HOW WAS I TO KNOW
John Michael Montgomery
Album: What I Do The Best
Submitted by: Christopher R.
2/3/2023

NOTE: Play E9 like this - 020102

Intro: (D) (D) (E9) (E9) (Em9) (Em9) (Gm) (A)  

Well I (D) hoped and I prayed, I loved you from afar
I (F#m) cried, and I dreamed, wished on every star
But (G) nothing I'd do got me closer to you
So I (A) locked all my feelings inside

(D) Then one night across a crowded room
You (F#m) looked my way, your eyes held something new
You (G) walked right up to me and smiled tenderly
And your (A) words came as such a surpr(A7)ise

  Well how was (D) I to know
  You never (E9) let it show
  What a beauty like (Em9) you might see
  In a poor boy like (Gm) me (A)
  How could (D) I have seen
  You walk out (E9) of my dreams
  Shine your light on my (Em9) sleepin' heart
  And into my (Gm) soul (A)
  How was (Gm) I (A7) to (D) know

You (D) took my hand and led me out the door
We (F#m) talked and we laughed
'Bout all the times before
When (G) two lonely people so much in love
(A) Passed like ships in the (A7) night

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(SOLO)

  How could (D) I have seen
  You walk out (E9) of my dreams
  Shine your light on my (Em9) sleepin' heart
  And into my (Gm) soul (A)
  How was (Gm) I (A7)
  How was (Gm) I (A7) to (D) know

(D) (D) (E9) (E9) (Em9) (Em9) (Gm) (A)  

(FADE OUT)