Tuning: E A D G B E

She Was - Mark Chesnutt Album: Mark Chesnutt Writers: Coty/Melton **Capo 1** [Intro] D D/F# G A

She ^Gstarted her new life ten ^Adollars in d^Debt ^GThat?s all it took to get s^Atarted back t^Dhen A ^Gtrip to the courthouse ac^D/F#ross the state line ^ANo one could stop her she?d made up her mind He was ^Geighteen and she ^Awasn?t

[Chorus 1]

But she said she ^Dwas and never thought ^D/F#twice Came back ^Ghome as my daddy?s ^Awife She just shook her ^Dhead When her momma ^Bmsaid are you sure he?s the ^Gone^D/F# ^Em ^A She wa^Ds ^D/F# ^G ^A

^GHe took a job and ^Afarmed on the s^Dide ^GHe made the ends meet but ^Ashe kept them t^Died ^GChanges were coming to ^D/F#their little world She said w^Ahat would you like a boy or a girl And he said a^Gre you...^A

[Chorus 2]

And she said she ^Dwas and never thought ^D/F#twice About taking the n^Gext step and building their ^Alives Soon there were t^Dhree And she tried to ^Bmbe everything to ^Gus ^D/F# ^Em ^A And she ^Dwas

^GThose precious moments ^Aturned into years In what ^Dseemed like a ^A/C#blink of an ^Bm7eye ^GI held her hand as I l^D/F#eaned down to ask her ^EmMomma are you ready to s^Aay goodbye

[Chorus 3]

She said she ^Dwas but she thought ^D/F#twice Holding my ^Ghand as she let go of ^Alife Daddy always ^Dsaid A woman like ^Bmher would be hard to give ^Gup ^D/F# ^Em ^A And she w^Bm7as ^G ^D/F# If there ^Emever was a picture of ^Alove She w^Bm7as ^G ^A ^D

Chords: A = x02220 A/C#= x42220 Bm = x24432(bar chord) or xx4432 Bm7 = x24232(bar chord) or 797777(bar chord) D = xx0232 D/F#= 2x0232 (hold bottom string with thumb) Em = 022000 G = 320003

Mark Chesnutt - She was