Where Was I? Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays431

Where Was I? by Charlie Barnet is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E7, Cm5-/7, Bm7, Bm5-/7, Fdim, A6, E7/9, Cdim, Gdim, A7, D, Dm, A and D9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			    E7   Cm5-/7  Bm7 
Oh where  was    I  
Cm5-/7  E7       Cm5-/7  Bm7       Bm5-/7    E7 
The   night that you surrendered   to  a sigh? 
Fdim      A6  E7/9  Cdim  A6 
Where was I? 
    E7   Cm5-/7  Bm7 
The moon  was   high  
Cm5-/7  E7       Cm5-/7  Bm7       Bm5-/7    E7 
The  night that you first lis - tened to    a lie? 
Fdim      A6 
Where was I? 
Bridge: 
  Cdim   Gdim    A7     Cdim    Gdim    A7 
I  always   felt  that  you     would  melt  
Fdim      Gdim      A7    Gdim   D    Bm7 
In      someone's arms  some night, 
    Bm5-/7      Dm 
And   I   was right. 
   E7  Cm5-/7  Bm7 
The moment came  
    Cm5-/7   E7       Cm5-/7    Bm7  Bm5-/7  A  D9 
But what a shame that someone else came  by.   
Bm5-/7     A 
Where was I? 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante