
- Revision 4: Added simple version of the intro.

Guitar Chord Chart:

EADGBe


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A 002220
A/Ab 402220
A/F# 202220
A/E 002220
Am/D xx0210

Bm7 x24232
Bm7/E 024232

C#m7 x46454
C#m7/E 046454

D9 xx0230
Dm xx0231
Dm7 xx0211 or x57565 if preceded by C#m7
Dm/G 300231

Ebm7 xx1333

E 022100
E/F# 222100
Em 022000
Em7/A x02000

Fm7 xx3210
Fm 133111

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SIMPLE INTRO: Am7 Dm Cm7 Bm7 Am7 A D9 E7sus4

COMPLETE INTRO:

[Am7] [Dm/A-(Dm/G)] [Cm7] [Bm7-Bm7/E-Am7]
[A-(A/Ab-A/F#-A/E)-D9] [E7sus4]

STANZA 1:

There I [Am7]was an [Dm]empty piece of a [Am7]shell,

Just [Dm]mindin' my own [C#m7]world;

Without even [F#m]knowin' what [Bm7]love and life were [E7sus4-E7]all about.


STANZA 2:

[(E/F#-E)-Am7]Then you came,

You [Dm]brought me out of the [Am7]shell;

You [Dm]gave the world to [C#m7]me

And before I [F#m]knew,

There I [Bm7]was so in [E7sus4-E7]love with you.[(Ebm7)]


REFRAIN:

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7-C#m7/E]reason for my [F#m]being

An[(Fm)-Em]d I love [A7]what I'm [D]feelin'[(Ebm7)]

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7]meaning to my [F#m]life,

Yes[(Fm)], I'v[-]e [Em]gone [Ebm7]beyond e[D]xisting

[(C#m7)]And it [Bm7-C#m7-Dm7-E]all began when I met [Am7]you.


STANZA 3:

I [Dm]love the touch of your [Am7]hair

And [Dm]when I look in your [C#m7]eyes

I just [F#m]know, I know I'm [Bm7]on to [E7sus4-E7]something good


STANZA 4:

[(E/F#-E)-Am7]And I'm sure my [Dm]love for you will [Am7]endure

Your [Dm]love will light up my [C#m7]world;

And take all my [F#m]cares [Bm7]away with the aching [E7sus4-E7]part of me.[(Ebm7)]


REFRAIN TO CODA:

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7-C#m7/E]reason for my [F#m]being

An[(Fm)-Em]d I love [A7]what I'm [D]feelin'[(Ebm7)]

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7]meaning to my [F#m]life,

Yes[(Fm)], I'v[-]e [Em]gone [Ebm7]beyond e[D]xisting

[(C#m7)]And it [Bm7-C#m7-Dm7-E]all began when I met [Cm7]you.


CODA:

[(CM7)Am/D]You taught me how to [Ebm7]love,

You [E7]showed me how [Am7]tomorrow and

[Dm]today my life is [Dm7]diff'rent from the [G]yesterday;

And [Cm7]you, you [Fm7]taught me to love

And darling I will [Dm7]always cherish [Bm7]you

[Bm7/E]Today, [Bm7]tomorrow and [Esus4-E]forever.


INTERLUDE: Am7 Dm Am7 Dm C#m7
[F#m] [Bm7] [E7sus4-E7]

STANZA 5:

[(E/F#-E)-Am7]And I'm sure when [Dm]evening comes a[Am7]round

I [Dm]know we'll be making [C#m7]love like never be[F#m]fore;

My [Bm7]love, who could [E7sus4-E7]ask for more?[(Ebm7)]


REFRAIN:

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7-C#m7/E]reason for my [F#m]being

An[(Fm)-Em]d I love [A7]what I'm [D]feelin'[(Ebm7)]

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7]meaning to my [F#m]life,

Yes[(Fm)], I'v[-]e [Em]gone [Ebm7]beyond e[D]xisting

[(C#m7)]And it [Bm7-C#m7-Dm7-E]all began when I met [Am7]you.

When I met [Em7/A]you----.[(Ebm7)]


REFRAIN TO ENDING:

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7-C#m7/E]reason for my [F#m]being

An[(Fm)-Em]d I love [A7]what I'm [D]feelin'[(Ebm7)]

[Dm7]You gave me a [C#m7]meaning to my [F#m]life,

Yes[(Fm)], I'v[-]e [Em]gone [Ebm7]beyond e[D]xisting



(C#m7) Bm7-C#m7-Dm7-E Am7 A-(A/G#-A/F#-A/E)-D9 E

And it all began when I met you----.

[(E)]When I met [Am7]you.[Dm/A-(Dm/G)][Cm7][Bm7-Bm7/E-Am7]

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