Chords for John Mellencamp I Saw You First Live New Orleans New Years Eve
Tempo:
116.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [Gm] We are about 30 seconds away from [A] New Year's Eve on the East Coast and I'm going [G] to cut
to you with the sounds of John Mellencamp and give you the sights of Times Square.
[Gm]
Welcome to New Year's Eve.
[Am] 7,
[Gm] 6, 5, 4, 3, [A] 2, 1.
[G] On
[C] [G] the East Coast, we've still got one hour to go for Central Time here in New Orleans.
We've got New Year's Eve here.
Right now we're going to take you back to John Mellencamp
and the Nokia New Year's Eve [C] bash.
[G]
[Am] It's just the ice and the glass with the elegant [G] thing.
I [Am] want to be what she's drinking.
Yes, I just [G] want to be.
[C] I [G] saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But I [Am] can't keep [G] you at all.
You [C] move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] [D]
Everyone's [G] looking.
On Spotted Road, little Perry repulses.
[Em] [G] [C] [G] If Sky Day's driving, this big long yellow car.
[Am] She flies like a bird over his [G] shoulder.
[C]
[G] She [Am] whispers in his ear, boy, you [G] are my star.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] I saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
[C] You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am]
[G] Everyone's looking.
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
And a more colored dog, [C] [G] and she's scotty and singing.
Radio playing, she left her shoes out [C] in the [G] van.
[C] [G]
[Am] He told me a story about some girl he knows in [G] Kentucky.
[C] [G]
[Am] He just made that story up.
There ain't no girl like [G] you.
I
[C] [G] saw you first.
[Am] I'm the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
[C] You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] [D] Everyone's looking.
[G]
I saw you first.
I saw you first.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I saw you first.
[C] [G]
[N]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [Gm] We are about 30 seconds away from [A] New Year's Eve on the East Coast and I'm going [G] to cut
to you with the sounds of John Mellencamp and give you the sights of Times Square.
[Gm]
Welcome to New Year's Eve.
[Am] 7,
[Gm] 6, 5, 4, 3, [A] 2, 1.
[G] On
[C] [G] the East Coast, we've still got one hour to go for Central Time here in New Orleans.
We've got New Year's Eve here.
Right now we're going to take you back to John Mellencamp
and the Nokia New Year's Eve [C] bash.
[G]
[Am] It's just the ice and the glass with the elegant [G] thing.
I [Am] want to be what she's drinking.
Yes, I just [G] want to be.
[C] I [G] saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But I [Am] can't keep [G] you at all.
You [C] move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] [D]
Everyone's [G] looking.
On Spotted Road, little Perry repulses.
[Em] [G] [C] [G] If Sky Day's driving, this big long yellow car.
[Am] She flies like a bird over his [G] shoulder.
[C]
[G] She [Am] whispers in his ear, boy, you [G] are my star.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] I saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
[C] You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am]
[G] Everyone's looking.
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
And a more colored dog, [C] [G] and she's scotty and singing.
Radio playing, she left her shoes out [C] in the [G] van.
[C] [G]
[Am] He told me a story about some girl he knows in [G] Kentucky.
[C] [G]
[Am] He just made that story up.
There ain't no girl like [G] you.
I
[C] [G] saw you first.
[Am] I'm the first [G] one to fall.
[C] Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
[C] You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] [D] Everyone's looking.
[G]
I saw you first.
I saw you first.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I saw you first.
[C] [G]
[N]
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ We are about 30 seconds away from [A] New Year's Eve on the East Coast and I'm going [G] to cut
to you with the sounds of John Mellencamp and give you the sights of Times Square.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ Welcome to New Year's Eve. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] 7, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ 6, 5, 4, 3, [A] 2, 1.
_ _ [G] _ _ On _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] the East Coast, we've still got one hour to go for Central Time here in New Orleans.
We've got New Year's Eve here.
Right now we're going to take you back to John Mellencamp
and the Nokia New Year's Eve [C] bash.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ It's just the ice and the glass with the elegant [G] thing. _
I _ _ _ [Am] _ want to be what she's drinking.
Yes, I just [G] want to be. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
_ _ [C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But I [Am] can't keep [G] you at all.
You [C] _ _ move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] _ _ _ [D]
Everyone's [G] looking. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On Spotted Road, little Perry repulses. _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] If Sky Day's driving, this big long yellow car. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] She flies like a bird over his [G] shoulder.
_ [C] _
_ [G] She _ [Am] _ whispers in his ear, boy, you [G] are my star. _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] I saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
_ _ [C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
_ _ [C] _ You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] _ _ _
[G] Everyone's looking.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
And a more colored dog, [C] _ [G] and she's scotty and singing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Radio playing, she left her shoes out [C] in the [G] van.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] He told me a story about some girl he knows in [G] Kentucky.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] He just made that story up.
There ain't no girl like [G] you.
I _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] saw you first.
[Am] I'm the first [G] one to fall. _ _
[C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all. _
[C] _ You move [G] all around in the heart. _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] Everyone's looking. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ We are about 30 seconds away from [A] New Year's Eve on the East Coast and I'm going [G] to cut
to you with the sounds of John Mellencamp and give you the sights of Times Square.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ Welcome to New Year's Eve. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] 7, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ 6, 5, 4, 3, [A] 2, 1.
_ _ [G] _ _ On _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] the East Coast, we've still got one hour to go for Central Time here in New Orleans.
We've got New Year's Eve here.
Right now we're going to take you back to John Mellencamp
and the Nokia New Year's Eve [C] bash.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ It's just the ice and the glass with the elegant [G] thing. _
I _ _ _ [Am] _ want to be what she's drinking.
Yes, I just [G] want to be. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
_ _ [C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But I [Am] can't keep [G] you at all.
You [C] _ _ move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] _ _ _ [D]
Everyone's [G] looking. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On Spotted Road, little Perry repulses. _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] If Sky Day's driving, this big long yellow car. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] She flies like a bird over his [G] shoulder.
_ [C] _
_ [G] She _ [Am] _ whispers in his ear, boy, you [G] are my star. _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] I saw you first.
I'm [Am] the first [G] one to fall.
_ _ [C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all.
_ _ [C] _ You move [G] all around in the heart.
[Am] _ _ _
[G] Everyone's looking.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
And a more colored dog, [C] _ [G] and she's scotty and singing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Radio playing, she left her shoes out [C] in the [G] van.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] He told me a story about some girl he knows in [G] Kentucky.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] He just made that story up.
There ain't no girl like [G] you.
I _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] saw you first.
[Am] I'm the first [G] one to fall. _ _
[C] _ Yes, I [G] saw you first.
But [Am] I can't keep [G] you at all. _
[C] _ You move [G] all around in the heart. _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] Everyone's looking. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah. _
_ _ I saw you first. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _