Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Knew You When - Joe South

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "I Knew You When" adalah lagu yang diciptakan oleh Joe South.

Penyanyi Billy Joe Royal adalah yang pertama membawakan lagu ini pada 1965 dalam album berjudul Down in the Boondocks.

Selain Billy, Linda Ronstadt juga pernah melantunkan lagu hit lawas ini.

Joe South sendiri baru merekam versinya untuk album keluaran 1969 bertajuk Games People Play.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Rose Garden - Joe South

Simak lirik dan chord lagu "I Knew You When" oleh Joe South berikut ini.

F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

                 Dm                   Eb
I knew you when you were lonely
C#                  Fm                F#
I knew you when you were only
                 Ab            Bbm
A girl all alone without love
F
I knew you when (I knew you when)

Bbm        Ab
I knew you when, yeah
You were sad and all alone
F#                    Ab 
You didn't have anyone
                               Bbm
That you could call your own

    Ab
I knew you when, girl
Your heart belonged to only me
F#                        
I used to be your only love
F
Now, your love is just a memory

F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah

                       Dm               Eb
I knew you when you were lonely
C#                 Fm             F#
I knew you when you were only
                 Ab           Bbm
A girl all alone without love
F
I knew you when (I knew you when)

Bbm
I knew you when, yeah
Ab
We used to have a lot of fun
F# 
But someone else could offer more
Ab                              Bbm
Now, I'm the lonely one, yeah

                  Ab
I knew you when, girl
You were just a scared little girl
F#        
But that was many tears ago, heh
F
Now, you've come up in the world

F
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

                     Dm             Eb
I knew you when you were lonely, yeah, yeah
C#               Fm                    F#
I knew you when you were only
               Ab              Bbm
A girl all alone without love (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
F
I knew you when (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
                    Dm                    Eb
But it make you wanna say yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
C#                  F#m        F#
Make you feel alright (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
             Ab               Bbm
Sounds so sweetly that I do (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
F
Gonna get you say it one more time