I Hardly Knew it Was You
by Faron Young                      (3/4 time)
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C
Tinted hair and painted lips 
       G7
Polish on your fingertips 
                     C
I hardly knew it was you
 
Shabby dress and worn out gloves 
         G7
A shadow of the girl I love 
                     C
I hardly knew it was you
 
    F                                C
You once said that you would have no one 
D7                        G7
Now no one will ever have you 
C
A life of hardship and disgrace 
         G7
I see it written on your face 
                     C
I hardly knew it was you
 
 
Custom jewels and cheap perfume 
              G7
You're like a rose that's lost its bloom
                     C
I hardly knew it was you
 
From the simple girl I knew 
         G7
You have changed dear through and through
                     C
I hardly knew it was you
 
   F                          C
We could have lived our lives together 
D7                                G7
But your heart had a mind all its own
C
What a pity what a shame 
        G7
I don't know who's to blame
                         C
But I hardly knew it was you