I Was Here Chords
I Was Here by Beyonce Knowles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
VERSE 1:
Em C
I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time
G
Know there was something that
D
Meant something that I left behind
Em
When I leave this world,
C
I'll leave no regrets
Am
Leave something to remember,
D
So they won't forget
VERSE 2:
Em C
I want to say I lived each day,
Am D
Until I die
Em C G D
And know that I meant something in somebody's life
Em
The hearts I have touched,
C
Will be the proof that I leave
Am
That I made a difference
D
And this world will see
Em C
I was here...
G D
I lived, I loved
Em C
I was here...
G D Em C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
G D Em
And it was more than I thought it would be
C G D
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em C
I was here...
G D
I lived, I loved
Em C
I was here...
G D Em C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
G D Em
And it was more than I thought it would be
C G D
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em C G D
I was here...
BRIDGE: C
Em D
I just want them to know
G
That I gave my all,
Did my best
D
Brought someone some happiness
C D
Left this world a little better just because...
Em C G D
I was here...
Em C
I was here...
G D
I lived, I loved
Em C
I was here...
G D Em C
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
G D Em
And it was more than I thought it would be
C G D
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
Em C G D
I was here...