When I Loved Her
K. Kristofferson
Album: The Silver Tongued Devil and I


INTRO: G

         G                             C             G
Well she didn't look as pretty as some others I have known
                                                  D
And she wasn't good at conversation when we were alone
        C            D           G          G/F# Em
But she had a way of makin' me believe that I belonged
       C                D           G
And it felt like comin' home when I found her


'Cause she seemed to be so proud of me, just walkin' holdin' hands
And she didn't think that money was the measure of a man
And we seemed to fit together when I held her in my arms
And it left me feelin' warm, when I loved her


CHORUS:
           C                 D            G     G/F#    Em
'Cause she brightened up the day like the early mornin' sun
        C               D               G
And she made what I was doin' seem worthwhile
         C                D             G          G/F# Em
It's the closest thing to livin' that I guess I've ever known
       C             D             G
And it made me wanna smile, when I loved her


(KEY CHANGE TO A)

       A                                D              A
I know some of us were born to cast our fortune to the winds
                                                       E
And I guess I'm bound to travel down a road that never ends
      D               E             A        A/G# F#m
But I know I'll never look upon the likes of her again
         D          E           A
And I'll never understand why I lost her


CHORUS:
           D                 E            A     A/G#   F#m
'Cause she brightened up the day like the early mornin' sun
        D               E               A
And she made what I was doin' seem worthwhile
         D                E             A          A/G# F#m
It's the closest thing to livin' that I guess I've ever known
       D             E             A
And it made me wanna smile, when I loved her