Thought I Was Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays494

Thought I Was by Pete Murray is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am7, Dm7 and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro Am7 |Am7 |Am7 |Am7 | 

verse 1 
Am7 
  I was moving forward 
Am7 
  I was on my way 
Am7 
  Brand new horizons 
Am7                      Dm7 
  A new start, a new day 
Dm7 
  Thought I was 
         Am7 
Changing all of my ways 

verse 2 
Am7 
  Driving on the highway 
Am7 
  Too scared to turn 
Am7 
  I knew I had to leave you 
Am7                   Dm7 
  Before I got burned 
Dm7 
  Thought I was 
         Am7 
Changing all of my ways 

Pre-Chorus 
        Dm7               Dm7          Am7    Am7 
But I'm falling backwards on my way to you 
        Dm7                Dm7               Am7    Am7 
Testing all my patience to keep my hands off you 

      Dm7      Em7           Am7    Am7 
But I stand in line for your love 
        Dm7    Em7           Am7    Am7 
And I'm buying time for your love 
           Dm7      Em7           Dm7   Em7 
And you're being so kind, growing on my mind 
       Dm7           Em7             Am7    Am7 
When I leave there's no sign of your love 

verse 3 
Am7 
  I was moving forward 
Am7 
  I was on my way 
Am7 
  Brand new horizons 
Am7                      Dm7 
  A new start, a new day 
Dm7 
  Thought I was 
         Am7 
Changing all of my ways 

Pre-Chorus 
        Dm7               Dm7          Am7      Am7 
But I'm falling backwards on my way to you 
        Dm7                Dm7               Am7      Am7 
Testing all my patience to keep my hands off you 

      Dm7      Em7           Am7    Am7 
But I stand in line for your love 
        Dm7    Em7           Am7    Am7 
And I'm buying time for your love 
           Dm7      Em7           Dm7   Em7 
And you're being so kind, growing on my mind 
       Dm7           Em7             Am7    Am7 
When I leave there's no sign of your love 

Solo 
|Am7 |Am7 |Am7 |Am7 | 
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Am7 |Am7 | 


Pre-Chorus 
        Dm7               Dm7          Am7      Am7 
But I'm falling backwards on my way to you 
        Dm7                Dm7               Am7      Am7 
Testing all my patience to keep my hands off you 

      Dm7      Em7           Am7    Am7 
But I stand in line for your love 
        Dm7    Em7           Am7    Am7 
And I'm buying time for your love 
           Dm7      Em7           Dm7   Em7 
And you're being so kind, growing on my mind 
       Dm7           Em7             Am7    Am7    Am7    Am7 
When I leave there's no sign of your love 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante