The One That Got Away
Intro: G D A Bm G D G/B A (2 times)
Verse 1:
G D A/B
She rolled in
G D A/B
My little sandy town
G D A/B
She spent the summer there
G D A/B
A couple houses down
G D A/B
Well it was magic in the air
G D A/B
When she caught my eye
G D A/B
We shared three short months
G D A/B
And one long goodbye
Verse:
G D Bm
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
The one that wrecked my heart
G D
I should've never let her go
G/B A
I should've begged her to stay
G D A/B
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
Yeah, the one that got away
Verse 2:
G D A/B
Well she kissed my lips
G D A/B
Down on Ocean Drive
G D A/B
She set my world on fire
G D A/B
On the fourth of July
G D A/B
We wrote our names in the sand
G D A/B
Under the star-soaked sky
G D G/B A
But it washed away like she did
G D A/B
With the rising tide
Verse:
G D Bm
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
The one that wrecked my heart
G D
I should've never let her go
G/B A
I should've begged her to stay
G D A/B
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
Yeah, the one that got away
Bridge:
G
Every summer that rolls around
A
I'm looking over my shoulder
G
Wishing I could see her face
A
Wishing I could hold her
Verse:
G D Bm
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
The one that wrecked my heart
G D
I should've never let her go
G/B A
I should've begged her to stay
G D A/B
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
Yeah, the one that got away
Verse:
G D Bm
Yeah, She was the one that got away
G D A/B
The one that wrecked my heart
G D
I should've never let her go
G/B A
I should've begged her to stay
G D A/B
She was the one that got away
G D A/B
Yeah, the one that got away
Verse:
G D A/B
She rolled in
G D A/B
My little sandy town
G D A/B
She spent the summer there
G D A/B
A couple houses down
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Notes: Some versions are standard tuning and some are tuned down 1/2 step.